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• Pavilion 2000: Using the system restore

  I used the system restore in the past and I know it took a few hours to complete with good results, as it eliminated the problem. Last week, I used the restoration of the system, the screen turned blue and the restoration began however this continued for more than 3 days!  I was unable to use my laptop for so long. I saw a blue screen with an icon swirling in the Center. Miraculously, the day 4, he came back to life, but immediately began to update the apps I had checked to only not to do. It took an extra day. Actually, now it's back to normal. I am now afraid to use the restoration of the system again. What I've done wrong?

  Hello

  Thanks for posting in the HP Support forum.

  Could you provide your full computer model - information can be seen from the service tag sticker > > http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Miscellaneous-Topics-Read-Only/Advice-for-asking-the-quot-Very-Best-Question-quot/td-p/83280 ?

  Could you confirm your OS - is this Windows 8/8.1 now?

  I see your previous thread in the attempt to upgrade to W10...

  I'm not sure about what you were wrong (if anything), but

  System Restore is a feature of Windows that usually takes minutes (30 minutes max) in full, not hours, not days. It restores the Windows registry, files/settings of the system to a previous state and is generally quick.

  Do you mean the system recovery or system reset/refresh?

  These are different things. These restore original Windows or format partitions on HARD drive - it can take an hour or 2-3 max but not days.

  If these (especially system restore) lasts days, there is indeed something wrong with the operating system.

  Looking forward to your confirmations.

• How to switch on the system restore? Repeat me domain administrator contact

  I need to turn the system restore, but I get the message administrator contact field

  Hi pietbotha,

  1. is the computer connected to any domain environment?

  2. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  If the computer belongs to any domain environment, then you need to contact the network administrator for assistance.

  Try the steps below if the computer is not connected to any domain environment and check if it helps.

  Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756

  (a) click Start, run and type regedit.exe, and then press enter

  (b) navigate to the following key:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-Software-policies-Microsoft-Windows NT------SystemRestore

  In the right pane:

  a. delete the value DisableConfig

  b. delete the value DisableSR

  c. exit the registry editor.

  d. restart.

  In Windows XP Professional, you can accomplish the above by using Group Policy Editor.

  (a) click Start, run and type GPEDIT. MSC

  (b) access this location:

  Computer configuration-> administrative templates-> system-> system restore

  (c) define disable unconfigured system restore

  (d) disable Configuration value not configured

  (e) to exit the Group Policy Editor

  (f) restart.

• I have Microsoft XP 3 package and some how I lost the ability to restore the system. How can I reinstall the system restore on my computer please?

  I have Microsoft XP Package3 and somehow, I lost the ability to restore the computer to an earlier date. How can I reinstall the system on my computer restore it please?

  Thank you.

  Santosh Mathur

  E-mail address is removed from the privacy *.

  Help us understand what "I lost the ability to restore the system" actually mean for you...

  Are you unable to launch/open the system restore?
  Are you unable to create a new Restore Point manually?
  Your system restore calendar is empty dates?
  You preform a restore and get a message that has failed or nothing has changed?

  If the restore in safe mode will not do, keep reading:

  It would be useful to know a few things about your system:

  What is your system brand and model?

  Describe your current antivirus and software anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc..

  The question was preceded by a loss of power, aborted reboot or abnormal termination?  (this includes the plug pulling, buttons power, remove the battery, etc.)

  The afflicted system has a working CD/DVD (internal or external) drive?

  You have a genuine XP installation CD bootable, which is the same Service as your installed Service Pack (this is not the same as any recovery CD provided with your system)?

  What do you see (exactly) that you don't think you should see, and when you see it?

  What do not you think that you should see?

  If the system works, what do you think might have changed since the last time it did not work properly?

• in the system restore, why the previous months are cleared from the restore points? It shows only the current month.

  Windows XP operating system

  System Restore can record only as much as is will insert in the allocated space restore points.  Once the space is filled, older restore points are purged as new ones are created.

