i can't restore back to an earlier date..hoow come?

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mamie

Error message?

"mamie" <mamie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>i can't restore back to an earlier date..hoow come?
>
> --
> mamie[/color]

Are you dual booting with XP?


"mamie" <mamie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E715758-5068-4DF8-A3AE-4FF5996B1AE9@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>i can't restore back to an earlier date..hoow come?
>
> --
> mamie[/color]

Mamie, unless you showed us your step-by-step in system restore, it's
impossible to tell you why. The only way is to show you my way of syst.
restore , in case it's different than yours :-
1. open Control Panel, choose BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER
2. choose system restore
3. under RESTORE SYSTEM FILES & SETTINGS, check CHOOSE A DIFFERENT
RESTORE POINT , click NEXT
4. pick the date , click that and then click NEXT.
5. click FINISH
Note : a) Step 3 is the one people might overlook. By clicking Next without
choosing a different date will only restore to the MOST PRESENT DATE, which
of course won't do any good.
b) The list of dates only goes back about 10 days or so. If your
problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to help at
all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating system ,
drivers&utilities disks etc. Hope I have helped in some way.
"mamie" <mamie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0E715758-5068-4DF8-A3AE-4FF5996B1AE9@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>i can't restore back to an earlier date..hoow come?
>
> --
> mamie[/color]

"jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
If your[color=blue]
> problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to help at
> all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating system ,
> drivers&utilities disks etc.[/color]

There are other trouble shooting steps one can take before being that
drastic.

Hey, Bob. I have been looking for those trouble shooting steps. Would you
please tell me all that you know ? You can e-mail me [email]dhuang1@cogeco.ca[/email]
Thanks

"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:M6OdnUmyWLzvS0_anZ2dnUVZ_gudnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=blue]
>
> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
> If your[color=green]
>> problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to help
>> at all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating system ,
>> drivers&utilities disks etc.[/color]
>
> There are other trouble shooting steps one can take before being that
> drastic.[/color]

Run sfc /scannow.

"jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:325C01BD-B2DD-4E2A-826A-CD47B393FD63@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hey, Bob. I have been looking for those trouble shooting steps. Would you
> please tell me all that you know ? You can e-mail me [email]dhuang1@cogeco.ca[/email]
> Thanks
>
> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:M6OdnUmyWLzvS0_anZ2dnUVZ_gudnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=green]
>>
>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>> If your[color=darkred]
>>> problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to help
>>> at all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating system ,
>>> drivers&utilities disks etc.[/color]
>>
>> There are other trouble shooting steps one can take before being that
>> drastic.[/color]
>[/color]

I restored successfully by restoring in the safe mode..some there told me to
try that and it worked..Thanks for all the help;;;
Mamie
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mamie


"jihchiang" wrote:
[color=blue]
> Mamie, unless you showed us your step-by-step in system restore, it's
> impossible to tell you why. The only way is to show you my way of syst.
> restore , in case it's different than yours :-
> 1. open Control Panel, choose BACK UP YOUR COMPUTER
> 2. choose system restore
> 3. under RESTORE SYSTEM FILES & SETTINGS, check CHOOSE A DIFFERENT
> RESTORE POINT , click NEXT
> 4. pick the date , click that and then click NEXT.
> 5. click FINISH
> Note : a) Step 3 is the one people might overlook. By clicking Next without
> choosing a different date will only restore to the MOST PRESENT DATE, which
> of course won't do any good.
> b) The list of dates only goes back about 10 days or so. If your
> problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to help at
> all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating system ,
> drivers&utilities disks etc. Hope I have helped in some way.
> "mamie" <mamie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0E715758-5068-4DF8-A3AE-4FF5996B1AE9@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >i can't restore back to an earlier date..hoow come?
> >
> > --
> > mamie[/color]
>[/color]

