Am having problems with "System Restore" in Windows Xp Home Edition. Have tried shutting down systems restore also making new restore points to no avail.There is no spyware on the system. Would be pleased of any advice regarding above also of any other system which could take over from "Systems Restore" in the evenmt of not being able to restore the system back to normal

Many Thanks J.Larder

Take a look at http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_restore.htm and read the article very carefully,as it is a detailed report on how to enable and disable system restore points,via editing the registry.If you don't feel confident enough to alter the registry yourself,please,please,do not do so,as one tiny mistake could cause your PC to refuse to reboot.Remember,this method of usage is ONLY intended if you wish to alter the registry yourself,without using industry software!

Best wishes,
Nez
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Thank you Nez for your help with the above. Think I will leave the registry alone I can boot up in Safe Mode and carry out the systems restore operation without any problem, so with my experience think I will leave things as they are. Once again thanks for your help and interest

J Larder

Fix it Utilities 5, the newest version, has recovery commander a nice little program that does a similar operation as system restore.

Thank you Wendy for your information I have taken note of the programme however at the moment I find that I can use Sytems Restore as normal by using it in Safe Mode many thanks John Larder

If you use system restore option.

If your system has adware, spyware, a virus, trojan etc.

Then you will also save these and whenever you need to restore you will also restore all of these, so before you restore again.

Clean out your system thoroughly.

:rolleyes:

Hello Wendy. Have already carried out your suggestions previously to no avail. However I can still use systems restore via safe mode so I am not too worried although I would like to kn ow the answer to the prtoblem.

Mant thanks for info. John Larder