system restore turned off by group policy

[Guest John Gregory]

When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

"system restore has been turned off by group policy".

 

How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

not find a place to turn it back on.

 

Any ideas?

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

Is the computer a member of business domain or as part of a home

workgroup setup ?

 

"John Gregory" <JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:625D930B-11A7-4975-BE55-0144E2AD5934@microsoft.com...

> When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

> "system restore has been turned off by group policy".

>

> How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

> not find a place to turn it back on.

>

> Any ideas?

[Guest John Gregory]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

The computer is a company computer - most likely in a workgroup. However I

do have full administrative rights to the computer. IBM T-60, Windows XP,

SP2.

 

The problem is that our IT department announced that they do not support

operating system or installed program backups. My computer is a laptop, that

is loaded with special software and heavily configured for these

applications. Our ITs response to any real problem is to re-image the

machine. Based upon this, I think the ability to back up the system is

important.

 

Our IT group is very uncooperative on this issue and is currently at odds

against management for other "non-supported" issues which management thinks

are important. People like me (low on the food chain) are left with no

alternatives than to fend for ourselves.

 

Is there a manual way to set a restore point? (as in the early windows days

of copying the registry file?)

 

"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Is the computer a member of business domain or as part of a home

> workgroup setup ?

>

> "John Gregory" <JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:625D930B-11A7-4975-BE55-0144E2AD5934@microsoft.com...

> > When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

> > "system restore has been turned off by group policy".

> >

> > How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

> > not find a place to turn it back on.

> >

> > Any ideas?

>

>

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

Make your own image?

 

John Gregory wrote:

> The computer is a company computer - most likely in a workgroup. However I

> do have full administrative rights to the computer. IBM T-60, Windows XP,

> SP2.

>

> The problem is that our IT department announced that they do not support

> operating system or installed program backups. My computer is a laptop, that

> is loaded with special software and heavily configured for these

> applications. Our ITs response to any real problem is to re-image the

> machine. Based upon this, I think the ability to back up the system is

> important.

>

> Our IT group is very uncooperative on this issue and is currently at odds

> against management for other "non-supported" issues which management thinks

> are important. People like me (low on the food chain) are left with no

> alternatives than to fend for ourselves.

>

> Is there a manual way to set a restore point? (as in the early windows days

> of copying the registry file?)

>

> "R. McCarty" wrote:

>

>

>>Is the computer a member of business domain or as part of a home

>>workgroup setup ?

>>

>>"John Gregory" <JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>news:625D930B-11A7-4975-BE55-0144E2AD5934@microsoft.com...

>>

>>>When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

>>>"system restore has been turned off by group policy".

>>>

>>>How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

>>>not find a place to turn it back on.

>>>

>>>Any ideas?

>>

>>

>>

[Guest John Gregory]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

I thought that was what system restore was supposed to be able to save the

current system state, and also a complete image. Is that not the case?

 

I have had trouble before trying to duplicate a hard drive, it never seems

to copy all of the critical files. even with ghosting software, the copy

always seems to have some issues. (this computer is a laptop, and the target

hard drive would be connected through a USB interface)

 

"Bob I" wrote:

> Make your own image?

>

> John Gregory wrote:

>

> > The computer is a company computer - most likely in a workgroup. However I

> > do have full administrative rights to the computer. IBM T-60, Windows XP,

> > SP2.

> >

> > The problem is that our IT department announced that they do not support

> > operating system or installed program backups. My computer is a laptop, that

> > is loaded with special software and heavily configured for these

> > applications. Our ITs response to any real problem is to re-image the

> > machine. Based upon this, I think the ability to back up the system is

> > important.

> >

> > Our IT group is very uncooperative on this issue and is currently at odds

> > against management for other "non-supported" issues which management thinks

> > are important. People like me (low on the food chain) are left with no

> > alternatives than to fend for ourselves.

> >

> > Is there a manual way to set a restore point? (as in the early windows days

> > of copying the registry file?)

> >

> > "R. McCarty" wrote:

> >

> >

> >>Is the computer a member of business domain or as part of a home

> >>workgroup setup ?

> >>

> >>"John Gregory" <JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >>news:625D930B-11A7-4975-BE55-0144E2AD5934@microsoft.com...