Hi, Bob. That sfc/scannow command is good for XP, my os is vista home
premium and it did not work when I entered the command after Start menu was
opened. I went to the site and it says it is for XP. But thank you anyway.
"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:b4SdnfZADojbRk_anZ2dnUVZWhednZ2d@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> Run sfc /scannow.
>
> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
> news:325C01BD-B2DD-4E2A-826A-CD47B393FD63@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Hey, Bob. I have been looking for those trouble shooting steps. Would you
>> please tell me all that you know ? You can e-mail me
>> [email]dhuang1@cogeco.ca[/email] Thanks
>>
>> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>> news:M6OdnUmyWLzvS0_anZ2dnUVZ_gudnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>>> If your
>>>> problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to help
>>>> at all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating system
>>>> , drivers&utilities disks etc.
>>>
>>> There are other trouble shooting steps one can take before being that
>>> drastic.[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

You need to run from an elevated command prompt (run as administrator). It
runs but no longer fixes problems.

"jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:E4E18730-89C0-4328-8747-FC8B174CBF62@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hi, Bob. That sfc/scannow command is good for XP, my os is vista home
> premium and it did not work when I entered the command after Start menu
> was opened. I went to the site and it says it is for XP. But thank you
> anyway.
> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:b4SdnfZADojbRk_anZ2dnUVZWhednZ2d@comcast.com...[color=green]
>> Run sfc /scannow.
>>
>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>> news:325C01BD-B2DD-4E2A-826A-CD47B393FD63@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Hey, Bob. I have been looking for those trouble shooting steps. Would
>>> you please tell me all that you know ? You can e-mail me
>>> [email]dhuang1@cogeco.ca[/email] Thanks
>>>
>>> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>>> news:M6OdnUmyWLzvS0_anZ2dnUVZ_gudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>
>>>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>>>> If your
>>>>> problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to
>>>>> help at all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating
>>>>> system , drivers&utilities disks etc.
>>>>
>>>> There are other trouble shooting steps one can take before being that
>>>> drastic.
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

It's for Vista as well.
The command is not sfc/scannow. It's sfc /scannow(note the space)

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"jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
news:E4E18730-89C0-4328-8747-FC8B174CBF62@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hi, Bob. That sfc/scannow command is good for XP, my os is vista home
> premium and it did not work when I entered the command after Start menu
> was opened. I went to the site and it says it is for XP. But thank you
> anyway.
> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
> news:b4SdnfZADojbRk_anZ2dnUVZWhednZ2d@comcast.com...[color=green]
>> Run sfc /scannow.
>>
>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>> news:325C01BD-B2DD-4E2A-826A-CD47B393FD63@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Hey, Bob. I have been looking for those trouble shooting steps. Would
>>> you please tell me all that you know ? You can e-mail me
>>> [email]dhuang1@cogeco.ca[/email] Thanks
>>>
>>> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>>> news:M6OdnUmyWLzvS0_anZ2dnUVZ_gudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>
>>>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>>>> If your
>>>>> problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to
>>>>> help at all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating
>>>>> system , drivers&utilities disks etc.
>>>>
>>>> There are other trouble shooting steps one can take before being that
>>>> drastic.
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces
incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833[/url]
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"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
news:ePLdgXYgIHA.1944@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> You need to run from an elevated command prompt (run as administrator).
> It runs but no longer fixes problems.
>
> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
> news:E4E18730-89C0-4328-8747-FC8B174CBF62@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> Hi, Bob. That sfc/scannow command is good for XP, my os is vista home
>> premium and it did not work when I entered the command after Start menu
>> was opened. I went to the site and it says it is for XP. But thank you
>> anyway.
>> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>> news:b4SdnfZADojbRk_anZ2dnUVZWhednZ2d@comcast.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Run sfc /scannow.
>>>
>>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>>> news:325C01BD-B2DD-4E2A-826A-CD47B393FD63@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hey, Bob. I have been looking for those trouble shooting steps. Would
>>>> you please tell me all that you know ? You can e-mail me
>>>> [email]dhuang1@cogeco.ca[/email] Thanks
>>>>
>>>> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:M6OdnUmyWLzvS0_anZ2dnUVZ_gudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>>
>>>>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>>>>> If your
>>>>>> problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to
>>>>>> help at all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating
>>>>>> system , drivers&utilities disks etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are other trouble shooting steps one can take before being that
>>>>> drastic.
>>>>
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

