Re: [CGUYS] restore point in XP

2007-09-21 Thread db
Windows Restore only restores the Windows Registry to a previously created restore point state. It's not a total system backup/ rollback tool. It won't restore changes to application software or user data for instance. db Robert wrote: I too have often gotten these messages when I try to co

Re: [CGUYS] restore point in XP

2007-09-21 Thread Robert
I too have often gotten these messages when I try to correct a problem by using system restore. When this happens, the problem has to be solved by some other means. I don't really know, but I think that whenever a new application is installed or an old one is removed, the system can't be rest

Re: [CGUYS] restore point in XP

2007-09-20 Thread gerald
Install a new drive. Put the OS on it. Plug the old drive in as the slave. Copy as much as possible from old to new. I have never been able to get that system restore thing to work. there is usually damage to the HD somewhere in the boot/important sector/s. I presumes you do not have a m

Re: [CGUYS] restore point in XP

2007-09-20 Thread Tony B
I wish I had a good answer for you, but I don't. I assume you don't have a disk image you can restore? I hope at least you have good backups. Maybe we could fix whatever problem has you trying to restore? We'd need lots more info like the OS, etc. On 9/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[CGUYS] restore point in XP

2007-09-19 Thread TracyF2
I tried to do a system restore to an earlier time and well over a dozen restore points that should have been available did not work. I kept getting the "Unable to restore to MM/DD/YY" Message. Any thoughts? Tracy Foust Sound Resolution Suite 8 1994 Moreland Parkway Annapolis, MD 21401 3