whenever I try a system restore point windows XP tells me i'm unsucessful.1 person needs an answerI do too

<gab1955> wrote in message news:Email removed for privacy...whenever I try a system restore point windows XP tells me i'm unsucessful.Have you tried safe mode, or safe mode with command prompt?http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449Have you tried turning off your AV scanner?SC Tom-There's no such thing as TMI when asking for tech support.

try in normal ModeStart >RUN > type sfc.exe /scannowBecause System Restore Point is corrupted, you cannot go back to previous state.You may want to try two possible scenario resolution: (A) NETSH WINSOCK RESET (B) Delete all Network adapters from Control Panel > Device Manager > Properties, and also disable TCPIP > SHUTDOWN > Restart > Install TCPIP. I have suspecion that it is the broken TCPIP, or Network or both prevent oyu to go back to previous System Restore Point.On a safer side, backup data, just in case you might have to re-install XP.What antivirus do you use? That may also be a culprit.

I have comcast internet which uses norton.

I have comcast internet which uses norton.============================================As others have suggested...try running System Restore in Safe Mode.(315222) A Description of the Safe ModeBoot Options in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315222 Volunteer J - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - ***Proceed at your own risk***

Does the message really say somthing like:Restoration incomplete. Your computer cannot be restored...If that is the case and you are using Norton, then you should apply the Norton "solution" first:http://service1.symantec.com/support/sharedtech.nsf/pfdocs/2005113009323013It is such a common issue, the Norton people composed a whole help page just for that.You may find luck in Safe Mode too, since your antiwhatever stuff will probably not be running in Safe Mode (that is why Safe Mode is sometimes necessary). Your antivirus programs are just trying to protect your system, of course.If that does not do it for you, report back with the exact error message - instead of something like "XP tells me i'm unsuccessful" I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Answers. I am saving up for a pony!

For my computer running XP, I have to go into safe mode to do a system restore. If I do it from the standard mode, I get the system restore unsuccessful message also.

For my computer running XP, I have to go into safe mode to do a system restore. If I do it from the standard mode, I get the system restore unsuccessful message also.===================================FWIW...I always do System Restore from Safe Mode.Volunteer J - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - ***Proceed at your own risk***

"Volunteer J [MVP]" wrote in message news:Email removed for privacy...For my computer running XP, I have to go into safe mode to do a system restore. If I do it from the standard mode, I get the system restore unsuccessful message also.===================================FWIW...I always do System Restore from Safe Mode.Volunteer J - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you -**Proceed at your own risk**I always do it from Safe Mode with Command Prompt. That way there is virtually nothing running to interfere with it. Haven't had it fail that way yet, KOW!!SC Tom-There's no such thing as TMI when asking for tech support.

I have never used System Restore in my life to solve any problem, nor will I ever suggest anyone use it!System Restore is for girls!I would rather figure out the problem and fix it.I do test mine once in a while when I have nothing to do to be sure it works though (and it better).I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Answers. I am saving up for a pony!

<JoseIbarra> wrote in message news:Email removed for privacy...I have never used System Restore in my life to solve any problem, nor will I ever suggest anyone use it!System Restore is for girls.I would rather figure out the problem and fix it.I do test mine once in a while when I have nothing to do to be sure it works though (and it better).I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Answers. I am saving up for a pony!Then you're an idiot and don't deserve a pony :-)

Well, I wouldn't say that... I would say that when fixing problems, if you can figure out how to fix things without resorting to System Restore, a Repair Install or heaven forbid a reinstall of XP, you will be a much more valuable resource.What if there are zero restore points, no other hardware available for drive slaving, no Linux, no Knoppix, no Ubuntu, no repair shop, no genuine XP installation CD (which is most of the time in the help forums)?Would you be able to resolve the software issues?If you can learn to fix things under those adverse conditions, then I would be humbled in your presence. I'm thinking of maybe getting a puppy instead. My mother said we don't have enough room for a pony.I need YOUR votes and points for helpful replies and Answers. I am saving up for a pony!

Now you have to change your sig to reflect the want of a puppy instead of a pony now :-)Personally, I would probably be able to figure out the problem and find a solution. But in the interest of time, I'll be more than happy to use SR.I find it extremely useful when installing experimental or questionable software (like an XP app in Win7, or vice versa), and rather than beat myself up trying to make it work, I'll uninstall it, then SR back to a few minutes before I installed it. But if I install a piece of software I want and have problems with it, I'll work on trying to fix it for probably longer than I should sometimes. If by chance I can't get it to work, and it seems to have entrenched itself in the system, I have no qualms about using SR to back out of it.I have done one repair installations since Windows 3.0, and that was on a Windows 95 install that I hosed experimenting around with the registry. I have never had to do a full install of any version for repair purposes, not for myself, nor for the company I worked for. I am a firm believer of system backups and/or disk images in case things go horribly, horribly wrong. Did that once in early Vista. I had it so hosed I had no choice but to restore it. 20 minutes and I was good as new.And I really don't think you're an idiot, and I apologize for stating it like I did. I should have said "That's an idiotic thing to say" and let it go at that. A number of people do use SR (and they're not all girls), and have great success with it. I think it's a very useful tool, but like all tools, it CAN be abused.SC Tom-There's no such thing as TMI when asking for tech support.