  By default, the system restore allocates 12% of the score, he's being followed.  On today's big hard disks, which can cause a huge allowance for the restoration of the system, which in turn can cause problems.  For best results, set about 1 GB space.  See http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspace.html

  In any case, try to restore to a point more than a week or so old just asked in trouble.  See the FAQ here, particularly #10 and #16--> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html

• I install Windows Media Player 11 on Dell Dim/3000, I received the message to turn the system restore. How do I do that? Turn on SR, where is the button?

  I install Windows Media Player 11 on Dell Dim/3000, I received the message to turn the system restore. How do I do that?  Turn on SR, where is the button?  How can I enable the system restore?  I want to install Window Media Player 11 and this is the message I received. WMP 11 I need to re install and everything about the need to restore the system to have anyting to install?  I need HELP as soon as POSSIBLE. I'll wait for a response.  I can't play all the music that I recently downloaded.

  I received the message that the system restore is disabled.  How do I turn it on, turn so I can install WMP 11 new or I need to reinstall the latest version of WMP11 again?  Help ASAP, I'll wait for a response.

  Hi AnnieStewart,

  1. What happens when you try to listen to music downloaded in Windows media player 11?
  2. What is the complete error message you receive when installing Windows media player 11?

  See the articles to turn on system restore on the computer.

  How to turn on and off on system restore in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310405

  Steps of troubleshooting for problems when you try to use the System Restore tool in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/302796

• The system restore.

  I'm having difficulties to restore my system. I tried about 8 different times.  I've tried about 8 different dates and after each reboot he wants I would do.   It's not accept all the dates I want to use it as a restore point.  Seems to me there is something that is missing or not active, what Miss me?

  My system is Windows XP.

  Appreciate the help

  Phil

  Sometimes, the system restore is damaged and that the only thing to do is to clean everything and start again (of course, you cannot restore at any time if you do this).  To delete all points of SR, disable and reenable SR as explained here: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/disablesr.html

  One of the things that breaks the system restore is a too aggressive antivirus application.  Symantec (Norton) is the most common culprit.  Conversely, malware can also corrupt the system restore.

  See if any of these explanations of the Error Message applies: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/error.html

  In addition to this list of errors and common causes for them, there is a huge amount of information on the restoration of the system on site of the Bert.  If you don't find the answer there, chances are that no one who posts here knows the answer either.  The site was written long enough; When he says that you should have service pack 2, you need to understand this to mean that you should have sp3 and all updates criticism post-sp3.

  System Restore is not a panacea.  Why do you think you will need to use the system restore?

• whenever I get the error message and I can not get the system restore or the automatic updates touch

  whenever I try to use the system restore I get the message that it was impossible to restore to dat what I ever try to restore any file were change

  more my automatic updates keep coming up it downloads according to the full upgrade, then the icon disappears, then comes back and he wants

  upgrading again any suggestions

  Hi chuckdutton,

  1. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  2 when was the last time it was working fine?

  3. What is the reason for the execution of the system restore on the computer?

  4. do you have security software installed on the computer?

  5. you receive similar message appears when you try with different restore points?

  There are various reasons for the system restore fail on the computer.

  It is possible that some third-party programs installed on the computer is causing the problem.

  I suggest that you put the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps.

  To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows XP by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

  See section to learn more about how to clean boot.

  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

  Reset the computer to start as usual

  When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

  (a) click Start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  (b) If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password or click on continue.

  (c) under the general tab, click the Normal startup option, and then click OK.

  (d) when you are prompted to restart the computer, click on restart.

  Also see the article below and check if it helps.

  Steps of troubleshooting for problems when you try to use the System Restore tool in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/302796

  Refer to the article below and try the steps mentioned, check if that fixes windows update icons that appear on the system tray.

  Troubleshooting Windows Update or Microsoft Update when you are repeatedly offered an update

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/910339

• I have XP and had a virus. I removed the virus, but now the system restore will not work. I tried Safe Mode but clings to the confirm restore point selection. Help

  System Restore will not work

  Hi FriendFriend,

  1. did you of recent changes on the computer?

