Hi Lew,
Thanks for the feedback - very useful.
So ,it looks like System Restore is enabled on C:\ ,but it's not accessible for you
to set a Restore Point nor to do a System restore.
This is from the weird and wacky world of computer experiences.
If things happen fairly suddenly , it could be due to several reasons (as usual).
Malware infection, AV- or anti-malware protection, Microsoft Updates
and installation of drivers or programs among others.
The first 2 may sound contradictory ,but it wouldn't be the first time that a protection
program restricts access to certain vital system areas.
Very often ,a sudden change can be undone by doing a System Restore,
which in your case isn't possible.
Things to check in addition to what I suggested before:
Run an anti-malware scan. Malwarebytes is good for that.
Check your AV program settings and also your existing anti-malware program
for settings that might affect access.
You may also try to temp. disable AV protection ,but disconnect from internet though.
Try the method in below link
http://www.askvg.com/fix-system-restore-point-creation-configuration-disabled-by-group-policy-or-system-administrator/
I'm assuming that you run Win7 Home Premium 64 bit ,since it's becoming
the most used version of Win7 for home users.
On the page it mentions Group Policy Editor ,but that's not available for Home Premium,
so you may have to resort to the Registry method.
However ,there is a download for the .reg file on that page to do the same job.
Double click it and approve Merge with Registry.
If denied ,try right-click and RunAs Admin.
Apart from all this , Win7 has an excellent list of options available for repair.
Access to this is via the boot menu ,which you get to by tapping F8 on bootup.
Try Safe Mode.This runs under the main Admin account and then try accessing
System Restore.
Under Repair My Computer you'll find a list of options including System Restore.
Unfortunately ,this one cannot be undone ,unlike a normal System Restore,
but if it works you may be able to go back to before the trouble started.
I would use this option as one of the last choices.
Lets hope you'll find the culprit or resolve this dilemma.
Peter E.
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From: lewrussx1
Sent: Friday, 23 March, 2012 2:02 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Setting Administrator
Peter, You really gave me some outstanding suggestion about setting my System Administrator. I right clicked on "System Restore" as you suggested and then clicked on "Run as Administrator", but I got the same window about contacting my System Administrator as before, which of course I am not able to do. I also went into Control Panel and clicked on "System" and then clicked on "System Protection" in the left panel and that opened "System Properties" and that opened "System properties" to the "System Protection" tab. The top listing was "System Restore", but at the end of a line stating "System Restore is disabled by your system Administrator", the button after that statement, the "System Restore" button was grayed out, so I couldn't enable System Restore. Beneath that area was a section called "Protection Settings" that listed my Hard Drives, showing that my Main drive "C" was "on" and my "Factory Image" partition "D" was off. Since the "D" drive is for restoring the main drive, that wasn't what I was looking for. I haven't checked out all the links that you sent me. I will start working on them. I can't believe that this is so difficult to reset my Administrator. I shall keep trying, I appreciate the time you have spent on this for me. Please don't give up.
Lew
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