> >>

> >>>When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

> >>>"system restore has been turned off by group policy".

> >>>

> >>>How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

> >>>not find a place to turn it back on.

> >>>

> >>>Any ideas?

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:50:02 -0800, John Gregory

<JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I thought that was what system restore was supposed to be able to save the

> current system state, and also a complete image. Is that not the case?

 

 

 

If by a "complete image," you mean a complete image of the drive, no,

it is not the case. It is not a backup solution in any form. It backs

up and restores the operating system only, and does nothing to backup

your data.

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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[Guest Bob I]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

Oh heavens no! Think of it as a "roll back" feature for the operating

system and registry. Look up "system restore" in Help, and then follow

the links for a mor detailed decsription.

 

John Gregory wrote:

> I thought that was what system restore was supposed to be able to save the

> current system state, and also a complete image. Is that not the case?

>

> I have had trouble before trying to duplicate a hard drive, it never seems

> to copy all of the critical files. even with ghosting software, the copy

> always seems to have some issues. (this computer is a laptop, and the target

> hard drive would be connected through a USB interface)

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>

>>Make your own image?

>>

>>John Gregory wrote:

>>

>>

>>>The computer is a company computer - most likely in a workgroup. However I

>>>do have full administrative rights to the computer. IBM T-60, Windows XP,

>>>SP2.

>>>

>>>The problem is that our IT department announced that they do not support

>>>operating system or installed program backups. My computer is a laptop, that

>>>is loaded with special software and heavily configured for these

>>>applications. Our ITs response to any real problem is to re-image the

>>>machine. Based upon this, I think the ability to back up the system is

>>>important.

>>>

>>>Our IT group is very uncooperative on this issue and is currently at odds

>>>against management for other "non-supported" issues which management thinks

>>>are important. People like me (low on the food chain) are left with no

>>>alternatives than to fend for ourselves.

>>>

>>>Is there a manual way to set a restore point? (as in the early windows days

>>>of copying the registry file?)

>>>

>>>"R. McCarty" wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>>Is the computer a member of business domain or as part of a home

>>>>workgroup setup ?

>>>>

>>>>"John Gregory" <JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>news:625D930B-11A7-4975-BE55-0144E2AD5934@microsoft.com...

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

>>>>>"system restore has been turned off by group policy".

>>>>>

>>>>>How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

>>>>>not find a place to turn it back on.

>>>>>

>>>>>Any ideas?

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>

[Guest John Gregory]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

OK, I read more about it. Thank you.

 

However, the original problem remains, how do I turn access to this back on?

 

Is there a registry key?

 

"Bob I" wrote:

> Oh heavens no! Think of it as a "roll back" feature for the operating

> system and registry. Look up "system restore" in Help, and then follow

> the links for a mor detailed decsription.

>

> John Gregory wrote:

>

> > I thought that was what system restore was supposed to be able to save the

> > current system state, and also a complete image. Is that not the case?

> >

> > I have had trouble before trying to duplicate a hard drive, it never seems

> > to copy all of the critical files. even with ghosting software, the copy

> > always seems to have some issues. (this computer is a laptop, and the target

> > hard drive would be connected through a USB interface)

> >

> > "Bob I" wrote:

> >

> >

> >>Make your own image?

> >>

> >>John Gregory wrote:

> >>

> >>

> >>>The computer is a company computer - most likely in a workgroup. However I

> >>>do have full administrative rights to the computer. IBM T-60, Windows XP,

> >>>SP2.

> >>>

> >>>The problem is that our IT department announced that they do not support

> >>>operating system or installed program backups. My computer is a laptop, that

> >>>is loaded with special software and heavily configured for these

> >>>applications. Our ITs response to any real problem is to re-image the

> >>>machine. Based upon this, I think the ability to back up the system is

> >>>important.

> >>>

> >>>Our IT group is very uncooperative on this issue and is currently at odds

> >>>against management for other "non-supported" issues which management thinks

> >>>are important. People like me (low on the food chain) are left with no

> >>>alternatives than to fend for ourselves.

> >>>

> >>>Is there a manual way to set a restore point? (as in the early windows days

> >>>of copying the registry file?)