  2. do you have security software installed on the computer?

  3. you receive an error message when running the system restore?

  I suggest that you put the computer in a clean boot state, and then try to clean boot.

  It is possible that some third-party programs installed on the computer is causing the problem.

  To help resolve the error and other messages, you can start Windows XP by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot". A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

  See the link below to learn more about how to clean boot.

  How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" State

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310353

  Reset the computer to start as usual

  When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

  (a) click Start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  (b) If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password or click on continue.

  (c) under the general tab, click the Normal startup option, and then click OK.

  (d) when you are prompted to restart the computer, click on restart.

  If the previous step fails, then view the event logs to examine the system restore service errors.

  (a) click Start, click run, type eventvwr.msc/s in the Open box, and then press ENTER.

  (b) click on the category System .

  (c) click the Source tab to sort by name, and then look for "sr" or "srservice." Double-click each of these services and then evaluate the event description for any indication of the cause of the problem.

  Steps of troubleshooting for problems when you try to use the System Restore tool in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/302796

  Procedure to view and manage event logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308427

• Try to return to a previous version of Firefox, but the System Restore keeps freezing

  Restore original titled problems: System

  I've upgraded to the latest version of Firefox 4, I'm not like the way it works on my laptop. Now when I tried "System Restore" to return to the old version, the "System Restore" process seems to freeze. Explaining the best process, I remember. He will ask me to select a restore point, I chose one. I'm prompted to select then I do. I wait about 5 minutes and nothing happens. Any suggestions?

  I tried what you suggested.

  What exactly have you tried?

  Norton is installed on your PC?

  Also, why not uninstall Firefox? (And then install the latest version.)

• Do not click Next in the system restore. A similar problem here not found.

  Hi all! I'm trying to restore my HP Pavillion 1650 XP at an early stage a system restore starts fine but... When I get to the screen just after that I selected the date to restore, but before it will re-start and I click Next nothing happens. The box just stays there and I can click then everything I want but nothing happens. I am running XP SP2 with all the latest updates installed.

  Thank you

  Please completely read this broad message about restoring the system and begin by the two scans mentioned in the last part:
  You are a Service Pack behind (you should be on SP3).
  Have you ever used the system successfully restore in the past?
  Describe your current antivirus and software anti malware situation: McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!, MSE, Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc..
  What is the issue that you are experiencing that you think that the system restore will be remedied (or you are just convenient)?
  Some tools Anti Virus 'protect' your system so that they will not restore the system work properly.
  For example, if you use Norton/Symantec products, you will see a message like this:
  Restoration incomplete. Your computer cannot be restored...
  It is also a popular Symantec problem (well, I'll be polite and call an "undocumented feature"...), they wrote an article about it:
  http://Service1.Symantec.com/support/sharedtech.nsf/pfdocs/2005113009323013
  According to what you use for malware protection, you may need to disable the product temporarily, do the system restore and then turn the products light up again when the system restore is complete.
  Sometimes you need start your system in Mode safe and so that your protection programs are not running, and then do the system restore.  Tips from Microsoft in some of their articles that if the system restore does not restore your computer, start in Safe Mode, and then run the system restore.  It works for some configurations.
  System Restore is sometimes so afflicted or Restore Points are suspicious, the best solution is to reinstall your system restore.  This will remove the old Restore Points, but sometimes it's the only way to fix a broken system restore.  You don't have to reinstall XP, only the part of system restore.
  That can leave you with your problem of unspecified origin that you hope the system restore will fix (using a system restore is not equivalent to 'fix' the problem though).
  Give these ideas some consideration if they apply to you.
  Sometimes malicious will afflict your system restore to prevent you to find and remove malware.  It would much rather you trick into thinking that you need to repair or reinstall your XP when it is not necessary.
  No matter what you use for protection against malware, I do so and then only begin to solve any problems:
  Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs can solve any problems:
  Malwarebytes (MMFA): http://malwarebytes.org/
  SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/
  It can be uninstalled later if you wish.
  The scans by operating clean, reboot, test and we can fix any other issues.

