Restore points don't work

[Joeaa]

win7 Home Premium
Restore Points will not restore.

I've been rebuilding my computer and doing restore points
for every install.
Creating points work fine.
I've restored many times at different points and I get the same result.

ERROR
System Restore did not complete
successfully. Your computer System files and setting were
not Changed.

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System protection > System protection > Configure
Restore Setting:
checked Restore system settings and previous verions of files
not only restore previous versions of files
not Turn off system protection

Disk Space Usage:
Disk space usage is set to 46% 55.66 GB The drive still has 45GB free space

one error said, it might be anti-virus causing the problem--NOT
one error said, unhide protected system files c:\ and goto System Volume Information

(folder options>View uncheck hide protected operating system files)

and uncheck read only bit but that does nothing to corrected the problem.

joeaa

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Joe have you tried disabling the security and then tried?

 

[Stephanie]

Hi Joeaa

You may find your security or other installed software may be interfering witgh your System Restore, try launching System Restore in safe mode (keep tapping F8 at boot then choose Safe Mode).

 

[Joeaa]

one error said, it might be anti-virus causing the problem--NOT
one error said, unhide protected system files c:\ and goto System Volume Information

i'll try safe mode but i'm clueless about this method.
I know to press F8 but after that????

 

[Joeaa]

Restored in safe mode. i fumbled around until i found it.

Same response:
System restore did not complete successfully Your computer files and settings were not changed.
unspecified error 0x8007005

 

[Joeaa]

same results

I tried another safe mode restore.
This time I turn off Norton for 1hr instead of 15mins.

same results as above in my last post.

 

[Stephanie]

Restored in safe mode. i fumbled around until i found it.

Same response:
System restore did not complete successfully Your computer files and settings were not changed.
unspecified error 0x8007005

Are your Windows updates up to date ?

 

[MilesAhead]

Disk space usage is set to 46% 55.66 GB The drive still has 45GB free space

45 GB free space on a 2 TB drive? I'm too lazy to do the math but that seems like a way low percentage.
I would clean off the crap and get to 50% or higher free space. Systems tend to work more smoothly.

 

[Joeaa]

that 's only on the c:drive

Disk space usage is set to 46% 55.66 GB The drive still has 45GB free space

45 GB free space on a 2 TB drive? I'm too lazy to do the math but that seems like a way low percentage.
I would clean off the crap and get to 50% or higher free space. Systems tend to work more smoothly.

I have plenty of space elsewhere like e:\ and f:\ drives

 

[Joeaa]

Disk space usage is set to 46% 55.66 GB The drive still has 45GB free space

45 GB free space on a 2 TB drive? I'm too lazy to do the math but that seems like a way low percentage.
I would clean off the crap and get to 50% or higher free space. Systems tend to work more smoothly.

I have plenty of space elsewhere like e:\ and f:\ drives

c:\ 120GB 75GB used + 48gb free
E:\ 1.51 TB 106GB + 1.41 TB free
F:\ 172 GB 5.05Gb + 167GB

 

[4wd]

System Restore did not complete successfully. Your computer System files and setting were not Changed.

Got the exact same error long time ago, after disabling one service too much. Sorry, don't remember which. If by chance you've done anything with services lately (and restore used to work), try setting them back to manual or automatic. Your free space on c: is fine.

 

[MilesAhead]

System Restore did not complete successfully. Your computer System files and setting were not Changed.

Got the exact same error long time ago, after disabling one service too much. Sorry, don't remember which. If by chance you've done anything with services lately (and restore used to work), try setting them back to manual or automatic. Your free space on c: is fine.

That's a good point. Shadow copy service may be set to manual or something weird like that.

 

[Joeaa]

Something new to try. I have not disabled any services. I just start reinstalling win7.
I'll out this shadow copy, if I can find it.

 

[Joeaa]

System Restore did not complete successfully. Your computer System files and setting were not Changed.

Got the exact same error long time ago, after disabling one service too much. Sorry, don't remember which. If by chance you've done anything with services lately (and restore used to work), try setting them back to manual or automatic. Your free space on c: is fine.

That's a good point. Shadow copy service may be set to manual or something weird like that.

Found it. It's on manual, before I change it. Your saying put it automatic?

 

[jumanji]

Hi, I just checked my system. The Volume Shadow copy service startup type is Manual only.

While you are checking the Services, also check Remote Procedure Call and also Task Scheduler. Both should be set to automatic.

With all that if there is no light, then do this simple trick, which seems to have worked for some.

Essentially you will be switching off System Restore, reboot and and switch on System Restore again, reboot. Please note that in the process you will lose all existing System Restore points.

Computer>right click> Properties > System Protection > configure > Turn off system Protection > OK > OK > close the main window and reboot.

Now repeat the same and switch on System Protection by selecting Restore system settings and previous versions of files. and then reboot.



Now go ahead and check whether System Restore works. ( of course you would have lost all previous restore points. So you have to manually create a restore point and then check.)

 

[Joeaa]

Got the exact same error long time ago, after disabling one service too much. Sorry, don't remember which. If by chance you've done anything with services lately (and restore used to work), try setting them back to manual or automatic. Your free space on c: is fine.

That's a good point. Shadow copy service may be set to manual or something weird like that.

Found it. It's on manual, before I change it. Your saying put it automatic?

I made it automatic and I did restore in safe mode Same problem. It won't restore.
I had lots of restore points, Maybe their just false points.

 

[Joeaa]

Essentially you will be switching off System Restore, reboot and and switch on System Restore again, reboot. Please note that in the process you will lose all existing System Restore points.

i'm not ready to shut off System Restore and lose my restore points.
Maybe, when I get a restore done.

 

[Joeaa]

it's beyond me why they would shut all this off so nothing work...lol

 

[jumanji]

OK, wait to see if any other viable solution comes through.

 

[MilesAhead]

45 GB free space on a 2 TB drive? I'm too lazy to do the math but that seems like a way low percentage.
I would clean off the crap and get to 50% or higher free space. Systems tend to work more smoothly.

I have plenty of space elsewhere like e:\ and f:\ drives

c:\ 120GB 75GB used + 48gb free
E:\ 1.51 TB 106GB + 1.41 TB free
F:\ 172 GB 5.05Gb + 167GB

I would still try moving some of the stuff off C:. Then try. You can always copy it back.