KB267951 - Description of
the System Restore Utility in Windows Millennium Edition
KB278449 - Description of Windows
Millennium Edition System Information (Msinfo32.exe) Tool
KB247485 - Description
of Troubleshooting Settings for File System Properties
KB274155 - Description
of the Safe Mode Troubleshooter
KB267952 - Description
of PCHealth in Windows Millennium Edition (Me)
KB264996 - Description
and Functionality of Cabbit.exe
KB272117 - Description
of Files on the Windows Me Startup Disk
KB267698 - Computer May Not Start Properly After You Use a System Restore Point
SurfWatch-related fault - ignore if you've never had SurfWatch installed on your
PC
KB267176 - Unable
to Access the System Restore Buttons If Screen Resolution Is 800x600 or Less
Cause - low screen resolution
KB306768 - Troubleshooting
System Restore in Windows Millennium Edition
General troubleshooting advice.
KB275646 - System
Restore Shows Date of Saturday, December 30, 1899
Cause - missing registry association
KB261716 - System
Restore Removes Files During a Restore Procedure
Cause - Putting data files outside the 'My Documents' folder tree - Undo the
restore, move the files and redo
KB250231 - System
Restore Points May Not Be Created for Hardware Device Driver Installations
- use SR to restore to go back to last point prior to install, or uninstall driver
using provided routine)
KB267160 - System
Restore May Not Properly Restore Attributes to Files
Cause - this seems to be a minor bug in SR
KB261690 - Start
Menu or Shortcut Items Appear Capitalized After Restoration
Cause - this seems to be a minor bug in SR
KB261719 - Screen
Saver Password May Be Removed or Changed After Using System Restore
Cause - 'by design'
KB266714 - SFP
Cannot Function When System.cat File Is Corrupt or Missing
Cause - corrupt/missing System.cat file
KB306762 - Restore
Points Are Not Saved in System Restore
Cause - McAfee Safe & Sound
KB267123 - Restore
Operation Fails if a Folder Has the Same Name As a File in the Root Directory
Cause - as title (rename or move the offending folder)
KB267426 - Previously
Scheduled Tasks Start Even After System Restore Changes Configurations
Cause - .job files are not monitored by SR - change the Scheduled tasks
manually
KB267794 - Recently
Saved Files May Not Remain in the My Documents Folder
Cause - Multiple user profiles may result in executables in other users 'My Documents'
being monitored by SR
KB297958 - Performance
Issue While Running ForeHelp
Cause - ForeHelp continuously modifies a monitored file type
KB299266 - Free
Hard Disk Space Decreases for No Apparent Reason
Cause - System Restore (and/or GoBack) use space to back up modified files -
limit the space used for SR (uninstall GoBack!!!)
KB266342 - Error
Messages May Be Displayed When Using Windows Me Startup Disk with Adaptec GoBack
Software
Cause - GoBack modifies the MBR on your HD, and ME no longer recognises the boot
partition
KB275144 - Error
Message: The Specified File Is Protected and May Not Be Copied Over or Deleted
Cause - SR archives are Hidden System files - and should not be modified by the
user
KB303354 - Error
Message: System Restore Was Unable to Create a Restore Point
Cause - corrupted registry
KB296090 - Error
Message When You Start System Restore: An Error Occurred in the Script on This Page
Cause - damaged SR Control files
KB274092 - Error
Message: System Restore Cannot Run Until You Restart the Computer
Cause - WININIT.INI file present in C:\Windows folder - if rebooting doesn't
cure the problem the first time, check that there isn't another wininit.ini file
created by third-party drivers.
KB261680 - Error
Message Occurs When Attempting to Use System Restore
Cause - SR is turned off either by the user, or because of low disk space.
KB298888 - Error
Message When You Browse Internet or Read E-mail with AOL (NOTE - may also occur
with System Restore - message is error in WINMM.DLL, msacm.dll, OR user.exe)
Cause - Corrupted WINMM.DLL file
KB267511 - Error
in Rstrui.exe When Starting System Restore or Creating a Manual Restore Point
Cause - wrong date on computer! - reset date, then SR
KB264578 - Ebdundo.exe
Does Not Do Anything When Run from the Startup Disk
Cause - A restore operation was NOT the last action on the system.
KB264152 - Deleting
the _Restore Folder from a Non-Windows Me Partition Resets the Data Store
Cause - user intervention (often over-zealous use of disk cleanup utilities)
KB309663 - Control
Panel, Help, and System Restore Are Empty or Partially Empty
Cause - problems with JSCRIPT.DLL
KB305671 - Computer
Starts Only in Safe Mode and System Restore Does Not Work Properly
Cause - Norton Anti-virus (specifically v2001) auto-protect
KB267698 - Computer
May Not Start Properly After You Use a System Restore Point
Cause - SurfWatch has been uninstalled, and you've Restored back to a point where
SurfWatch was installed
KB274460 - Computer
May Not Restart After Unsuccessful System Restore with Drive Overlay Software Installed
Cause - Drive Overlay tools modify the MBR
KB267808 - CD-ROM
Drive Title Remains After You Restore the System Restore Point
Cause - SR restores the ShellIconCache file - if problems continue, delete the
file
KB267718 - Cannot
Reinstall SurfWatch 3.0 After You Run the System Restore Tool
Cause - SurfWatch is partially reinstalled in a Restore operation
KB275651 - Blank
Pages in Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Help and Support
Cause - missing registry association
KB259680 - Backup
Files Take More Space Than Expected
Cause - global backup includes SR archive, and temp files. do not allow Backup
to include C:\_Restore folder tree
KB263455 - Antivirus
Tools Cannot Clean Infected Files in the _Restore Folder
Cause - C:\_Restore is a protected folder tree
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This page was last updated 18/03/2009