Are you getting any errors when trying to create a restore point? Try
disabling SR, reboot, the re-enable it.


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"Rusty" <kenrussell@optus YOUR HAT home.com.au> wrote in message
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> Thanks very much for your help!
>
> I tried both suggestions, the first did nothing. Now the restore point
> from yesterday is available but it won't allow me to manually create
> another. So we have made some progress.
>
> I still have to manually enable the Quick Launch bar every time I boot up.
>
> Any more suggestions will be gratefully received.
>
> Cheers,
> Ken Russell
>
> "pcbutts1" <pcbutts1@leythosthestalker.com> wrote in message
> news:etv4oa$kvq$1@blackhelicopter.databasix.com...
>> Cut and paste everything between the lines and paste it into notepad.
>> Save the file as quick.reg and save it to the desktop. make sure you
>> change the save as type.... drop down box to all files. Once saved double
>> click on the file to merge it into the registry. Reboot.
>>
>>
>> Begin cut below this line
>> ================================================== =================================
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer]
>> "NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000
>>
>>
>>
>> ================================================== ==================================
>> End cut above this line
>>
>> The above will fix the quick launch issue and may also fix the system
>> restore if it does not then use this one.
>>
>> Begin cut below this line
>> ================================================== =================================
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows NT\SystemRestore]
>> "DisableConfig"=dword:00000000
>> "DisableSR"=dword:00000000
>>
>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Policies\Explorer]
>> "NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\sr]
>> "Type"=dword:00000002
>> "Start"=dword:00000000
>> "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
>> "Tag"=dword:00000004
>> "ImagePath"=hex(2):53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6 d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,44,00,\
>>
>> 52,00,49,00,56,00,45,00,52,00,53,00,5c,00,73,00,72 ,00,2e,00,73,00,79,00,73,\
>> 00,00,00
>> "DisplayName"="System Restore Filter Driver"
>> "Group"="FSFilter System Recovery"
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\sr\Parameters]
>> "FirstRun"=dword:00000000
>> "DontBackup"=dword:00000000
>> "MachineGuid"="{EAAFAEEC-4AFE-42BE-83D9-C12FDD4942A6}"
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\sr\Security]
>> "Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00 ,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
>>
>> 00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01 ,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
>>
>> 00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02 ,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
>>
>> 05,12,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00 ,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
>>
>> 20,02,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00 ,00,00,05,0b,00,00,00,00,\
>>
>> 00,18,00,fd,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00 ,00,00,23,02,00,00,01,01,\
>> 00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00 ,05,12,00,00,00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\sr\Enum]
>> "0"="Root\\LEGACY_SR\\0000"
>> "Count"=dword:00000001
>> "NextInstance"=dword:00000001
>>
>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Group Policy
>> Objects\LocalMachine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\W indows
>> NT\SystemRestore]
>> "DisableSR"=dword:00000000
>>
>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Group Policy
>> Objects\LocalMachine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\W indows
>> NT\SystemRestore]
>> "DisableConfig"=dword:00000000
>>
>> [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Group
>> Policy Objects\LocalMachine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\W indows
>> NT\SystemRestore]
>> [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows
>> NT\SystemRestore]
>> [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Group
>> Policy Objects\LocalMachine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\W indows
>> NT\SystemRestore]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ================================================== ==================================
>> End cut above this line
>>
>>
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>> Rhonda Lea Kirk, Meat Plow, F Kwatu F, George Orwell
>>
>>
>>
>> "Rusty" <kenrussell@optus YOUR HAT home.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:4602e69e$0$9772$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>>>I posted this also on alt.computer.security
>>>
>>> Each time I boot up my PC I have to enable the quick launch bar. It
>>> disappears when I shut down.
>>>
>>> Also, no restore points appear other than the current day's checkpoint.
>>>
>>> I've run out of ideas on how to fix these problems. Are they likely
>>> caused
>>> by malaware?
>>>
>>> I'm running XP Pro SP2
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ken Russell
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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