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Chris - 29 Mar 2004 22:53 GMT

Novice user. My system restore is disabled. I have gone
through the "control Panel", "system", "file
system", "troubleshooting", and un-checked the "disable
system restore" option. I have then clicked OK twice and
restarted the computer. When I go back in, the "disable
System Restore" option is marked. I have tried this
numerous times. This problem even occurs after clicking
OK twice and not restarting. Any ideas how to ativate and
keep activated the system restore option?

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Noel Paton - 30 Mar 2004 06:32 GMT

Chris
Check the following points...
Is GoBack installed? (GoBack and SR should not both be running on any PC)
1) How much free space is there on your C: drive? - without at least 400 MB
freespace, SR cannot start - and with less than 300 MB available, it will
shut down again.
2) Is *Statemgr checked in MSCONFIG? - it needs to be
3) Open Windows Explorer - set Folder Options to be able to see System and
Hidden folders - navigate to the C:\_Restore folder - r-click on that
folder's icon, and select Properties - How many files/folders are there?
What's the total space used by the folder?

Look here for some more help...
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/quiktipsr.htm

HTH - post back with your findings, and we'll work from there.

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> Novice user. My system restore is disabled. I have gone
> through the "control Panel", "system", "file
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> OK twice and not restarting. Any ideas how to ativate and
> keep activated the system restore option?

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Chris Smith - 30 Mar 2004 18:58 GMT

Noel,
Statemgr was not checked in msconfig. I checked it and
sys restore now works. I did run some tests on it and I'm
good to go. Thanks for the help!

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Noel Paton - 30 Mar 2004 19:04 GMT

Glad to hear it was something simple! - good luck.

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> Noel,
> Statemgr was not checked in msconfig. I checked it and
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