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• "Unable to make the system restore point", when I ran registry cleaner Norton

  I just installed Norton 360 on the desktop with Windows Vista Home Premium OS. When I ran the registry cleaner, the error message appeared saying: "Unable to do the system restore point" . I contacted Norton, but they said it's nothing to do with Norton, I need to contact Microsoft. In addition, as suggested in one of your responces, I tried to create manually restore point, but I don't see the system protection tab on my system properties pop-up screen.

  I just installed Norton 360 on the desktop with Windows Vista Home Premium OS. When I ran the registry cleaner, the error message appeared saying: "Unable to do the system restore point" . I contacted Norton, but they said it's nothing to do with Norton, I need to contact Microsoft. In addition, as suggested in one of your responces, I tried to create manually restore point, but I don't see the system protection tab on my system properties pop-up screen.

  I don't know what prompted to run registry cleaner. I would sincerely say that you read the following article first before you take back this terrible task to play with the registry.
  Why you should not run registry cleaner:
  http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=643

  Here is the tutorial on how to create a system restore point:
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/76332-system-restore-point-create.html

  t-4-2

• Unable to run the system restore, or any audio file...

  I am unable to run the system in normal mode or safe restore.  When I try to run rstrui.exe a pop up box appears and wants to know what program I want to run this file.  Also when I go to my control panel I can't open anything even not my add or remove channels I get an error msg saying c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe - application not found - even when im in safe mode appears the same box... help would be appreciated... :-)

  It sounds like you lost the file association for .exe files.
  Visit the following site and follow the instructions to restore your .exe file associations.  Be sure to read the note at the top that applies specifically to the .exe file associations:

  <>http://www.dougknox.com/XP/file_assoc.htm >

  HTH,
  JW

• 0 x 81000203 error code... unable to do the system restore. No previous restore points created...

  Now you have another problem with Windows 7 Home Premium. I am not able to do the system restore.  It gives error 0 x 81000203 when I press the system protection option in the properties of my computer window. Any body solve this problem. I checked the services like cliché, CPP are working properly. Because of this error, I am unable to anytime upgrade to Ultimate edition. Help, please!

  Here's the Instant link that displays the error.

  [IMG] http://i43.tinypic.com/zioqdg.png [line]

  Hard

  Check your hard drive for errors:
  Click Start
  Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD
  Click on "Run as Administrator"
  At the command prompt, type: chkdsk /f /r
  When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and will try to correct them. Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com http://www.activewin.com

• SE error message: "the writer has had a transient error (0x800423F3)" and unable to run the system restore

  Original title: System Restore question

  I was able to use the system restore until recently. Now, I get an error message saying "the writer met a transient error. (0x800423F3) and I am helpless as to what it means.

  HELP PLEASE!

  Hi Annanj,

  This can happen when a temporary error occurs, it indicates that one or more authors VSS returned an error. To diagnose the problem, type the following command from an elevated command prompt:

  Vssadmin list writers

  a. Open command prompt by clicking on start prompt by typing in the start search box.

  b. right-click on command prompt and select run as administrator.

  c. type vssadmin list writers and press ENTER.

  This should provide information on what writer returned the error. More details about the error must also be registered by this writer in the event log.

  Check out the link:

  http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2008/03/12/common-causes-and-solutions-to-backup-system-restore-and-complete-PC-backup-problems-updated.aspx

  Hope this information is useful.

  Jeremy K
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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  If this post can help solve your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Unable to open the system restore after a virus attack. Get an error, the status of the channel is disabled, Code 230

  OP: The State of the channel is not valid Code 230

  some poured a group of viruses on my VISTA computer. I've tired to restore to an earlier period, but can not get the restore to run. I tried to locate rstrui.exe and right-clicking it goes then properties. Restore to an earlier period does not come to the top. If I click left on rstrui.exe I get the same message, the line is not valid.

  I looked in the forum and have not found an answer to this problem. I have the 7 update. install this would fix the problem?

  Hello snail,

  Do a system restore is not a better way to get rid of viruses on your computer. You should start with the execution of an on-line analysis of Windows Onecare on your computer. Follow the link below to run the scan Windows Onecare online on your computer:

  http://OneCare.live.com/site/en-my/default.htm?mkt=en-my

  Thank you
  Irfan H, Engineer Support Microsoft Answers. Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Analyze the error message and unable to run the system restore.

