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Each time I try to run System Restore I get the following error:

System Restore cannot run until you restart the computer. Please restart the
computer,
and then run System Restore again.

I did find a fix but it is for Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Keywords: kbprb KB274092 and not for XP either Home or Pro Edition

Can some please hel me to resolve this issue?

TIA
JGage

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"JEG" <champion02@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Each time I try to run System Restore I get the following error:
>
>System Restore cannot run until you restart the computer. Please restart the
>computer,
>and then run System Restore again.
>
>I did find a fix but it is for Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
>Keywords: kbprb KB274092 and not for XP either Home or Pro Edition
>
>Can some please hel me to resolve this issue?
>
>TIA
>JGage
>

See MVP Bert Kinney's System Restore pages:
http://bertk.mvps.org/index.html

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

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Hi,

Here are some troubleshooting tips for System Restore in Windows XP.

Go to Start - Run and type eventvwr.msc and press enter.
Click on System in the left pane.
Click the gray title “Source” at the top of the source name column in the right pane to
sort by source name, look for "sr" and "srservice".
Double click on each of these events, then click on the button below the two arrows in the
upper right corner. This will copy the event information to the clipboard. Paste the
information for each of the two event here. This will help us in diagnosing the problem.
System Restore Failures to restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


JEG wrote:
> Each time I try to run System Restore I get the following
> error:
> System Restore cannot run until you restart the computer.
> Please restart the computer,
> and then run System Restore again.
>
> I did find a fix but it is for Microsoft Windows
> Millennium Edition Keywords: kbprb KB274092 and not for
> XP either Home or Pro Edition
> Can some please hel me to resolve this issue?
>
> TIA
> JGage

Reply to Anonymous

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To reinstall system restore, go to folder options, view, and check show
hidden files & folders, un-check hide extensions of known file types, apply,
ok.. Go to c:\windows\inf and right click the sr.inf file and click install.
This re-installation will wipe out all preexisting restore points and you
will be starting from scratch, so be warned.

Hope this helps..
j;-)

"JEG" wrote:

> Each time I try to run System Restore I get the following error:
>
> System Restore cannot run until you restart the computer. Please restart the
> computer,
> and then run System Restore again.
>
> I did find a fix but it is for Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
> Keywords: kbprb KB274092 and not for XP either Home or Pro Edition
>
> Can some please hel me to resolve this issue?
>
> TIA
> JGage
>
>
>

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Here are the error messages for you to review

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7023
Date: 8/29/2005
Time: 4:39:45 AM
User: N/A
Computer: INDIVIDU-2W9M3G
Description:
The System Restore Service service terminated with the following error:
The system cannot find the drive specified.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Event Type: Error
Event Source: SRService
Event Category: None
Event ID: 104
Date: 9/8/2005
Time: 7:30:15 AM
User: N/A
Computer: INDIVIDU-2W9M3G
Description:

The System Restore initialization process failed.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 0f 00 00 00 ....




"Bert Kinney" <bert@NSmvps.org> wrote in message
news:%2385Ez5zsFHA.2076@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Here are some troubleshooting tips for System Restore in Windows XP.
>
> Go to Start - Run and type eventvwr.msc and press enter.
> Click on System in the left pane.
> Click the gray title "Source" at the top of the source name column in the
> right pane to sort by source name, look for "sr" and "srservice".
> Double click on each of these events, then click on the button below the
> two arrows in the upper right corner. This will copy the event information
> to the clipboard. Paste the information for each of the two event here.
> This will help us in diagnosing the problem.
> System Restore Failures to restore:
> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://bertk.mvps.org
>
>
> JEG wrote:
>> Each time I try to run System Restore I get the following
>> error:
>> System Restore cannot run until you restart the computer.
>> Please restart the computer,
>> and then run System Restore again.
>>
>> I did find a fix but it is for Microsoft Windows
>> Millennium Edition Keywords: kbprb KB274092 and not for
>> XP either Home or Pro Edition
>> Can some please hel me to resolve this issue?
>>
>> TIA
>> JGage
>
>

Reply to Anonymous

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Hi,

Does an external hard drive get connected and disconnected from this system?

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


JEG wrote:
> Here are the error messages for you to review
>
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: Service Control Manager
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 7023
> Date: 8/29/2005
> Time: 4:39:45 AM
> User: N/A
> Computer: INDIVIDU-2W9M3G
> Description:
> The System Restore Service service terminated with the
> following error: The system cannot find the drive
> specified. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: SRService
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 104
> Date: 9/8/2005
> Time: 7:30:15 AM
> User: N/A
> Computer: INDIVIDU-2W9M3G
> Description:
>
> The System Restore initialization process failed.
>
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here are some troubleshooting tips for System Restore in Windows XP. Go to Start - Run
>> and type eventvwr.msc and press enter.
>> Click on System in the left pane.
>> Click the gray title "Source" at the top of the source
>> name column in the right pane to sort by source name,
>> look for "sr" and "srservice". Double click on each of these events, then click on the
>> button below the two arrows in the upper right corner.
>> This will copy the event information to the clipboard.
>> Paste the information for each of the two event here.
>> This will help us in diagnosing the problem. System Restore Failures to restore:
>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> JEG wrote:
>>> Each time I try to run System Restore I get the
>>> following error:
>>> System Restore cannot run until you restart the
>>> computer. Please restart the computer,
>>> and then run System Restore again.
>>>
>>> I did find a fix but it is for Microsoft Windows
>>> Millennium Edition Keywords: kbprb KB274092 and not for
>>> XP either Home or Pro Edition
>>> Can some please hel me to resolve this issue?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>> JGage

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