Did the Command Prompt suggestion -- told me there were some files that were
corrupt and directed me to a CBS.LOG file. Went there, got "access is
denied," so I can't tell you what happened until I can get into that.

As to the other, it briefly runs the startup repair thing, tells me there
are no problems and gives me the message to disconnect any recently connected
items and to try it again (I haven't connected anything in months).

What now?

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories and right-click
> on the Command Prompt and choose "Run as administrator".
> Type in: SFC /SCANNOW and press your Enter key.
>
> If that does not work, try repairing your system. Boot from your Windows
> Vista DVD, select the System Repair Option > on the setup screen, select
> 'Repair Computer > Select your installation of Windows > select Startup
> Repair option and follow instructions. After that has completed, try
> creating the System Restore Point.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "CaptHerp" <CaptHerp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DBB1ECCE-DCCF-43B7-83DF-D0782CF0E9AB@microsoft.com...
> > No, nothing shows up. It's as though I never created any restore points
> > at
> > all, and I have manually tried to create dozens of them over the past few
> > months. They are NEVER there when I look for them.
> >
> > "Adam Albright" wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:38:00 -0700, CaptHerp
> >> <CaptHerp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >What's going on? I create a restore point, and the next time I boot the
> >> >machine it doesn't exist. Can someone help me here? I've had Vista
> >> >since
> >> >its release, which should give you an idea how long this has been going
> >> >on.
> >> >
> >> >I had NO problem with this when using XP.
> >>
> >> Type System Restore after you hit the Start button, click on the link
> >> the list, then when the System Restore Window shows up select choose a
> >> different restore point then next.
> >>
> >> Does anything show up?
> >>
> >>
>
>
>