System Restore Won't Complete???

I create manual restore points. When I attempt to do a system restore on one
of these points, the screen that says that files and settings are being
retored, will never complete, with a restart of the PC and the restore point
in efffect. Anybody else having problems? I have my Norton protection of
programs unchecked, BTW. I have not tried the restore yet from an
automatically created restore point. Expect the same problem. What's up
with this? I have not been impressed with Vista yet . . . . .

If your using a Norton product to save restore points you have found
your problem. None of Nortons products have worked right since symantec
took over.


--
joel406

No, nothing to do with Norton. I am using the built in Restore function for
Vista. There used to be a problem getting restore to work in XP if one of
the Norton IS settings was checked (the protection of their product being
changed). I have that unchecked.

"joel406" wrote:

>
> If your using a Norton product to save restore points you have found
> your problem. None of Nortons products have worked right since symantec
> took over.
>
>
> --
> joel406
>

Dreanmachine wrote:
> No, nothing to do with Norton. I am using the built in Restore
> function for Vista. There used to be a problem getting restore to
> work in XP if one of the Norton IS settings was checked (the
> protection of their product being changed). I have that unchecked.
================================
You may have to completely uninstall Norton
before the System Restore will function
correctly.

Maybe you would have better results if you
boot to Safe Mode and run System Restore
from there.

The following articles may be useful:

Windows Vista -
What Is Safe Mode
http://tinyurl.com/2mpeef

Windows Vista -
Start your computer in safe mode
http://tinyurl.com/397vhf

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

Get rid of Norton altogether!
Use Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus.

"John Inzer" wrote:

> Dreanmachine wrote:
> > No, nothing to do with Norton. I am using the built in Restore
> > function for Vista. There used to be a problem getting restore to
> > work in XP if one of the Norton IS settings was checked (the
> > protection of their product being changed). I have that unchecked.
> ================================
> You may have to completely uninstall Norton
> before the System Restore will function
> correctly.
>
> Maybe you would have better results if you
> boot to Safe Mode and run System Restore
> from there.
>
> The following articles may be useful:
>
> Windows Vista -
> What Is Safe Mode
> http://tinyurl.com/2mpeef
>
> Windows Vista -
> Start your computer in safe mode
> http://tinyurl.com/397vhf
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

Ok, so I have tried System Restore in Safe mode. Same problem. I wait an
hour and it stays running on the screen that says Restoring Files and
Settings, System Restore is Initializing. The little arrow that goes around
and round indicating that something is processing is working all the time.
There is really no hard drive activity that is going on after the first few
minutes. I got Norton out of the loop. What the flip is wrong with System
Restore? I even disabled System Restore for my C drive and then re-enabled
it, so as to blow away all the previos restore points and start fresh. No
luck. Nobody else having this problem? Does system restore take longer than
an hour and I am not waiting long enough before I power down to get out of
it? Never worked that way in XP. I have had too many issues with Vista I
am not a fan at the moment. Thanks for any further help . . .

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> Get rid of Norton altogether!
> Use Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus.
>
> "John Inzer" wrote:
>
> > Dreanmachine wrote:
> > > No, nothing to do with Norton. I am using the built in Restore
> > > function for Vista. There used to be a problem getting restore to
> > > work in XP if one of the Norton IS settings was checked (the
> > > protection of their product being changed). I have that unchecked.
> > ================================
> > You may have to completely uninstall Norton
> > before the System Restore will function
> > correctly.
> >
> > Maybe you would have better results if you
> > boot to Safe Mode and run System Restore
> > from there.
> >
> > The following articles may be useful:
> >
> > Windows Vista -
> > What Is Safe Mode
> > http://tinyurl.com/2mpeef
> >
> > Windows Vista -
> > Start your computer in safe mode
> > http://tinyurl.com/397vhf
> >
> > --
> >
> > John Inzer
> > MS Picture It! -
> > Digital Image MVP
> >
> > Digital Image
> > Highlights and FAQs
> > http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
> >
> > Notice
> > This is not tech support
> > I am a volunteer
> >
> > Solutions that work for
> > me may not work for you
> >
> > Proceed at your own risk
> >
> >
> >

Try running System Restore from the Windows Recovery Environment.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/recovery.html

