When I try to do a "system restore" I get a message that says the system restore did not work because "an unspecified error occurred during System Restore". Does anybody know what caused the error and how I can fix the problem so that I can restore back to some point in the past. Thanks for any suggestions.
Windows Vista
E MachineIf you can't do a System Restore the regular way...you can always try Safe Mode...

Check this out: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/using-windows-vista-system-restore/Hi Glitch
You were right. I did a safe mode and got a restore that worked like it is supposed to, HOWEVER, I tried to do a normal "system restore" and I got the same error message. Does this mean that I will always have to go to safe mode when I want to use "system restore" or is there some other answer?
Thanks for your time. BobNo, it means that Windoze System Restore sucks! I quit using SR a loooooooong time ago and started using this program>

http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/ERUNT/erunt.html

If you read the readme files you'll see why SR doesn't work.

Alan <>< Bobh,

Sometimes Vista will give you this error due to the amount of space you have allocated for System Restore. You can try adjusting the amount of space Vista allocates for System Restore, by following the instructions in this article: http://www.vista4beginners.com/System-Restore-Space-Used

Glad to hear you were able to perform the restore in Safe Mode...

Keep us posted...First of all let me explain. I am new to computers and am bumb.

Ale52
I downloaded your program but I am not sure how to use it. I am running Windows Vista and I did not see where the program said it would work with Vista. Can you explain further? Thanks Bob


Hi Glitch
I went into the C:/ disk and deleted all but the last restore point. This gave me 86.6 free of 103 GB. It was 73.1 free of 103 GB. At one point running your suggestions it showed max show copy STORAGE space 15.513 GB. How much should I change this to? I hope I have made things clear as to what I did. Thanks BobBob...

If I read you CORRECTLY, you're stating you have 15.513GB of a 103GB hard drive set aside for System Restore points? That's over 10% of your hard drive capacity. I don't think you need that much for System Restore.

If you followed the directions from the link I sent...you'll see the minimum amount of space you can allocate for System Restore, in Vista, is 300MB.

If you ran vssadmin list shadowstorage, per those directions, you'd be able to see how much space is allocated for System Restore.

My recommendation would be to use about 5% of your drive's capacity for System Restore...more if you want more restore points...it's ENTIRELY up to you. The more restore points you have, the more space used on the drive...however, the more restore points you have, the better off you'll be when and if you need to perform a System Restore in the future.Glitch
The last panel shows:
used shadow copy storage space: 1.051 GB
allotted shadow copy storage space: 3.202 GB
Maxinun shadow copy storage space: 15.513 GB
Do you think I need to change anything? I am still not running a normal restore. Thanks Bobbig bumb or little Quote from: Bobh on March 08, 2009, 12:44:53 PM

First of all let me explain. I am new to computers and am bumb.