  Do, or do not. There is no test.

  I need YOUR voice and the points for helpful answers and propose responses. I'm saving for a pony!

• Browser crash, restart on its own, can not do the system restore. Help!

  OK, so I tried EVERYTHING I know how to do, and some things I did research.

  Whenever my computer restarts itself, I get an error message saying that there is a faulty driver.

  I checked my drivers with the audit tool, nothing.

  I uninstalled all unnecessary programs I could find (nothing critical, just programs like Glary Utilities, Acrobat, Flash etc..).

  Eventually I got to a point where everything I did was to get worse, and my computer told me that Windows did not start upward.  I rebooted in safe mode and tried to do a system restore.  Cannot restore point to restore I get an error indicating that the system restore was not successful.  I tried FOUR different restore points.

  I'm at my wits end!

  I don't have my Windows XP cd, or one of the disks with the computer came.  This used to be my computer at work, but let me keep as part of my departure, so all the disks are in the old company.

  Please help :(

  Computer: Dell
  Intel Core 2 Duo 2 G of RAM, Windows XP Professional

  (For some reason, the police in your post is a very light gray!)

  Please transmit the full text of the error message.

  You used the phrase "everything I've done." In addition to uninstall unused programs, what else do you have?

  If your company gave you this PC, they should have you good discs too. Fortunately, Dell XP Pro installation CD are ubiquitous and interchangeable. First of all, contact Dell to see if they can issue you a. Otherwise, see if anyone you know has one.

  A number of security (for example, Norton and Zone Alarm) programs interfere with the restoration of the system. If you identify your security programs, we can tell you how you can get the system restore to work. For now, these pages can help:

  http://bertk.MVPs.org/html/srfail.html

  http://bertk.MVPs.org/html/symantecdoc1.html

  You should be able to disable your restarts automatically in this way:

  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/tipstricks/HT/disautorestart.htm

  Finally, what is the status of this PC malware?

• The system restore points, how can be stored/kept?

  I had problems restore XP on the computer of a friend.  I can't after installing SP3, a question that will be asked in a separate post.

  In an effort to not having to do a full system recovery on the computer in question, with this latest attempt to recover the operating system and install all updates, I started the creation of restore points for the system after each step, I took to get things running and upward.

  And that is, after installing SP3, with installation fails and then going back until the restoration of the system to an earlier configuration, I found none of the points longer existed the system restore.   :-(

  Is there a maximum number of restore points in the system that can be stored in XP and later Windows operating systems?

  Hey, Jose,

  I'm sorry for the late reply to your post, but I removed the weekend baby a bad back that makes me mad.

  I'll try to put your comments in quotes, with my response immediately after, flea.

  The hard drive is 160 GB.  The car had 2 partitions, the recovery partition.  Before reinstalling everything from scratch, I've used Easeus Partition Manager Home Edition to create a 3rd partition to move the original data of C:\ drive to your new partition so my friend can sort files and keep it as he and his family want and discard the rest.  I just copy everything that I can, because I don't know who, what, and where they have stored files.  I actually found a file stored in the recovery partition, but I moved it.

  "Here are some reasons that XP will remove RPs.

  'http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301224 '.

  • Read the KB article.  To make sure that we are on the same page, I get "system drive" means C:\.
  • Lack of free space should not be a problem.  C:\ is 32 GB, 10.1 GB used.  D:\ is 111 GB, GB used 21.2.  E:\ is 5.98 GB, used 5.00.  E: is the recovery Partition.
  • No disk compression
  • Did not display the warnings system restore.
  • I do not turn off System Restore fo any player.
  • This isn't an upgrade of the system to an earlier version, I just turn on the computer the way it came, new out of the box.
  • The system was always restored from the recovery Partition.  I have a set of restore CD, but they have been written about the recorded side with a felt marker.  I have not tried cleaning off the coast, this will be my absolute last resort.   :-)
  • Disk cleanup does not give me tabs and options as mentioned in the article.  I guess that these show upward when you upgrade from a previous version of the operating system.
  • I don't think I'm under low disk space.    :-)
  • Does not not after the age of 90 days, nor have I have reduced the size of the data store.  I didn't know either of these possibilities before you read this KB.  See how the KB has been written, I suppose that these two parameters can be changed.  Can you point me in the right direction for how to do this?  I have a computer multiboot (XP Pro and Vista Ultimate Edition) and I would change the date of age never delete a restore point, because the computer is rarely used nowadays.

