System Restore Does Not Work After Upgrading From Windows Vista

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Hi- here's a good one for you. Restore points are created automatically & will create manually as well. System restore will not restore computer to any previous date. In other words, it fails. I've tried it in safe mode as well. Firstly, is there any way to upload a screen shot from my personal computer I get after I run system restore for you to take a look at?

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OK, so if you don't want to do a clean setup, why do you need to use system restore points? I have maybe used it 3 times since Windows 7 came out and maybe once it actually worked properly. If it does not actually affect the workings of the computer and you don't want to do a clean Windows setup to fix it after trying other ways, just leave it as it is.

Installing Windows is not very hard if you know what your computer model is and can get the drivers...
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PrtScr when pressed will take a snapshot of the active screen and place on the clipboard. Using Paint (or other graphics program) pressing Ctrl-V will paste it from the clipboard. Save it as a file and upload it to a Picture site like imgur.com. Post the link for that picture in your post.
 
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Here are 2- screen shots of my problem I am having. The first one is the screen I get right after I try to restore to a previous time. The second one shows "undo" restore operation, but computer has not successfully restored the system to that point.
P.S. I have tried system restore from multiple restore points & get the same message as will be shown in the first link below.

http://imgur.com/4FHfSmM

http://imgur.com/a/HdNm5

 
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OK Well done.
Now do you have just one Operating System on your PC?
 
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I turned off System Restore & it deleted all points. I then restarted computer, turned on System Restore & manually created a point. Today, I installed a Windows Update (which auto. creates a restore point). I then tried to restore to my first restore point which I manually created yesterday. I'm getting the very same scenario. I also want to add- when I click restore system, it shows the logging off and then shutting down screens. It then states that "Windows is restoring my files and folders" and "System Restore is initializing..." In about 3- minutes, computer restarts & I am getting the same error message. What about the error code I am getting which is Ox80070057? It is shown on my screen shot from July 9, 2017 above.
 
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Hello- I might have written the error code wrong, but it is Ox80070057. The link you sent me does not include this code. Do you have any more info on the code and/ or my problem?

Thanks again
 
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Try a system file check...

1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.
2. Click Continue or supply Administrator credentials if prompted.
3. In the Command Prompt window type the following, and press Enter:
sfc /scannow
4. You should see the following on-screen messages:
Beginning the system scan. This process will take some time.
Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification % complete.
5. Once the scan has completed you will receive an onscreen message resembling one of the following:
… found no integrity violations
… found corruption but repaired it
… found corruption that it could not repair
 
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Thanks for reply. I have already tried that in the past & when scan completes, it reads "found no integrity violations" every time I run it. Anything else you can suggest?

Thank you
 
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You did an upgrade from Vista to 7 as in an in-place upgrade? Try a clean Windows 7 installation instead. Upgrades are not the most perfect things and can cause issues.
 
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I'm pretty sure it was an upgrade of some type, not a clean install. If I take it back to him for a clean install (if he can do that), he will charge me again. I want to try to "fix" it myself. I do not want to try to clean install Windows 7 myself. Can you help me out?
 
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OK, so if you don't want to do a clean setup, why do you need to use system restore points? I have maybe used it 3 times since Windows 7 came out and maybe once it actually worked properly. If it does not actually affect the workings of the computer and you don't want to do a clean Windows setup to fix it after trying other ways, just leave it as it is.

Installing Windows is not very hard if you know what your computer model is and can get the drivers for it from the computer vendor. The hardest part now is actually finding the correct Windows 7 disk to use for the setup since MS removed access to the downloads. But you can still get them https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-iso-download-tool You will need to know what version of 7 you have and what your setup license is. Since someone did the work for you the last time, you can check with them what the code would be.

I suggest you do the setup on a new hard drive so as to prevent any issues with deleting your existing files by mistake. It not only makes for a faster computer in many cases, but also is a good safe guard for your data.
 
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