Error System Restore Wizard Already Running
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The How-To Geek Forums Have Migrated to Discourse How-To Geek Forums / Windows Vista (Solved) - Windows Installer problem (15 posts) Started 8 years ago by zebra24 Latest reply from whs Topic Viewed 5998 times zebra24 Posts: 8 This post has been reported. Hello. I am a retired 70 year-old newcomer to computers trying to cope with a Windows Installer problem seen with my new Vista machine. I bought it to put together stacks of genealogical information that I have: old Bible records, family “stories”, pictures of relatives, and scans of hard-to-find legal records (mining and property claim deeds, marriage licenses, census reports, birth and death http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_programs/system-restore-wizard-is-already-running/c797baf7-c069-4e3a-894a-e9644cc6df0b records, etc.), all with the intent of making a DVD for distribution to my scattered grandkids this Christmas so they would have everything that I have but in one easy-to-use place. Now, after putting a mountain of this “priceless” stuff on the computer, working for about six months to do it, something has happened and I can no longer install any new program updates on the machine. When I try to install something (like http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/windows-installer-problem Adobe Reader 8.1.2, for example, but it happens with ANY and ALL program updates) I get messages like “Installer is no longer responding”. This defect will really get serious later this month when I must install new security updates. If I can't do that, then the computer becomes just a piece of sophisticated JUNK. Meanwhile, the machine itself, running without regular updates, is getting increasingly frail; more and more advisory messages are appearing. When I start it up now, my heart is in my mouth and all the genealogical work seems to be in danger. I had no idea how surprisingly fragile the computer world we live in is really becoming. I have been working with the MS Vista Art Unit for the last three weeks trying to solve this problem – so far without success, although they HAVE sent me several trial solutions (none of which worked). The only clues that I have is that I sometimes get “Error 1500”, and when, following some advice from an Intel engineer, I navigated to fix the Installer\InProgress key in “regedit”, the key was just not there. Can anyone out there help solve this vexing problem (or give me some advice on what to do to save the records if, in fact, the Vista OS machine really is junk)? Thanks. RTG Reports: · Poste
maintenance System restore hidden System restore hidden New 07 Sep 2007 #1 Dave Turner Guest System restore hidden I've got a problem with system restore wizard. When I want to create a restore point, I locate http://www.vistax64.com/vista-performance-maintenance/90398-system-restore-hidden.html system restore on the start menu, click it, click the UAC pop-up, and nothing happens. After waiting an appropriate amount of time I locate system restore again, and click it again, and click the UAC box, http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/780/execute-system-restore-from-the-command-line-safe-boot/ and this time an alert opens on my screen saying that "The system restore wizard is already running. This application will now close." I have checked the task manager and it makes no mention of the system restore wizard running. If I go through this drill 2 or 3 times, the restore wizard will eventually open. Anyone got any ideas where I should look to solve this? My System Specs You need to have JavaScript enabled so that you can use this ... New 08 Sep 2007 #2 AJR Guest Re: System restore hidden Not all "ruuning stuff" appears in Task Maanger. Check the task tray - it (System system restore wizard Restyore) is probably opening minimized. "Dave Turner"
Posted November 29, 2004 by David Kirk in Windows
If System Restore is not working well for you, you will have more success running it from the command line. Running System Restore from the command line is often the only way to get a system back up and running. I will describe it from the initial boot. 1. Restart your system. 2. When the system first boots, type F8 to bring up the boot menu. 3. Select the Safe Mode with Command Prompt option. 4. Log-on as administrator, if needed. 5. At your command prompt type the following: %systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe 6. Hit Enter. 6. This will open the System Restore wizard. About David Kirk David Kirk is one of the original founders of tech-recipes and is currently serving as editor-in-chief. Not only has he been crafting tutorials for over ten years, but in his other life he also enjoys taking care of critically ill patients as an ICU physician. View more articles by David Kirk Share this article If this article helped you, please THANK the author by sharing. Your participation helps us to help others. The Conversation Follow the reactions below and share your own thoughts. Rob Try c:windowssystem32restorerstrui.exe That sould work on most systems. Alexandra It helped but the problem i that my system restore doesnt even show up! =( Any advice? Bill Very useful information. It help me to restore my computer to a prioe time for fixing a system issue. Thanks gp Tried this, rstrui.exe wont execute! Jeremy I had a virus that was locking my computer down today. And if it weren't for this helpful tip from this site, I would have had issues. Just follow what I did below. I didn't use the cmd.exe (command prompt) function. Shut down your computer, and then wait a couple minutes. Start up your computer, and press f8 until the black screen with options pops up. Choose Safe Mode. You don't need the command prompt. And then a pop up will come up asking you a Yes or No question. It should say "Click No if you want to skip to System Restore." Click No. And then the System Restore program starts up, and then revert back to a date where you KNOW your computer