did what it said. I deleted it and tried it again but no luck. STill says i cant do it. I double checked to user accounts and i am the only one on it. It even says i am an administrator
Try posting in the Software section of the forums. Not trying to be a smartass, but I and others that read this section of the forums are more knowledgeable with hardware, not a software problem..
Re-enabling System Restore in Windows XP via the Group Policy Editor
In some cases, System Restore is disabled via the Group Policy Editor. In these cases, System Restore does not show up as a tab under My Computer Properties in Windows XP. If it doesnt show up, the question becomes how do you turn it on in the first place. To re-enable System Restore via the Group Policy Editor, follow these directions:
1) Start the Group Policy Editor by clicking on Start, Run and typing gpedit.msc in the Run box and pressing Enter 2) In the left hand column, click on Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, System Restore 3) In the right hand column, set Turn off System Restore and Turn off Configuration to Disable 4) Minimize the Group Policy Editor 5) Right click on My Computer and Select Manage 6) In the right hand column, double click on Services and Applications, then Services 7) Find the System Restore Service and double-click to open 8) On the General tab set [Startup Type] to Automatic using the drop down list 9) Click the Start button to start the service 10) Close the Computer Management console 11) Maximize the Group Policy Editor and set Turn off System Restore and Turn off Configuration to Not Configured 12) Close Group Policy Editor and reboot the system. 13) Once the system is rebooted, Click on Start, Right-click on My Computer, click on Properties and the System Restore tab should appear again.
Whatawest
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Denny Denham
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March 11th, 2005 05:00
The registry edit here should correct the problem.
Whatawest
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March 11th, 2005 05:00
Deeebo
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March 11th, 2005 11:00
techiebyheart
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March 11th, 2005 11:00
Hey this works!!
Re-enabling System Restore in Windows XP via the Group Policy Editor
In some cases, System Restore is disabled via the Group Policy Editor. In these cases, System Restore does not show up as a tab under My Computer Properties in Windows XP. If it doesnt show up, the question becomes how do you turn it on in the first place. To re-enable System Restore via the Group Policy Editor, follow these directions:
1) Start the Group Policy Editor by clicking on Start, Run and typing gpedit.msc in the Run box and pressing Enter
2) In the left hand column, click on Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, System Restore
3) In the right hand column, set Turn off System Restore and Turn off Configuration to Disable
4) Minimize the Group Policy Editor
5) Right click on My Computer and Select Manage
6) In the right hand column, double click on Services and Applications, then Services
7) Find the System Restore Service and double-click to open
8) On the General tab set [Startup Type] to Automatic using the drop down list
9) Click the Start button to start the service
10) Close the Computer Management console
11) Maximize the Group Policy Editor and set Turn off System Restore and Turn off Configuration to Not Configured
12) Close Group Policy Editor and reboot the system.
13) Once the system is rebooted, Click on Start, Right-click on My Computer, click on Properties and the System Restore tab should appear again.
whistle_binkie
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June 14th, 2005 19:00