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You're welcome Bob. Glad to be of help.
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Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Bob M wrote:
> The address below is a treasure trove of help on System
> Restore, and I cannot praise Bert (and Will Denney, who
> also helped - see next post) enough.
> The site has gone straight into my Favourites! My
> problem is solved after months of frustration, and I am
> enormously grateful to both experts.
>
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> Reinstalling System Restore should fix the error.
>>
>> How to reinstall System Restore:
>>
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#ReinstallSR
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>>
http://bertk.mvps.org
>>
>> Bob M wrote:
>>> I have a worse problem than Von's, and cannot apply the
>>> solution suggested (i.e. disable and re-enable System
>>> Restore). It is impossible to access System Restore in
>>> any way at all because the error message always appears:
>>> "An exception occurred while trying to run
>>> "shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL
>>> "C:\Windows\System32\sysdm.cpl",System". (All other
>>> parts of Control Panel work fine, it's just this bit.)
>>> The error generated does not find a response from the
>>> automated Microsft site, and I can find no help
>>> elsewhere. I have tried running "sfc / scannow", but it
>>> tells me to insert the Windows Professional Service Pack
>>> 2 CD to copy two necessary files. I have tried two
>>> different versions of this disk, but am just told that
>>> it is the "wrong disk". I have a pre-installed
>>> Windows XP Home and no installation disks (never
>>> again!), so can anybody suggest a solution, please?
>>> If anybody knows the files that must be corrupt I could
>>> copy them from another PC, for example, but any ideas
>>> to get System Restore working again will be most
>>> welcome.
>>>
>>> _____________________________________________________________________
>>> "Von" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Danny,
>>>>
>>>> That solved the problem, much appreciated - thanks
>>>>
>>>> "Will Denny" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> That error message would suggest that one or more of
>>>>> the System Restore files have become corrupt. You can
>>>>> try turning SR off/on, although you will lose all
>>>>> existing checkpoints:
>>>>>
>>>>> Right click on My Computer and select
>>>>> Properties>System Restore. Enable 'Turn off System
>>>>> Restore on all drives' - then reboot your PC. Go
>>>>> back into SR and disable 'Turn off...' and then
>>>>> reboot again. After the second reboot you should
>>>>> have one new checkpoint and SR should work properly after that.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Will Denny
>>>>> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>> Please reply to the News Groups
>>>>>
>>>>> "Von" <Von@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:3BF6D8CB-1C48-4125-B453-54C1887E49CF@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> Suddenly I find that my "System Restore" fails to do
>>>>>> just that. I'm running
>>>>>> Windows XP. When my PC reboots, is simply tells me
>>>>>> that the restore could not be made.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> System Restore worked fine till recently, the
>>>>>> function has not been disabled, and I have max 12%
>>>>>> memory allocated (18.305 MB).