System Restore

My son just did a system restore and for some reason it
got hung up. Then after awhile it said it did not have a
file to boot from. Now it won't recognize the C: drive at
all. How can I go back to where I was before??

>-----Original Message-----
>My son just did a system restore and for some reason it
>got hung up. Then after awhile it said it did not have a
>file to boot from. Now it won't recognize the C: drive

at

>all. How can I go back to where I was before??
>.
>Restart computer in "Safe Mode" by pressing F8 several

times during restart. Once there select "Start in last
known best configuration" and hit "Enter". If computer
boots up wait until it finishes and shows desktop and then
shut down computer again and see if problem is fixed by
restarting as you usually do.

"The procedure entry point RemoteAssistancePrepareSystemRestore could not be
located in the dynamic limk library WINSTA.dll." This is the error that I
get when trying to use the System Restore. Reinstalled XP (just the upgrade
that came with my Dell computer) and still the same. The error showed up
after I moved some software installed after purchase to the second hard
drive, and did a disk clean up. HELP! Thank You in advance!! Tracy

I am having exactly the same problem and tried the
same "fix." Like Tracy, I reinstalled Windows XP, but
this did not help. I suspect that the cause of my
problem might be one of about 25 "Critical Updates" from
Microsoft that I downloaded and installed recently. Any
advice or help from others out there would be greatly
appreciated.
Harry

>-----Original Message-----
>"The procedure entry point

RemoteAssistancePrepareSystemRestore could not be

>located in the dynamic limk library WINSTA.dll." This

is the error that I

>get when trying to use the System Restore. Reinstalled

XP (just the upgrade

>that came with my Dell computer) and still the same.

The error showed up

>after I moved some software installed after purchase to

the second hard

>drive, and did a disk clean up. HELP! Thank You in

advance!! Tracy

>
>
>.
>

If this is a relatively recent issue, you might try using System Restore to
take you back to a time when this worked properly. If that doesn't resolve
it, try the information below.

The following assumes you have an actual XP CD as opposed to a restore CD or
restore partition supplied by your PC manufacturer.

Go to Start, type sfc /scannow in the run box and press enter. Note, there
is a space between sfc and the forward slash. You will be asked for your XP
CD. Be aware, upon inserting the CD the XP setup screen may appear, this is
not a part of sfc /scannow, rather it is being invoked by autorun. Simply
minimize the screen and allow sfc to continue.

If the above fails to resolve the issue, try a repair install as follows:



Be sure you are well backed up in case there is a problem from which you are
unable to recover. NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data
files intact, if something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be
forced to start over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your
data backed up, you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.



Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the CD, it
should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up, if you
wish to boot from the CD press any key.



Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.



Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console.



The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Harry" <h++++++@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:569301c37c94$8fc87930$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> I am having exactly the same problem and tried the
> same "fix." Like Tracy, I reinstalled Windows XP, but
> this did not help. I suspect that the cause of my
> problem might be one of about 25 "Critical Updates" from
> Microsoft that I downloaded and installed recently. Any
> advice or help from others out there would be greatly
> appreciated.
> Harry
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >"The procedure entry point

> RemoteAssistancePrepareSystemRestore could not be

> >located in the dynamic limk library WINSTA.dll." This

> is the error that I

> >get when trying to use the System Restore. Reinstalled

> XP (just the upgrade

> >that came with my Dell computer) and still the same.

> The error showed up

> >after I moved some software installed after purchase to

> the second hard

> >drive, and did a disk clean up. HELP! Thank You in

> advance!! Tracy

> >
> >
> >.
> >

I was able to fix my problem with one of the 25 "Critical Updates". Don't
know which one it was...Thanks Tracy
"Harry" <h++++++@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:569301c37c94$8fc87930$a601280a@phx.gbl...

> I am having exactly the same problem and tried the
> same "fix." Like Tracy, I reinstalled Windows XP, but
> this did not help. I suspect that the cause of my
> problem might be one of about 25 "Critical Updates" from
> Microsoft that I downloaded and installed recently. Any
> advice or help from others out there would be greatly
> appreciated.
> Harry
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >"The procedure entry point

> RemoteAssistancePrepareSystemRestore could not be

> >located in the dynamic limk library WINSTA.dll." This

> is the error that I

> >get when trying to use the System Restore. Reinstalled

> XP (just the upgrade

> >that came with my Dell computer) and still the same.

> The error showed up

> >after I moved some software installed after purchase to

> the second hard

> >drive, and did a disk clean up. HELP! Thank You in

> advance!! Tracy

> >
> >
> >.
> >

My system restore is giving me an error message saying that
theaccess point ro something like that is not finding a
certain executable file in the dynamic link library. Can
anyone tell me how to straighten this out?

>-----Original Message-----
>My system restore is giving me an error message saying

that

>theaccess point ro something like that is not finding a
>certain executable file in the dynamic link library. Can
>anyone tell me how to straighten this out?
>.
>1. In My Computer, click the Tools menu -> Folder

Options.
2. On the View tab, make sure to check the option "Hide
extensions for known file types".
3. Click OK.
4. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "%windir%\inf"
(without the quotes) in the box and click OK.
5. Go to Search/files and folders and locate and select
the file "sr.inf" in C:\Windows\INF. Right-click it and
then click Install.

Works great, system restore should be back on, if anyone
else has the same problem try it.