  In an analysis of viruses with Avira, I get the following message and the scan cannot be completed; "The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000409) occurred in the application at location 0x0042ff93. Click on OK to terminate the program. "It only just happened without any problems in the past. I have not loaded since the last scan and there is no problems with the pc except that I also tried to restore the system to a date before that happened however it fails.

  If you have problems using the Avira antivir then I recommend to remove from the system and download the latest version I m using the same tool and have updated it today

• system restore an unspecified error occurred during restore of the system... why it can not restore for me?

  I tried to restore my system 3 times because something is wrong and I wanted to get back to normal... but it keeps saying

  Hi, Doris.

  An analysis of the system by using the System File Checker

  Start > type CMD

  If you are using Windows Vista and Windows 7, right click on the CMD window and select run as administrator

  If you use Windows XP, press ENTER to open the command prompt window

  Type SFC/scannow

  Press enter

  Note: There is a space between sfc and / scannow

  How to analyze the entries in the log file generating the program Checker (SFC.exe) resources of Microsoft Windows in Windows Vista

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228.------

  If it is missing or damaged you will be asked for your Windows Recovery CD/DVD files so please with it.

  You can also view the solutions proposed in these discussions:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-system/i-am-unable-to-perform-a-system-restore-how-do-i/d80e54ae-2829-4270-B032-455d017172b4

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-hardware/unable-to-do-a-system-restore/1ef52b3f-ff34-461D-9813-a95d341e2afd

• Cannot perform a system restore

  Unable to do a system restore to an earlier version Dates and/or the control points.  Made sure that the Antivirus Firewall & are closed.

  Returns without 'IMPOSSIBLE' - after doing the process.

  In this way for at least 6 months

  Troubleshooting in Windows XP system restore
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/302796

  and/or

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

• All of a sudden, I cannot perform a system restore, cannot not to activate the 'sleep', cannot conduct an audit of the disc.

  This all started in the last 2 weeks. Have cleaned the registry with CCleaner and Wise Registry cleaner. Have scanned my system with
  AVG free, free MalwareBytes, SuperAntispyware free, Spybot Search and Destroy, Windows Defender and the free analysis tool from Microsoft. Nothing untoward was found. My computer is almost 5 years old HP Pavilion tx 2000 32 bits. Also, after a few minutes, with each new page that I opened, my chrome browser always opens a new tab and my mouse, instead of scrolling up and down, it zoomed in my window larger or smaller size.

  Hi TedDyjas,

  Thanks for posting your question in the community of Microsoft Windows.

  From descriptions of the question, it seems that you are unable to run the system restore, you can not activate the 'sleep'.

  I imagine the inconvenience that you are experiencing. I'll help you fix the problem.

   

  To help you suggest several steps to solve the problem, I would appreciate if you could answer the following question:

   

  1. you receive an error code or message?

  2. have you made any recent hardware or exchange of software on your computer before the show?

   

  There may be third-party software conflict with the computer, and to solve it, perform the steps below to correct and solve the problem.

  Method 1:

   

  Step 1:

   

  You can try to start the computer in safe mode and check if the problem persists.

  Safe mode starts Windows with a limited set of files and drivers.

  Startup programs do not work in safe mode, and only the basic drivers needed to start Windows are installed.

  Start your computer in safe mode:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  If the problem does not persist in safe mode, then follow the next step.

  Step 2:

   

  You need to perform a clean boot to prevent any third party conflicting application from interfering with your computer.

  To put the computer in a clean boot state, you must follow the steps in the article mentioned below and check with the question.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Note: After troubleshooting, be sure to start your computer in normal mode by following these steps.

  a. click on start toreduce this includes this image, type msconfig.exe in the Start Search box and press Enter.Collapse this includes this image

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, you must type the password or click continue.

  b. on the general tab, click the Normal startup option and then click OK.

  c. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click restart.

