System Restore will not run after new hard drive install

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This should help:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309531
Treeman

"Mack L." wrote:

> I installed a new hard drive on my WinXP Home system. Instead of restoring
> the system from a disk image, I used Western Digital's Disk Copy utility
> that came with the new drive. After a few minor tweaks everything runs
> normal except System Restore. When I try to start the System Restore
> application, I get the generic "System Restore Application has encountered a
> problem and needs to close........". The System Restore service is shown as
> running.
>
> I notice that the System Volume Information folder is inacessible - I can't
> access it, delete it or rename it. All efforts return an error that the
> folder cannot be accessed. Anyone know of a fix for this issue?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mack L.
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