Dean Kukral wrote:-

<<< A friend of mine, who is using XP Home, is unable to get System Restore to 
work.

He says that he has used it frequently in the past, but this time when he 
clicks on the restoration point, it starts up and then tells him that it is 
unable to restore.

If anyone has any suggestions for him, I will pass them on.>>>.

The following URL is very comprehensive on the subject.( in the URL pl. click on "system restore fails" in the left hand pane)

 http://tinyurl.com/am3e4

BUT I am not sure how far it will help because it lists so many causes ( norton, zonealarm, real player......to inadequate disk space). perhaps the suggestion in the URL to view the " event viewer " may give some clue.

HTH---Venkat

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