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org


Dreanmachine wrote:
> Ok, so I have tried System Restore in Safe mode. Same problem. I wait an
> hour and it stays running on the screen that says Restoring Files and
> Settings, System Restore is Initializing. The little arrow that goes around
> and round indicating that something is processing is working all the time.
> There is really no hard drive activity that is going on after the first few
> minutes. I got Norton out of the loop. What the flip is wrong with System
> Restore? I even disabled System Restore for my C drive and then re-enabled
> it, so as to blow away all the previos restore points and start fresh. No
> luck. Nobody else having this problem? Does system restore take longer than
> an hour and I am not waiting long enough before I power down to get out of
> it? Never worked that way in XP. I have had too many issues with Vista I
> am not a fan at the moment. Thanks for any further help . . .
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
>> Get rid of Norton altogether!
>> Use Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus.
>>
>> "John Inzer" wrote:
>>
>>> Dreanmachine wrote:
>>>> No, nothing to do with Norton. I am using the built in Restore
>>>> function for Vista. There used to be a problem getting restore to
>>>> work in XP if one of the Norton IS settings was checked (the
>>>> protection of their product being changed). I have that unchecked.
>>> ================================
>>> You may have to completely uninstall Norton
>>> before the System Restore will function
>>> correctly.
>>>
>>> Maybe you would have better results if you
>>> boot to Safe Mode and run System Restore
>>> from there.
>>>
>>> The following articles may be useful:
>>>
>>> Windows Vista -
>>> What Is Safe Mode
>>> http://tinyurl.com/2mpeef
>>>
>>> Windows Vista -
>>> Start your computer in safe mode
>>> http://tinyurl.com/397vhf
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> John Inzer
>>> MS Picture It! -
>>> Digital Image MVP
>>>
>>> Digital Image
>>> Highlights and FAQs
>>> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>>>
>>> Notice
>>> This is not tech support
>>> I am a volunteer
>>>
>>> Solutions that work for
>>> me may not work for you
>>>
>>> Proceed at your own risk
>>>
>>>
>>>

Guess what.? Same hang-up with System Restore when I run it from the recovery
console. What the flip is wrong with this? No work in normal, in safe mode,
or in recovery environment. Do I maybe have a peripheral attached that can
keep this puppy from working? Any further help with my woes? Can the system
restore function be reinstalled on Windows Vista?

"Bert Kinney" wrote:

> Try running System Restore from the Windows Recovery Environment.
> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/recovery.html
>
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://bertk.mvps.org
> Member: http://dts-l.org
>
>
> Dreanmachine wrote:
> > Ok, so I have tried System Restore in Safe mode. Same problem. I wait an
> > hour and it stays running on the screen that says Restoring Files and
> > Settings, System Restore is Initializing. The little arrow that goes around
> > and round indicating that something is processing is working all the time.
> > There is really no hard drive activity that is going on after the first few
> > minutes. I got Norton out of the loop. What the flip is wrong with System
> > Restore? I even disabled System Restore for my C drive and then re-enabled
> > it, so as to blow away all the previos restore points and start fresh. No
> > luck. Nobody else having this problem? Does system restore take longer than
> > an hour and I am not waiting long enough before I power down to get out of
> > it? Never worked that way in XP. I have had too many issues with Vista I
> > am not a fan at the moment. Thanks for any further help . . .
> >
> > "Mick Murphy" wrote:
> >
> >> Get rid of Norton altogether!
> >> Use Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus.
> >>
> >> "John Inzer" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dreanmachine wrote:
> >>>> No, nothing to do with Norton. I am using the built in Restore
> >>>> function for Vista. There used to be a problem getting restore to
> >>>> work in XP if one of the Norton IS settings was checked (the
> >>>> protection of their product being changed). I have that unchecked.
> >>> ================================
> >>> You may have to completely uninstall Norton
> >>> before the System Restore will function
> >>> correctly.
> >>>
> >>> Maybe you would have better results if you
> >>> boot to Safe Mode and run System Restore
> >>> from there.
> >>>
> >>> The following articles may be useful:
> >>>
> >>> Windows Vista -
> >>> What Is Safe Mode
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/2mpeef
> >>>
> >>> Windows Vista -
> >>> Start your computer in safe mode
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/397vhf
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> John Inzer
> >>> MS Picture It! -
> >>> Digital Image MVP
> >>>
> >>> Digital Image
> >>> Highlights and FAQs
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
> >>>
> >>> Notice
> >>> This is not tech support
> >>> I am a volunteer
> >>>
> >>> Solutions that work for
> >>> me may not work for you
> >>>
> >>> Proceed at your own risk
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>

Update - with no success. I disabled (unattached) all my peripherals (to
include an external Iomega hard drive) to see if something hardware related
was hanging this system restore operation up. To no avail, just hangs again
(normal, safe mode, and recovery environment). I don't know what to do from
here. I have exhausted all my options. The system does successfully create
the restore points (automatic and manual).

"Dreanmachine" wrote:

