Sstem Restore not working after installing new hard drive.

I recently installed a new HD on my system and used Wester Digitals
'Lifeguard Tools' to copy all my system files and data files from my existing
to my new drive. All went smoothlt and I now have a new Master Primary drive
which the system boots up just fine on. In the formating process I did
notice that my new drive is NTFS while the old one is FAT32. I tried to run
system restore to create a bew point and I get the following error message:
"System Restore is unable to create a system restore point. Please restart
the computer and then run system restor again" I restarted the computer but i
still get the same message. Any clue as to what is going on?

There could be a couple of things.......
(Which OS are you?? - ME or XP??)

Do a Search for the file WININIT.INI - if you find it, then rename it to
WININIT.JNK, and reboot - your problem should be gone.

If you're in ME then the following apply
If you don't find it, then try this - Start|Run - enter SCANREG /FIX into
the dialog box, and click OK - windows will reboot - see if that fixes it.

If not, then open Windows Explorer - check in Folder Properties that you are
able to view Hidden and System files (two settings), then Search on your PC
for files named '_RESTORE' (without the quotes) - you should find the
C:\_RESTORE folder - r-click on it, and select Properties.
How many files/folders are there? If it's around 64 thousand, then
LiveUpdate has been up to its tricks again, and you'll have to completely
remove the folder from DOS - use the following method, which seems to be
the easiest at present.

Reboot to DOS using your Startup disk enter the following commands at the
A:\> prompt.

ATTRIB -R -H -S C:\_RESTORE
REN C:\_RESTORE OLDREST

remove the floppy, and reboot to normal windows. - your error should be
gone, and you should now have a new, single restore point. Go to Windows
Explorer, and delete the C:\OLDREST folder

HTH


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"Steve M" <Steve > wrote in message
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>I recently installed a new HD on my system and used Wester Digitals
> 'Lifeguard Tools' to copy all my system files and data files from my
> existing
> to my new drive. All went smoothlt and I now have a new Master Primary
> drive
> which the system boots up just fine on. In the formating process I did
> notice that my new drive is NTFS while the old one is FAT32. I tried to
> run
> system restore to create a bew point and I get the following error
> message:
> "System Restore is unable to create a system restore point. Please restart
> the computer and then run system restor again" I restarted the computer
> but i
> still get the same message. Any clue as to what is going on?