System Restore Won't Start

[Guest]

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4.5 yr old WINME w/Pent III 800 Mhz 512 RAM - After successfully
downloading/installing IE 6 over IE 5.5 this morning, I tried to download
Norton Antivirus 2005 and download failed and can't open Norton - but that's
Symantec's problem. However, this evening I tried to create a "System
restore" point and an error box states I can't and to reboot - but after
rebooting, still can't create a System Restore point. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Johnn9

 

[Guest]

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This problem is almost certainly related to your decision to attempt to
install Norton on an ME PC - which is tantamount to murder!

The probability is that the following will fix it -
Close all programs
Go to Start|Run
type

SCANREG /FIX

click OK (or hit the [Enter] key)

Reboot on request
--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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"johnny9" <johnny9@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5AB3CE1-5709-4E1B-9A01-D60BCA6AA823@microsoft.com...
> 4.5 yr old WINME w/Pent III 800 Mhz 512 RAM - After successfully
> downloading/installing IE 6 over IE 5.5 this morning, I tried to download
> Norton Antivirus 2005 and download failed and can't open Norton - but
> that's
> Symantec's problem. However, this evening I tried to create a "System
> restore" point and an error box states I can't and to reboot - but after
> rebooting, still can't create a System Restore point. Any suggestions?
> Thanks, Johnn9

 

[Someone]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

If you have Norton's "Go-Back" and did not disable it or remove it, you
won't be able to use System Restore. (And you may not be able to use
Go-Back either.)
"johnny9" <johnny9@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5AB3CE1-5709-4E1B-9A01-D60BCA6AA823@microsoft.com...
> 4.5 yr old WINME w/Pent III 800 Mhz 512 RAM - After successfully
> downloading/installing IE 6 over IE 5.5 this morning, I tried to download
> Norton Antivirus 2005 and download failed and can't open Norton - but
that's
> Symantec's problem. However, this evening I tried to create a "System
> restore" point and an error box states I can't and to reboot - but after
> rebooting, still can't create a System Restore point. Any suggestions?
> Thanks, Johnn9