Restore feature

Can anyone get the restore feature working, 95% of the time on trying it out,
it fails to restore, and it only seems to keep a few days chekpoint, why
doesn;t it work like XP or am I missing soemthing?

What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed? There
are some that cause problems.
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"a little confused" <> wrote in
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> Can anyone get the restore feature working, 95% of the time on trying it
> out,
> it fails to restore, and it only seems to keep a few days chekpoint, why
> doesn;t it work like XP or am I missing soemthing?

Norton symantec!
Please don't tell em that does - grrrr I want XP back !

"Bob" wrote:

>
> What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed? There
> are some that cause problems.
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> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
> "a little confused" <> wrote in
> message news:38B80C93-27DF-4296-A1AC-...
> > Can anyone get the restore feature working, 95% of the time on trying it
> > out,
> > it fails to restore, and it only seems to keep a few days chekpoint, why
> > doesn;t it work like XP or am I missing soemthing?
>
>

a little confused wrote:

> Norton symantec!
> Please don't tell em that does - grrrr I want XP back !

Yes, there is an issue with Norton and Vista's System Restore. See MVP Bert
Kinney's information about that:

Problems caused by Symantec - http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html

Although I must say your blaming Vista for what is definitely the fault of
Symantec's crappy software is... illogical. But certainly if you don't like
Vista you should go back to XP. You should, however, be aware that Norton
products are crappy in XP, too.

Recommended antivirus programs: NOD32, Kaspersky, Avast (free). The built-in
Windows Firewall is adequate for most people. This recommendation applies
to both Vista and XP.


Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

Bingo!
Replace Norton with the free AVG http://free.grisoft.com/ or Avast
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html, and Windows Firewall and Windows
Defender. Disabling Norton is not enough. You need to completely uninstall
it. If it doesn't solve the problem, get rid of Norton anyway. Norton is
known to cause many problems which don’t always appear immediately.

Download and run the Norton Removal Tool.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039

It's called "360" because Symantec's goal is complete ownership of your
computer, and with even less communication about what it's trying to do or
ways to configure it than ever before (which would only interfere with its
goal.) That, along with Symantec's famous technical support, makes Norton
360 a disaster that I would only install on Granny's computer if she was
going to disinherit me.

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"a little confused" <> wrote in
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> Norton symantec!
> Please don't tell em that does - grrrr I want XP back !
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>>
>> What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed?
>> There
>> are some that cause problems.
>> -------
>> *Report back, please*
>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
>> so
>> that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>
>> [How to ask a question]
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>> "a little confused" <> wrote in
>> message news:38B80C93-27DF-4296-A1AC-...
>> > Can anyone get the restore feature working, 95% of the time on trying
>> > it
>> > out,
>> > it fails to restore, and it only seems to keep a few days chekpoint,
>> > why
>> > doesn;t it work like XP or am I missing soemthing?
>>
>>