After install of SP2 System Restore hangs

[Chomauk]

I've got XP Pro which I use on a home network which is not always up....by choice. I tried to create a restore point sometime after the install and it hangs. And every Restore Point I created is not attainable either.

Please help

If you're going through hell, keep going.
--Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

 

[bcastner]

. Turn off System Restore.
. Reboot
. Insert the Windows XP CD
Click on Start, Run, and type:
rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\Windows\Inf\sr.inf
. Reboot
. Re-enable system restore.

 

[linney]

Try turning System Restore off and on.

System Restore Service. Make sure it is set to Automatic and started in your services.


Q310405 - How to Turn On and Turn Off System Restore in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q310/4/05.asp

Q302796 - Troubleshooting System Restore in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q302/7/96.asp

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 322246
You Cannot Create a Restore Point with a HighPoint Driver Installed

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;322246

 

[Chomauk]

I tried turning it off and then on again. When attempting to turn it on again I got this message:
System Restore encountered an error trying to enable/disable one or more drives. Please restart your machine and try again.


I do have an additional external HD which never posed any problems till now.

I tried this a couple times with no luck.

Any thoughts?

thanks

If you're going through hell, keep going.
--Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)

 

[linney]

Try turning it off for each individual drive as opposed to them all in one go. Reboot and then turn on each individual drive. If that doesn't fix it try it again without any external drive.

Some other clues here.

http://groups.google.com/groups?sou...+trying+to+enable/disable+one+or+more+drives"

 

[bcastner]

Download stinger:

http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Then restart the system in Safe mode by hitting F8 at boot and selecting it from the menu. Logon as administrator. Start/run services.msc, locate the System Restore service in the list and "stop" it.

Run stinger that you previously downloaded. Locate the "System Volume Information" folder on each drive on the system and delete it (or at least empty the contents of it). Restart normally.

Rerun services.msc and restart the System Restore service.

Source: Rick Rogers, MVP, newsgroups