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phbrown
Look grayed out the "look" button, and displayed "scanning." Then displayed the "look" button again. No notepad window.
melboy
Is the file not on your desktop?
phbrown
SystemLook v1.0 by jpshortstuff (11.01.10)
Log created at 07:49 on 11/06/2010 by Paul (Administrator - Elevation successful)
========== filefind ==========
Searching for "sr.inf"
No files found.
Searching for "sr.sys"
C:\WINDOWS.1\ServicePackFiles\i386\sr.sys -----c 73472 bytes [06:06 04/08/2004] [18:36 13/04/2008] 76BB022C2FB6902FD5BDD4F78FC13A5D
-=End Of File=-
melboy
Do you have your Windows CD?
phbrown
I have a microsoft windows XP CD that includes SP1, and one that I labeled slipstreamed XP lite SP3
phbrown
Confirmed: sr.inf is now in the c:\windows.1\inf folder
melboy
Ok - Good.
With your XP CD still inserted, Go Start > Run and copy/paste the following command into the run box:
rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\Windows.1\Inf\sr.inf
You will be prompted for the file SR.sys. Copy/paste C:\WINDOWS.1\ServicePackFiles\i386 into the (Copy files from:) box and click OK.
You'll then see a window copying all the files over from the XP CD that are needed to reinstall System Restore.
You'll see a message "You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect.
Do you want to restart your computer now?"
Click Yes and allow the computer to reboot.
Let me know if you have System restore working.
phbrown
Another box pops up requesting srframe.mmf
SystemLook doesn't find it
:filefind
srframe.mmf
melboy
Confirm that the folder C:\Windows.1\System32\Restore is present.
With your Windows disk inserted still, go Start > Run and copy/paste the following command:
expand X:\i386\SRFRAME.MM_ C:\Windows.1\System32\Restore\SRFRAME.MMF
Where X pertains to your CD_Rom Drive letter,
When you are then prompted for the file when installing System Restore copy/paste into the (Copy files from:) box:
C:\Windows.1\System32\Restore
and click OK
phbrown
done
no request for reboot, however
melboy
Do you have a working System Restore now then?
phbrown
I have a SR line under Accessories/System tools, but when I click on it I get a message
System Restore is not able to protect your computer. Please restart your computer and run System Restore again.
twice, now
I conclude that it isn't working.
phbrown
I checked the Computer Management system - no System Restore under Services and Applications/Services