   

  Method 2:

   

  Scan your computer by using the Microsoft Safety Scanner by clicking Download now to check if there is no virus infected:

  http://www.microsoftsafetyscanner.com/

   

  Note: The data files that are infected must be cleaned only by removing the file completely, which means that there is a risk of data loss.

   

  I hope that the information above helps you.

  Your response is very important for us to ensure a proper resolution.

  In the future if you fall on any question relating to Windows, please do not hesitate to post your request here on Microsoft Community, we will be more than happy to help you.

• (Vista) system restore failed

  I am unable to do a system restore, restore I use any one point.  I get an error message that says: "..." transient error.  If the backup process is started, the error does not happen. (0x800423F3)."I retried, and the error reappeared.

  BTW, I tried to system restore because my HP Laserjet 1020 suddenly would not work with my laptop.  Reinstalling the printer driver directly downloaded from the HP site is not completable, and try to 'add printer' of said Control Panel printer spool is off... do services' 'spool of printer', 'restart' sequence does not work neither.  I was hoping that a system restore will be a solution and who when I realize that the system will not recover.

  Some antivirus and security programs interfere with the restoration of the system. If your computer is running a Norton product, follow the steps on this web page before you run the system restore:

  http://Service1.Symantec.com/support/sharedtech.nsf/pfdocs/2005113009323013 Steve Winograd, MS - MVP (Windows Desktop Experience)

• How can I find the file that is missing that prevents me from doing a full system restore and stop my security seal glue

  I recently discovered that I have a missing file that prevents me to do a complete system restore and also I

  think it prevents my security seal doesn't stick to connect to Yahoo! How can I restore it?

  Hi Christine,

  Welcome to the Microsoft Community and forums thanks for posting questions.

  Looks like you are unable to run the system restore and unable to connect to Yahoo. Please answer a few questions to refine the question.

  1. What is the file that you are talking about?
  2. What is the full error message?
  3. what happens when you try to connect to Yahoo.com?
  4. Once you get this file missing error message?

  Please visit the following link to ask a question on help forums http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

  I would be able to guide you in the right direction, once I get the above information.

• Windows XP SP3: Unable to start, System Restore cannot drag and drop ALL the files/folders on the desktop and applications, many unable to start, services cannot search, cannot copy or transfer the any files folders...

  After a recent power outage, my system has restarted with a weird and very common Windows problems range. The system boots fine, all my personal files/folders/apps are intact, have suddenly stopped almost all functions of applications, but many crucial functions of the Windows kernel. Everything seems to point to several Windows Services are unable to start (administrative tools on the start menu). I am running Win XP SP3 and that he was going to upgrade to Windows 7, but I wanted to backup everything in advance. As I have 29 000 hours on my C: drive and a lot of time invested in my system, files, and applications, I am extremely reluctant to risk losing my files and applications by performing any type of reinstalling Windows. Strangely, begin to almost all my apps and all my files are accessible for the most part, but I've lost the ability to drag and drop files, folders or items in a list within the applications COMPLETELY. I can't copy or paste anything, can't move the desktop icons (although I can create new files and folders). So at the moment I can't save anything or even a single file transfer to a hard drive on another storage medium. Immediate reaction: try safe mode and try the system restore safe mode has the same problems (likely due to the large number of system services that inexplicably refuses to start) and the system restore says an error window saying "system restore is not able to protect your computer at this time. try restoring the system running and restart again", which of course NEVER changes. It's the equivalent of getting a tire on your car in the middle of nowhere to find the spare tire flat and the missing Jack. I have used to be fanatical about the definition of the regular restore points, but now can not access them. I have backups of most of my personal files, but over years have lost most of the original installation CD for many of my applications (there are over 100 applications on my system) and I don't want to lose the file associations and architecture of directory tree that it took my so long to implement. I started with Win XP media center edition of first (circa 2004 or almost) and have migrated twice more of 3 hard disks and 2 computers. All this time (5 years of daily use), I have NEVER known so many malfunctions for as many Windows basic and vital functions at the same time. I tried a lot of 3rd party "windows fix - it / registry repair" apps, all have no effect. Everything I can speculate is there was some serious damage to the registry and have no idea how/why so many Services refuse to start. In MMC, more than half of the services actually start and run, the rest all give the error message "the service or dependencies is not start (error 1068).» In addition, very oddly, no. APPS or windows appear in the toolbar AT ALL, but the Quick Launch toolbar works very well, just like the tray button and start tasks (?! )!). If I reduce a window, it "disappears" (Nothing on the task bar), but I can restore it using the alt - tab keyboard shortcut to switch apps, so all applications/windows appear on the list of the Task Manager. A few apps is paralyzed bad, as the player windows media, itunes, etc. (I guess because the service windows audio can not not start), some won't start at all, but 90% of them work fine, except to try to copy or back up all files. I can create new files, however. I'm desperate to find a solution to repair XP3 Win WITHOUT losing my installed applications and files, before I try and switch to WIndows 7. Any help/suggestions/links/advice would be much appreciated. I'm an experienced user, but I've never met so many malfunctions based on the OS at a time. I, however, very painfully learned (years before that my system so complex) it's been almost a re-installation of Windows guarantees to lose my installed apps and files, the directory tree architecture associations.