  "I don't know that when you install SP3 and it goes well, a single method to uninstall SP3 is to restore the system to the time before SP3 was installed:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950249

  This would mean that you would still RPs after that installation of SP3 (if things were favorably) and that was my observation. »

  • When I started to have problems, I simply started from scratch with a Destructive Restore process.  When I'm really frustrated after several failures, I started looking for a quicker way to get back to a point just before I installed SP3 and found this KB.  After that, it was the safe boot mode and using the Control Panel Add/Remove programs to remove the SP3.  And I got very, very familiar with the process!   Laughing out loud

  "Other things I can think can remove all restore Points are third party maintenance and system cleaning tools, poorly designed or introducing a third part malfunction anti malware tools, etc..".  Malicious software can disable the system restore (temporarily of course), but I never saw remove Restore Points.  The XP disk cleanup will also delete all but the most recent restore Point. »

  • Other Easeus Partition Manager, I never got far enough along to try any other third party software.  My "modus operandi" is updated completely OS and Internet Explorer before I install any other software and update it.  However, with the idea of the recovery Partition, do not not the software isn't an option.

  "If they are all absent, it always seems that a human element involved somewhere."

  • I learned long ago, the days of 8-bit, unless there is a real hardware failure, almost all computer problems can be tracked to a human being.
  • Not all system restore points were missing, just the first I created which is involved by creating a restore point after you change the system, such as the removal of my friend doesn't use software.  For example the software to connect to an ISP with a modem.  They got the DSL.   :-)
  • All deletions of software would help speed up the computer for his own use.  The rest of the family is like me today, Mac users.   :-)

  "To answer your question:

  The settings default for the accumulation of Restore Points is 12% of the size of the monitored hard drive or 90 days (both values are adjustable of course).  Microsoft seems to draw attention to the way in which the Restore Points "live."   "Then, the oldest Restore Points will start to get deleted to make room for new Restore Points (see also KB950249).

  • 12%, eh?  Is it possible, in fact, I have exceeded this number by 12% by creating too many restore points?  Knowing what I was doing, which seems to be a possiblity says, as restoring all points were never deleted, only the earlier.

  I'll certainly post the info you suggested in the post on the SP3 forum.

  "Do or do not. There is no test. »

  • "Luke, the force is with you." :-)

• A Virus infect my computer from the system restore?

  My computer has been infected recently by (I think) a kind of malware that would be redirecting My search Google results (with a warning of Google chrome that the site had a low signature) and remove Windows Defender. I tried many possible solutions on the internet, but none of them worked. In the end, I decided to do a system restore to about two days before, he started, and my computer seems to work very well.

  After the restoration of the system, I installed AVG Antivirus (paid version / pro) and did a full scan of the computer. I think he deleted something like that harmful things we found on my computer.
  Now, three days after the system restore, I've read a few articles and questions on the internet that says a system restore does not remove a virus and that she could hide in the system restore files. I don't know if this is related, but some sites will not load for me (like 'wiiublog' and 'malwarebytes' Web sites), and when I check on another site (like 'downforeveryoneorjustme'), he says that the Web sites are on the rise. In addition, some Web sites load with just the words and links, but no images.
  The virus infect my computer in system restore files? It still does damage to my computer?
  If so, is there something I need to check my files system restore (I read that you need to turn off and do another scan, but I don't want to do anything without first aid)?
  I am running Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2.
  I also Iobit Advanced Systemcare running.

