Running System Restore In Safe Mode

OK, it seems that a lot of people are having a problem with running
System Restore in Normal Mode - but it works OK in Safe Mode. The only
problem is that running it in Safe Mode, you can't undo the restore.
Does anyone know of a way around this?

<> wrote in message
news:...
> OK, it seems that a lot of people are having a problem with running
> System Restore in Normal Mode - but it works OK in Safe Mode. The only
> problem is that running it in Safe Mode, you can't undo the restore.
> Does anyone know of a way around this?


You could set a restore point before running it

--
Jon

wrote:

>OK, it seems that a lot of people are having a problem with running
>System Restore in Normal Mode - but it works OK in Safe Mode. The only
>problem is that running it in Safe Mode, you can't undo the restore.
>Does anyone know of a way around this?

A good backup strategy using a third-party program that creates full
system images comes to mind.

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:37:19 +0100, "Jon"
<> wrote:

>
><> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> OK, it seems that a lot of people are having a problem with running
>> System Restore in Normal Mode - but it works OK in Safe Mode. The only
>> problem is that running it in Safe Mode, you can't undo the restore.
>> Does anyone know of a way around this?
>
>
>You could set a restore point before running it

Guess I'm missing the point. Why would that work? I think, if I use
Safe Mode, I can't restore to any newer retore point (but I'm not
sure).

<> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:37:19 +0100, "Jon"

>
> Guess I'm missing the point. Why would that work? I think, if I use
> Safe Mode, I can't restore to any newer retore point (but I'm not
> sure).


The logic being ...

1. Set a restore point A
2. Go into Safe Mode, and restore to older point B (the one you want)
3. If B doesn't work you restore back to A

but there's only one way to find out for sure ......

--
Jon

<> wrote in message
news:...
> OK, it seems that a lot of people are having a problem with running
> System Restore in Normal Mode - but it works OK in Safe Mode. The only
> problem is that running it in Safe Mode, you can't undo the restore.
> Does anyone know of a way around this?

Volsnap.sys, the Volume Shadow Copy driver, is required for setting a
restore point and volsnap.sys does not run in safe mode. You have to do
restore points before entering safe mode.

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:33:29 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
<> wrote:

><> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> OK, it seems that a lot of people are having a problem with running
>> System Restore in Normal Mode - but it works OK in Safe Mode. The only
>> problem is that running it in Safe Mode, you can't undo the restore.
>> Does anyone know of a way around this?
>
>Volsnap.sys, the Volume Shadow Copy driver, is required for setting a
>restore point and volsnap.sys does not run in safe mode. You have to do
>restore points before entering safe mode.

OK, thanks. But I'm sure that's what Bill meant for me to do.

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:33:29 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
<> wrote:

><> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> OK, it seems that a lot of people are having a problem with running
>> System Restore in Normal Mode - but it works OK in Safe Mode. The only
>> problem is that running it in Safe Mode, you can't undo the restore.
>> Does anyone know of a way around this?
>
>Volsnap.sys, the Volume Shadow Copy driver, is required for setting a
>restore point and volsnap.sys does not run in safe mode. You have to do
>restore points before entering safe mode.

I meant Jon.

On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:24:31 +0100, "Jon"
<> wrote:

>
><> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:37:19 +0100, "Jon"
>
>>
>> Guess I'm missing the point. Why would that work? I think, if I use
>> Safe Mode, I can't restore to any newer retore point (but I'm not
>> sure).
>
>
>The logic being ...
>
>1. Set a restore point A
>2. Go into Safe Mode, and restore to older point B (the one you want)
>3. If B doesn't work you restore back to A
>
>but there's only one way to find out for sure ......

Sounds logical now. I'll try it when I'm feeling better (not well).
Thanks..........