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System Restore Problems

This marvellous facility sometimes goes belly up.

And then do we have problems because it is always when we need it the most

Below I will outline some of the possible cures and explain hopefully some of the problems.

First it is not common knowledge that you can start the System Restore facility from a dos command

Here is how:‐

1. Restart your computer, and then press F8 during the initial start‐up to start your computer in Safe Mode with a command prompt.

2. Log on to your computer with an administrator account or with an account that has administrator credentials.

3. Type the following command at a command prompt, ( Chevron > ) **%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe**

Then press ENTER:

4. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to restore your computer to an earlier state.

If you want to see what Microsoft has to say here is the Link

[System Restore]

If my link doesn’t work here is the address for you to copy and paste:‐

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To troubleshoot System Restore issues, check the following:‐

1st. If you receive an error message that is related to System Restore, always make sure that you first record the error message, and then follow the instructions that the error message contains to try to resolve the issue. Most System Restore issues generate an error message that contains a description of the issue and suggestions for how to resolve the issue.

2nd. Make sure that you have sufficient disk space on all the drives where System Restore is enabled.

3rd. Make sure that the System Restore service is running.

To do this, use one of the following methods:

• Look in Control Panel. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, and then type compmgmt.msc in the Open box.

2. Expand Services, and then click System Restore Services.

4th. Open a command prompt window.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, and then type CMD.

2. Press ENTER, and then type Net Start at the command prompt to make sure that the System Restore service is up and is running.

5th. Make sure that System Restore is enabled on the drives where you want System Restore enabled.

6th. Try to run System Restore in Safe Mode.

7th. If you suspect that you do not have as many restore points as you should have, make sure that the data store is the size that you want the data store to be.

8th. View the event logs to investigate System Restore service errors.

To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Performance and Maintenance.

2. Click Administrative Tools, click Computer Management, double‐click Event Viewer, and then click System.

3. Click the Source tab to sort by name, and then look for ʺsrʺ or ʺsrservice.ʺ

Double‐click each of these services, and then evaluate the event description for any indication of the cause of the problem.

If your problem was insufficient disk space and you have freed at least 200 MB of disk space, the status of System Restore may be displayed as ʺSuspendedʺ on the System


 * Restore user interface.**

This behaviour is by design as System Restore, by default, waits for 15 minutes after you have freed the disk space before System Restore restarts.

After you have freed up the disk space, you can start System Restore to immediately restore its monitoring function on your computer if you :‐

Click Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools

Then click System Restore. []