System Restore problem

I used to get the "cannot update %1 %2" message while
rebooting. I asked for help and got it using the ATTRIB -
H -S -R etc method. Then I get the "cannot create a
restore point . Restart the computer etc." The help I got
from the Microsoft site used to work. That is Method 2,
Scanreg /restore etc. Now that doesn't work either and my
System Restore sits there like a white elephant. When I
go to Registry Editor, it opens in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/VxD/Vx
DMon. In the right pane the following is listed:
(default) (value not set)
FirstRun "N"
LogDir "c:\_RESTORELOGS"
StaticVxD "VxDMon"
SystemFileProtection "Y"
SytemRestore "Y"
TempDir "c:\_RESTORETEMP"
VxdCfg "C:\_RESTORE\VxDMon.cfg"
VxdDat "C:\_RESTORE\VxDMon.dat"

I don't know if any of that means anything but I thought
I'd tell you anyway.
Also on My Computer/Properties/Performance/File System I
changed the System Restore disc space used to 200MB, just
like I was told to do. I'm not having any luck. Can you
help me?

Mike
Thu Jul 29 06:06:06 CDT 2004

Rather than scanreg /restore (quite inapplicable in my view as it assumes that
any damage to the registry has only occurred in the last five days and also
causes the registry to be out of synch with reality and thus requiring the
user to then use system restore to roll back their system to the date of the
restore registry (or earlier)) it is infinitely preferable to use SCANREG
/FIX to try and repair the damage to the registry which is often the cause
for an inability to create a system restore checkpoint.
--
Mike Maltby
mcmaltby@hotmail.com


Rikki <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I used to get the "cannot update %1 %2" message while
> rebooting. I asked for help and got it using the ATTRIB -
> H -S -R etc method. Then I get the "cannot create a
> restore point . Restart the computer etc." The help I got
> from the Microsoft site used to work. That is Method 2,
> Scanreg /restore etc. Now that doesn't work either and my
> System Restore sits there like a white elephant. When I
> go to Registry Editor, it opens in
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/VxD/Vx
> DMon. In the right pane the following is listed:
> (default) (value not set)
> FirstRun "N"
> LogDir "c:\_RESTORELOGS"
> StaticVxD "VxDMon"
> SystemFileProtection "Y"
> SytemRestore "Y"
> TempDir "c:\_RESTORETEMP"
> VxdCfg "C:\_RESTORE\VxDMon.cfg"
> VxdDat "C:\_RESTORE\VxDMon.dat"
>
> I don't know if any of that means anything but I thought
> I'd tell you anyway.
> Also on My Computer/Properties/Performance/File System I
> changed the System Restore disc space used to 200MB, just
> like I was told to do. I'm not having any luck. Can you
> help me?

Rikki
Thu Jul 29 07:39:31 CDT 2004

I did as you said and it seemed to rebuild the registry
but I still can't create a restore point. What now?
>-----Original Message-----
>Rather than scanreg /restore (quite inapplicable in my
view as it assumes that
>any damage to the registry has only occurred in the last
five days and also
>causes the registry to be out of synch with reality and
thus requiring the
>user to then use system restore to roll back their system
to the date of the
>restore registry (or earlier)) it is infinitely
preferable to use SCANREG
>/FIX to try and repair the damage to the registry which
is often the cause
>for an inability to create a system restore checkpoint.
>--
>Mike Maltby
>mcmaltby@hotmail.com
>
>
>Rikki <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> I used to get the "cannot update %1 %2" message while
>> rebooting. I asked for help and got it using the
ATTRIB -
>> H -S -R etc method. Then I get the "cannot create a
>> restore point . Restart the computer etc." The help I
got
>> from the Microsoft site used to work. That is Method 2,
>> Scanreg /restore etc. Now that doesn't work either and
my
>> System Restore sits there like a white elephant. When I
>> go to Registry Editor, it opens in
>>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Services/VxD/Vx
>> DMon. In the right pane the following is listed:
>> (default) (value not set)
>> FirstRun "N"
>> LogDir "c:\_RESTORELOGS"
>> StaticVxD "VxDMon"
>> SystemFileProtection "Y"
>> SytemRestore "Y"
>> TempDir "c:\_RESTORETEMP"
>> VxdCfg "C:\_RESTORE\VxDMon.cfg"
>> VxdDat "C:\_RESTORE\VxDMon.dat"
>>
>> I don't know if any of that means anything but I thought
>> I'd tell you anyway.
>> Also on My Computer/Properties/Performance/File System I
>> changed the System Restore disc space used to 200MB,
just
>> like I was told to do. I'm not having any luck. Can
you
>> help me?
>
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>