It did in XP, it does NOT in Vista

"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:3_adnUYL35Ba0E7anZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@comcast.com...[color=blue]
>
> The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces
> incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.
> [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833[/url]
> --
> *Report back, please*
>
>
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
> news:ePLdgXYgIHA.1944@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> You need to run from an elevated command prompt (run as administrator).
>> It runs but no longer fixes problems.
>>
>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>> news:E4E18730-89C0-4328-8747-FC8B174CBF62@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi, Bob. That sfc/scannow command is good for XP, my os is vista home
>>> premium and it did not work when I entered the command after Start menu
>>> was opened. I went to the site and it says it is for XP. But thank you
>>> anyway.
>>> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>>> news:b4SdnfZADojbRk_anZ2dnUVZWhednZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>> Run sfc /scannow.
>>>>
>>>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>>>> news:325C01BD-B2DD-4E2A-826A-CD47B393FD63@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Hey, Bob. I have been looking for those trouble shooting steps. Would
>>>>> you please tell me all that you know ? You can e-mail me
>>>>> [email]dhuang1@cogeco.ca[/email] Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:M6OdnUmyWLzvS0_anZ2dnUVZ_gudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "jihchiang" <dhuang1@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>>>>>> If your
>>>>>>> problem started beyond the time limit, your restoe is not going to
>>>>>>> help at all. In that case, you will have to re-install you operating
>>>>>>> system , drivers&utilities disks etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are other trouble shooting steps one can take before being that
>>>>>> drastic.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

In XP the install disk had the files necessary in .cab to fix defective
files and would ask to replace them when found. Vista has very few files on
the install disk, instead uses an image file to lay down the system image
during installation. As a result it does not have the files available
during this process to replace bad files. Perhaps the following reply I
received regarding this topic will help clear the air for some.

Hello John,
There is a separate copy of the what are considered the boot critical files
that can be repaired with SFC while offline.
These are in the \windows\winsxs\backup, but the number of files there are
limited.
Mounting the wim file from the DVD and manually copying the files from the
mounted location to the OS location is the only way to replace a corrupted
file that cannot be repaired with SFC.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
==========================
That was a reply from Darrell. The closest I have come to trying anything
is to find this article.
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/events/vista/dsk-02.mspx[/url] The
second item would seem to apply.
This will give you info as to how to do it.


"Bare Foot Kid" <Bare.Foot.Kid.360sk0@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:Bare.Foot.Kid.360sk0@no-mx.forums.net...[color=blue]
>
> Hi Y'all.
>[color=green]
>>
>> Bob wrote
>>
>> The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces
>> incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions
>>[/color]
>[color=green]
>>
>> John Barnes wrote
>>
>> It did in XP, it does NOT in Vista
>>[/color]
>
> Can someone please clear this up without
> a big flame war !!!
>
> Thanks :confused:
>
> According to this it only applies to some Versions?
>
> 'http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833'
> ([url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833[/url])
>
>
> --
> Bare Foot Kid
>
> Jesus loves you just the way you are!
> You're welcome to visit my site! 'HERE'
> ([url]http://jesuslovesyoutoo.org/default.aspx[/url])[/color]

"Bare Foot Kid" <Bare.Foot.Kid.360sk0@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:Bare.Foot.Kid.360sk0@no-mx.forums.net...[color=blue]
>
> Hi Y'all.
>[color=green]
>>
>> Bob wrote
>>
>> The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces
>> incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions
>>[/color]
>[color=green]
>>
>> John Barnes wrote
>>
>> It did in XP, it does NOT in Vista
>>[/color]
>
> Can someone please clear this up without
> a big flame war !!!
>[/color]


What "big flame war"?

The bottom line is it fixes some files, not all.