  Help, please!

  I'll be honest with you - your message is so difficult to read that I don't bother to go through all that. Next time consider using white space, ball or points numbered, etc. to make your message more readable. I stopped reading after your first sentence and only scanned the rest quickly. I do not mean to hurt your feelings; just trying to help you get targeted answers you need for the future.

  The blackout has corrupted your Windows installation. Back up your data now. Since you have problems so much, it would be probably best is to remove the hard drive, put it in a USB drive enclosure and attach it to another computer to copy the data OR start the target with Linux Livecd such as Knoppix system and copy the data to an external hard drive. IOW, do not use the damaged windows to try to get your data.

  You can try a repair that will leave your programs and facility data intact, but with this widespread bribery, it is unlikely to work. However, it takes only a few minutes and is so worth a try. If the repair facility does not work there is nothing to do, but a clean install. And Yes, it will mean that over again.

  Consider buying a UPS to help prevent future damage by power outages. For a single computer, you should look for one in the area of $60 to 80. A more expensive UPS is not necessary. Another good disaster recovery strategy is to buy an external hard drive and Acronis True Image. You can image your system (and can make an incremental backup image so that your image is still current). You can apply your image and be back running that you were in relatively few minutes after a hard drive or Windows to fail.

  http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - repair install how-to
  http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean install - how-to
  http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - you will need at hand MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - Don ' t Panic!

• Each system restore try results in the message "unable to restore to that date.

  original title: restore the system to a date in April.

  I have problems w/messages saying: I have a pop up blacker. Checked and pop-up blocker disabled.  My tools bar ie file, tools, etc. disappeared.  Try to do system restore to see if it will fix the problems, but each system restore try results in the message "Unable to restore to this date", still

  I use dates that are "BOLD" and should be allowed to use. What can I do?

  You may be able to substitute the blocker by holding down your Ctrl key.

  Sometimes, the restoration of the system may be blocked by other software... especially of virus scanners.

  Might be interesting to try to run Safe Mode system restore.

  How to start safe mode in Windows XP
  http://bertk.MVPs.org/html/SafeMode.html (315222) a Description of the Safe Mode
  Boot into Windows XP options
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=315222

• Unable to connect to the internet after the system restore and Windows Installer (Vista)

  Hello

  I have recently restored the whole system on the HP to my sister a virus that I was unable to remove it manually.
  The system restore went well until it has reached the point where he was going to reinstall Windows. The computer just turned itself off and the software installation was not complete. I am able to reinstall again. I must therefore hold the CTRL + alt + delete, go to Task Manager, click on audit.exe and complete the process to turn on the computer. But I can't do anything with it in safe mode. The main problem is: I can't connect to the internet! Even if the network discovery is on it will not find my wireless network. What can I do on the internet? And is it possible to install Windows again without the CD?
  Thanks in advance!

  Hello

  ·        You are able to boot to the desktop in normal mode? If this isn't the case, then you get any code or message?

  ·        How did you did system restore?

  ·        Are you referring to the system recovery using the recovery partition or the drive?

  I suggest that you start in safe mode with network and check if you can access the internet?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

  Note: select SafeMode with networking among the startup options.

  Respond with the required information so that we can help you further.