> Guess what.? Same hang-up with System Restore when I run it from the recovery
> console. What the flip is wrong with this? No work in normal, in safe mode,
> or in recovery environment. Do I maybe have a peripheral attached that can
> keep this puppy from working? Any further help with my woes? Can the system
> restore function be reinstalled on Windows Vista?
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>
> > Try running System Restore from the Windows Recovery Environment.
> > http://bertk.mvps.org/html/recovery.html
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> > http://bertk.mvps.org
> > Member: http://dts-l.org
> >
> >
> > Dreanmachine wrote:
> > > Ok, so I have tried System Restore in Safe mode. Same problem. I wait an
> > > hour and it stays running on the screen that says Restoring Files and
> > > Settings, System Restore is Initializing. The little arrow that goes around
> > > and round indicating that something is processing is working all the time.
> > > There is really no hard drive activity that is going on after the first few
> > > minutes. I got Norton out of the loop. What the flip is wrong with System
> > > Restore? I even disabled System Restore for my C drive and then re-enabled
> > > it, so as to blow away all the previos restore points and start fresh. No
> > > luck. Nobody else having this problem? Does system restore take longer than
> > > an hour and I am not waiting long enough before I power down to get out of
> > > it? Never worked that way in XP. I have had too many issues with Vista I
> > > am not a fan at the moment. Thanks for any further help . . .
> > >
> > > "Mick Murphy" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Get rid of Norton altogether!
> > >> Use Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus.
> > >>
> > >> "John Inzer" wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Dreanmachine wrote:
> > >>>> No, nothing to do with Norton. I am using the built in Restore
> > >>>> function for Vista. There used to be a problem getting restore to
> > >>>> work in XP if one of the Norton IS settings was checked (the
> > >>>> protection of their product being changed). I have that unchecked.
> > >>> ================================
> > >>> You may have to completely uninstall Norton
> > >>> before the System Restore will function
> > >>> correctly.
> > >>>
> > >>> Maybe you would have better results if you
> > >>> boot to Safe Mode and run System Restore
> > >>> from there.
> > >>>
> > >>> The following articles may be useful:
> > >>>
> > >>> Windows Vista -
> > >>> What Is Safe Mode
> > >>> http://tinyurl.com/2mpeef
> > >>>
> > >>> Windows Vista -
> > >>> Start your computer in safe mode
> > >>> http://tinyurl.com/397vhf
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>>
> > >>> John Inzer
> > >>> MS Picture It! -
> > >>> Digital Image MVP
> > >>>
> > >>> Digital Image
> > >>> Highlights and FAQs
> > >>> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
> > >>>
> > >>> Notice
> > >>> This is not tech support
> > >>> I am a volunteer
> > >>>
> > >>> Solutions that work for
> > >>> me may not work for you
> > >>>
> > >>> Proceed at your own risk
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >

The only other thing I can think of is an in place upgrade, or repair install.

Repair Install For Vista:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88...all-vista.html

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

Dreanmachine wrote:
> Update - with no success. I disabled (unattached) all my peripherals (to
> include an external Iomega hard drive) to see if something hardware related
> was hanging this system restore operation up. To no avail, just hangs again
> (normal, safe mode, and recovery environment). I don't know what to do from
> here. I have exhausted all my options. The system does successfully create
> the restore points (automatic and manual).
>
> "Dreanmachine" wrote:
>
>> Guess what.? Same hang-up with System Restore when I run it from the recovery
>> console. What the flip is wrong with this? No work in normal, in safe mode,
>> or in recovery environment. Do I maybe have a peripheral attached that can
>> keep this puppy from working? Any further help with my woes? Can the system
>> restore function be reinstalled on Windows Vista?
>>
>> "Bert Kinney" wrote:
>>
>>> Try running System Restore from the Windows Recovery Environment.
>>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/recovery.html
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>> Member: http://dts-l.org
>>>
>>>
>>> Dreanmachine wrote:
>>>> Ok, so I have tried System Restore in Safe mode. Same problem. I wait an
>>>> hour and it stays running on the screen that says Restoring Files and
>>>> Settings, System Restore is Initializing. The little arrow that goes around
>>>> and round indicating that something is processing is working all the time.
>>>> There is really no hard drive activity that is going on after the first few
>>>> minutes. I got Norton out of the loop. What the flip is wrong with System
>>>> Restore? I even disabled System Restore for my C drive and then re-enabled
>>>> it, so as to blow away all the previos restore points and start fresh. No
>>>> luck. Nobody else having this problem? Does system restore take longer than
>>>> an hour and I am not waiting long enough before I power down to get out of
>>>> it? Never worked that way in XP. I have had too many issues with Vista I
>>>> am not a fan at the moment. Thanks for any further help . . .
>>>>
>>>> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Get rid of Norton altogether!
>>>>> Use Avast Free 4 Home Anti-Virus.
>>>>>
>>>>> "John Inzer" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dreanmachine wrote:
>>>>>>> No, nothing to do with Norton. I am using the built in Restore
>>>>>>> function for Vista. There used to be a problem getting restore to
>>>>>>> work in XP if one of the Norton IS settings was checked (the
>>>>>>> protection of their product being changed). I have that unchecked.
>>>>>> ================================
>>>>>> You may have to completely uninstall Norton
>>>>>> before the System Restore will function
>>>>>> correctly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maybe you would have better results if you
>>>>>> boot to Safe Mode and run System Restore
>>>>>> from there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The following articles may be useful:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows Vista -
>>>>>> What Is Safe Mode
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/2mpeef
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows Vista -
>>>>>> Start your computer in safe mode
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/397vhf
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John Inzer
>>>>>> MS Picture It! -
>>>>>> Digital Image MVP
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Digital Image
>>>>>> Highlights and FAQs
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Notice
>>>>>> This is not tech support
>>>>>> I am a volunteer
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Solutions that work for
>>>>>> me may not work for you
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Proceed at your own risk
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>