> >>>

> >>>"R. McCarty" wrote:

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>>Is the computer a member of business domain or as part of a home

> >>>>workgroup setup ?

> >>>>

> >>>>"John Gregory" <JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >>>>news:625D930B-11A7-4975-BE55-0144E2AD5934@microsoft.com...

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>>When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

> >>>>>"system restore has been turned off by group policy".

> >>>>>

> >>>>>How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

> >>>>>not find a place to turn it back on.

> >>>>>

> >>>>>Any ideas?

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>

>

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

If the system admin is turning it off by group policy, you don't have

the ability to override it.

 

John Gregory wrote:

> OK, I read more about it. Thank you.

>

> However, the original problem remains, how do I turn access to this back on?

>

> Is there a registry key?

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>

>>Oh heavens no! Think of it as a "roll back" feature for the operating

>>system and registry. Look up "system restore" in Help, and then follow

>>the links for a mor detailed decsription.

>>

>>John Gregory wrote:

>>

>>

>>>I thought that was what system restore was supposed to be able to save the

>>>current system state, and also a complete image. Is that not the case?

>>>

>>>I have had trouble before trying to duplicate a hard drive, it never seems

>>>to copy all of the critical files. even with ghosting software, the copy

>>>always seems to have some issues. (this computer is a laptop, and the target

>>>hard drive would be connected through a USB interface)

>>>

>>>"Bob I" wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>>Make your own image?

>>>>

>>>>John Gregory wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>The computer is a company computer - most likely in a workgroup. However I

>>>>>do have full administrative rights to the computer. IBM T-60, Windows XP,

>>>>>SP2.

>>>>>

>>>>>The problem is that our IT department announced that they do not support

>>>>>operating system or installed program backups. My computer is a laptop, that

>>>>>is loaded with special software and heavily configured for these

>>>>>applications. Our ITs response to any real problem is to re-image the

>>>>>machine. Based upon this, I think the ability to back up the system is

>>>>>important.

>>>>>

>>>>>Our IT group is very uncooperative on this issue and is currently at odds

>>>>>against management for other "non-supported" issues which management thinks

>>>>>are important. People like me (low on the food chain) are left with no

>>>>>alternatives than to fend for ourselves.

>>>>>

>>>>>Is there a manual way to set a restore point? (as in the early windows days

>>>>>of copying the registry file?)

>>>>>

>>>>>"R. McCarty" wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>Is the computer a member of business domain or as part of a home

>>>>>>workgroup setup ?

>>>>>>

>>>>>>"John Gregory" <JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>news:625D930B-11A7-4975-BE55-0144E2AD5934@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

>>>>>>>"system restore has been turned off by group policy".

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

>>>>>>>not find a place to turn it back on.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Any ideas?

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>

[Guest John Gregory]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

OK, Thank you for your input. I guess I will have to find another way

around this.

 

"Bob I" wrote:

> If the system admin is turning it off by group policy, you don't have

> the ability to override it.

>

> John Gregory wrote:

>

> > OK, I read more about it. Thank you.

> >

> > However, the original problem remains, how do I turn access to this back on?

> >

> > Is there a registry key?

> >

> > "Bob I" wrote:

> >

> >

> >>Oh heavens no! Think of it as a "roll back" feature for the operating

> >>system and registry. Look up "system restore" in Help, and then follow

> >>the links for a mor detailed decsription.

> >>

> >>John Gregory wrote:

> >>

> >>

> >>>I thought that was what system restore was supposed to be able to save the

> >>>current system state, and also a complete image. Is that not the case?

> >>>

> >>>I have had trouble before trying to duplicate a hard drive, it never seems

> >>>to copy all of the critical files. even with ghosting software, the copy

> >>>always seems to have some issues. (this computer is a laptop, and the target

> >>>hard drive would be connected through a USB interface)

> >>>

> >>>"Bob I" wrote:

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>>Make your own image?

> >>>>

> >>>>John Gregory wrote:

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>>>The computer is a company computer - most likely in a workgroup. However I

> >>>>>do have full administrative rights to the computer. IBM T-60, Windows XP,

> >>>>>SP2.

