I am running Windows XP. When I create a restore point and later try to
restore my system to that point, the restore operation will not preform. It
tries to restore my computer by rebooting, but I get a message that the
"Restore is Incomplete".

"Johnny Mowad" wrote:

> I am running Windows XP. When I create a restore point and later try to
> restore my system to that point, the restore operation will not preform. It
> tries to restore my computer by rebooting, but I get a message that the
> "Restore is Incomplete".

Some internet security suites or antivirus applications disable System
Restore. Try temporarily disabling your IS or AV application, then try the
restore.

"Johnny Mowad" <JohnnyMowad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11FF89D3-9E0B-4C1D-9945-DFCDAE917BD9@microsoft.com...
>I am running Windows XP. When I create a restore point and later try to
> restore my system to that point, the restore operation will not preform.
> It
> tries to restore my computer by rebooting, but I get a message that the
> "Restore is Incomplete".

This is probably caused by some malware/virus. If you type the following
into a Google search box then you will see a number of similar incidents:

"Restore is Incomplete" "System restore"

"Johnny Mowad" <JohnnyMowad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11FF89D3-9E0B-4C1D-9945-DFCDAE917BD9@microsoft.com...
>I am running Windows XP. When I create a restore point and later try to
> restore my system to that point, the restore operation will not preform.
> It
> tries to restore my computer by rebooting, but I get a message that the
> "Restore is Incomplete".

Try doing the restore from safe mode.

SC Tom

"Mark Adams" wrote:

>
> Thanks Mark. your solution is correct. What I did was boot Windows in safe mode and then restored my system. Everything worked OK.

> "Johnny Mowad" wrote:
>
> > I am running Windows XP. When I create a restore point and later try to
> > restore my system to that point, the restore operation will not preform. It
> > tries to restore my computer by rebooting, but I get a message that the
> > "Restore is Incomplete".
>
> Some internet security suites or antivirus applications disable System
> Restore. Try temporarily disabling your IS or AV application, then try the
> restore.

....but know in safe mode, there's no "Undo my last restoration" option.
Also, work-around for admin log-on here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312149/en-us.