System Restore Tab Missing in XP-Pro!

[snowy_13_999]

Cannot use the system restore feature. I am the administrator on this computer. Also tried to use the system restore function in safe mode under “administrator” login…still wont work.

Right click my computer icon>> properties
The system Restore Tab is missing

Looked online and some of the suggestions by other form user

1. System Restore for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_restore.htm

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Cu rrentVersion\
SystemRestore.
If a "DisableSR" value doesn't exist, go to the Edit menu, select New, DWORD value, and create the value.
Set the value to 1 to disable System Restore or 0 to enable System Restore.
The “DisableSR” value is set to 0

2. How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304449

But I get he following message:
You do not have sufficient security privileges to restore your system. Please contact your administrator, or logout and log in again as an administrator and try again

3. How to troubleshoot the System Restore tool in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q302796

I checked and it shows that my system restore function has been started
I followed the directions to go to the “Event Viewer”, but cannot see any services starting with ‘sr’ in the “Event Viewer”

4. Also followed instructions under
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...troubletn.mspx

When I run esentutl /g %windir%\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb I get the following message
“The database is no up-to-date. This operation may find that this database is corrupt because data from the log files has yet to be placed in the database”

I tried to run recovery using esentutl /r %windir%\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb, I got the following message
“Operation terminated with error –1003”

Ran the repair using esentutl /p %windir%\Security\Database\Secedit.sdb

Note:
It is recommended that you immediately perform a full backup of this database. If you restore a backup made before the repair, the database will be rolled back to he state it was in at the time of that backup

Operation completed successfully in 5.598 seconds

Sorry for the long post...but I wanted to post everything i have done so far.
Please let me know if there is a workaround or a solution to this.
Thanks a lot!

[s7p9a2m4]

Save yourself a lot of headaches and wasted resources and use this.
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/

[johnuk]

This happen to my window xp home edition

I found that the drivetable.txt file was corrupted (to many drives listed), renamed it, and a rebooted the restore tab came back.

The file is placed in the director below

C:\System Volume Information\_restore{D882C9BE-9304-46A6-8D7B-3A78E952DD19}

[Chaky]

I had similar problem. My "system restore" tab was there allright, but I couldn't enable the service. Turned out that the SRService key in hklm\system\CurrentControlSet\Services was DELETED.

Had to reinstall the system restore.


Rightclick the "C:\WINDOWS\inf\sr.inf" (or where ever your windows are installed) select "install" and skip all the files that you are promped. This will fix your registry regarding System restore.

[DaveC2003]

Refer to the link below that may solve your problem.

http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=8136

[Chaky]

Nwm...............

[Jazz]

I concur with s7p9a2m4.

System Restore is unpredictable and unreliable at the best of times. You'll be far better off using ERUNT 1.1j, IMO.

[goozidi]

OK I had the same problem and managed to resolve it... CHAKY almost helped me out... This is what he stated:

"I had similar problem. My "system restore" tab was there allright, but I couldn't enable the service. Turned out that the SRService key in hklm\system\CurrentControlSet\Services was DELETED.
Had to reinstall the system restore.
Rightclick the "C:\WINDOWS\inf\sr.inf" (or where ever your windows are installed) select "install" and skip all the files that you are promped. This will fix your registry regarding System restore."

Now it turns out YOU SHOULDN'T SKIP THE PROMPTS... It will prompt you twice for 2 files it can't find, search for them, and direct the installer towards them... one is "sr.sys" file located in C:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386 and the other is "srframe.mmf" located in C:\WINDOWS\system32\Restore
Then you're prompted to restart pc, after that again check MyComputer right mouse button properties, and voila, there's the tab, and system restore is on.

[Chaky]

I skipped the prompts and all went fine for me.

Actually, it has been ever since.