> >>>>>

> >>>>>The problem is that our IT department announced that they do not support

> >>>>>operating system or installed program backups. My computer is a laptop, that

> >>>>>is loaded with special software and heavily configured for these

> >>>>>applications. Our ITs response to any real problem is to re-image the

> >>>>>machine. Based upon this, I think the ability to back up the system is

> >>>>>important.

> >>>>>

> >>>>>Our IT group is very uncooperative on this issue and is currently at odds

> >>>>>against management for other "non-supported" issues which management thinks

> >>>>>are important. People like me (low on the food chain) are left with no

> >>>>>alternatives than to fend for ourselves.

> >>>>>

> >>>>>Is there a manual way to set a restore point? (as in the early windows days

> >>>>>of copying the registry file?)

> >>>>>

> >>>>>"R. McCarty" wrote:

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>>Is the computer a member of business domain or as part of a home

> >>>>>>workgroup setup ?

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>"John Gregory" <JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >>>>>>news:625D930B-11A7-4975-BE55-0144E2AD5934@microsoft.com...

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>>When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

> >>>>>>>"system restore has been turned off by group policy".

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

> >>>>>>>not find a place to turn it back on.

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>Any ideas?

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>>

> >>

>

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

You're welcome, but the "System Restore" isn't the issue. You should

look into the cloning/imaging software for a solution to your "stated"

problem.

 

John Gregory wrote:

> OK, Thank you for your input. I guess I will have to find another way

> around this.

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>

>>If the system admin is turning it off by group policy, you don't have

>>the ability to override it.

>>

>>John Gregory wrote:

>>

>>

>>>OK, I read more about it. Thank you.

>>>

>>>However, the original problem remains, how do I turn access to this back on?

>>>

>>>Is there a registry key?

>>>

>>>"Bob I" wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>>Oh heavens no! Think of it as a "roll back" feature for the operating

>>>>system and registry. Look up "system restore" in Help, and then follow

>>>>the links for a mor detailed decsription.

>>>>

>>>>John Gregory wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>I thought that was what system restore was supposed to be able to save the

>>>>>current system state, and also a complete image. Is that not the case?

>>>>>

>>>>>I have had trouble before trying to duplicate a hard drive, it never seems

>>>>>to copy all of the critical files. even with ghosting software, the copy

>>>>>always seems to have some issues. (this computer is a laptop, and the target

>>>>>hard drive would be connected through a USB interface)

>>>>>

>>>>>"Bob I" wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>>Make your own image?

>>>>>>

>>>>>>John Gregory wrote:

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>

>>>>>>>The computer is a company computer - most likely in a workgroup. However I

>>>>>>>do have full administrative rights to the computer. IBM T-60, Windows XP,

>>>>>>>SP2.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>The problem is that our IT department announced that they do not support

>>>>>>>operating system or installed program backups. My computer is a laptop, that

>>>>>>>is loaded with special software and heavily configured for these

>>>>>>>applications. Our ITs response to any real problem is to re-image the

>>>>>>>machine. Based upon this, I think the ability to back up the system is

>>>>>>>important.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Our IT group is very uncooperative on this issue and is currently at odds

>>>>>>>against management for other "non-supported" issues which management thinks

>>>>>>>are important. People like me (low on the food chain) are left with no

>>>>>>>alternatives than to fend for ourselves.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>Is there a manual way to set a restore point? (as in the early windows days

>>>>>>>of copying the registry file?)

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>"R. McCarty" wrote:

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>Is the computer a member of business domain or as part of a home

>>>>>>>>workgroup setup ?

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>"John Gregory" <JohnGregory@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>>>news:625D930B-11A7-4975-BE55-0144E2AD5934@microsoft.com...

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

>>>>>>>>>"system restore has been turned off by group policy".

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

>>>>>>>>>not find a place to turn it back on.

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>Any ideas?

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>

>>

[Guest Bert Kinney]

Re: system restore turned off by group policy

 

Hi John,

 

Error: Can't Access System Restore - Disabled by Group Policy - or System

Restore tab missing.

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/error.html#1

 

Regards,

Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User

http://bertk.mvps.org

Member: http://dts-l.net

 

John Gregory wrote:

> When I try to run system restore to create a restore point, it says that

> "system restore has been turned off by group policy".

>

> How do I turn it back on? I looked in the group policy editor, but could

> not find a place to turn it back on.

>

> Any ideas?