  On Wednesday, May 9, 2012 23:09:41 + 0000, bt2004 wrote:

  My computer has been infected recently by (I think) a kind of malware that would redirect my Google search results (with a caveat
  Google chrome that the site had a low signature) and remove Windows Defender. I tried many possible solutions on the internet, but none of them worked. In the end, I decided to do a system restore to about two days before, he started, and my computer seems to work very well.

  If this is the case, no matter what your problem was, it was probably not
  malware. A system restore is rarely effective in eliminating
  malware.

  After the restoration of the system, I installed AVG Antivirus (paid version / pro) and did a full scan of the computer. I think he deleted something like that harmful things we found on my computer.

  In my opinion, AVG, who was one of the best anti-virus programs
  is no longer. There are several better choices:

  For an anti-virus program, I recommend eSet NOD32 or Kaspersky, if you
  are willing to pay for it. If you want a free anti-virus, I recommend
  (do not run more than one antivirus program) one of the following
  three:
   
  Avira AntiVir
  Avast
  Microsoft Security Essentials
   
  You also need anti-spyware software (even if you run a program such as)
  Microsoft Security Essentials, with integrated anti-spyware capability
  It). I recommend that you download and install MalwareBytes (freeware)
  AntiMalware

  Now, three days after the system restore, I've read a few articles and questions on the internet that says a system restore does not remove a virus and that she could hide in the system restore files.

  An infection in a restore point is completely harmless, unless you
  restore from this restore point.
  The only way to remove the virus is to turn off System Restore, then again, but who's going to delete all the your restore points, not just the one (s) infected. Alternatively, you can just wait for the points that are infected at the end of the chain - a maximum of 90 days of fall.
  My preference is to wait 90 days.

  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• How to change group policy for the system restore will create restore point

  I recently installed an SSD with windows 7, it's the default OS and hard drive on a system dual boot. I also have my old HHD with windows vista home premium. I had problems using the restore of the system with the SSD drive and read on a forum that the restoration of the system causes problems when it is used on an SSD. I have disable restoring the system to the SSD, but still he had checked to allow restoration on the vista disk and a 500 GB drive, I have use for storage.

  I managed to create a restore point when you are using windows 7 OS, but when I used my vista drive, and wanted to create additional restore points for two HHD disks, it does not allow the creation of restore points by group policy settings. I regularly create restore for the SSD disk and have created one for the HHD Vista since the system restore does not create additional restore points now.

  How can I change my group policy settings to enable restore points to create the disk under Vista. I don't remember changing anything that might have caused it, is there a chance that a horse of Trojan or virus caused this? I have Webroot antivirus and currently aired Kaspersky Anti-virus on Vista drive. I also ran the Microsoft safety scanner in safe mode and normal startup mode, none of the virus scanners have found problems, so I'm pretty sure I don't have a Trojan or a virus.

  To the point, how to make appropriate changes to allow the restoration of the system to work for my two HHD disks.  Better yet is there a way to restore completely all original windows default system settings without having to do a clean reinstall.

  You can provide any help would be greatly appreciated

  Thank you

  Skyraider 33

  Hello

  You receive an error message when creating a new system for Windows vista restore point?

  Using the Group Policy Editor

  If your edition of Windows Vista includes the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) snap-in,

  Follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, type gpedit.msc and press ENTER
  2. go to the following branch: Computer Configuration | Administrative templates | System | System restore
  3. double click on disable the Configuration and set it to not configured.
  Note: If the above setting is already set to not configured, set it to "Enabled" and click on apply. Return back the setting to not configured, then click on apply, OK.
  4. exit the Group Policy Editor.

  If using the Group Policy Editor do not fix the problem, try the registry fix from the following.

  Note: Serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/322756

  Using the registry editor

  1. Click Start, type regedit.exe and press ENTER
  2. navigate to the following key:
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-Software-policies-Microsoft-Windows NT------SystemRestore
  3. in the right pane, delete the value named DisableConfig
  4. exit the registry editor.