System Restore no longer working after hard drive swap

[Guest Joe Starin]

Hi. Recently replaced a "full" 60GB HD with a 320GB HD. Using Western

Digital's Data Lifeguard tools, I copied everything from the old drive to

the new. After some minor issues, the Dell PC with Windows XP SP2 boots from

the new drive - the old drive has been removed. Everything boots/runs

exactly as it should with one exception: I just discovered that System

Restore is not working. Am getting this message..

 

 

 

RUNDLL

 

An exception error occurred while trying to run

"C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"C:\WINDOWS\system32\sysdm.cpl",System

 

 

 

Seems like an odd file name. Is this a DRM issue? Related to the hard drive

swap? WD not very eager to help. Didn't see anything specific on the

Microsoft site, although I could have missed it.

 

 

 

Any thoughts? Thank, Joe

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: System Restore no longer working after hard drive swap

 

Start here: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

 

HOW TO reinstall System Restore

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/reinstall.html

 

TIP: When composing newsgroup posts or emails in Word, only use ENTER to

begin a new paragraph. To being a new line, use Shift+ENTER.

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

 

 

Joe Starin wrote:

> Hi. Recently replaced a "full" 60GB HD with a 320GB HD. Using Western

> Digital's Data Lifeguard tools, I copied everything from the old drive to

> the new. After some minor issues, the Dell PC with Windows XP SP2 boots

> from

> the new drive - the old drive has been removed. Everything boots/runs

> exactly as it should with one exception: I just discovered that System

> Restore is not working. Am getting this message..

>

>

>

> RUNDLL

>

> An exception error occurred while trying to run

> "C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"C:\WINDOWS\system32\sysdm.cpl",System

>

>

>

> Seems like an odd file name. Is this a DRM issue? Related to the hard

> drive

> swap? WD not very eager to help. Didn't see anything specific on the

> Microsoft site, although I could have missed it.

>

>

>

> Any thoughts? Thank, Joe

[Guest Joe Starin]

Re: System Restore no longer working after hard drive swap

 

I'll give it a shot. Thanks PA Bear. Regarding your TIP, maybe that will

eliminate those double lines in my original post. Joe

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:e34P%23xuqIHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Start here: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

>

> HOW TO reinstall System Restore

> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/reinstall.html

>

> TIP: When composing newsgroup posts or emails in Word, only use ENTER to

> begin a new paragraph. To being a new line, use Shift+ENTER.

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>

>

> Joe Starin wrote:

>> Hi. Recently replaced a "full" 60GB HD with a 320GB HD. Using Western

>> Digital's Data Lifeguard tools, I copied everything from the old drive to

>> the new. After some minor issues, the Dell PC with Windows XP SP2 boots

>> from

>> the new drive - the old drive has been removed. Everything boots/runs

>> exactly as it should with one exception: I just discovered that System

>> Restore is not working. Am getting this message..

>>

>>

>>

>> RUNDLL

>>

>> An exception error occurred while trying to run

>> "C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"C:\WINDOWS\system32\sysdm.cpl",System

>>

>>

>>

>> Seems like an odd file name. Is this a DRM issue? Related to the hard

>> drive

>> swap? WD not very eager to help. Didn't see anything specific on the

>> Microsoft site, although I could have missed it.

>>

>>

>>

>> Any thoughts? Thank, Joe

>

[Guest Joe Starin]

Re: System Restore problem fixed

 

Re: System Restore problem fixed

 

If you're still checking this post, PA Bear, just wanted you to know that I

can access System Restore again, and that I can actually restore back to a

restore point. The fix: reinstalled system restore as noted below (which

partially fixed the problem) then turned system restore off, then back on

again (also suggested below.) Everything is working normally. Thanks for the

help. Joe

 

"Joe Starin" <joespamfreestarin@ameritech.net> wrote in message

news:tg4Sj.7925$iK6.2972@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com...

> I'll give it a shot. Thanks PA Bear. Regarding your TIP, maybe that will

> eliminate those double lines in my original post. Joe

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:e34P%23xuqIHA.3548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Start here: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html

>>

>> HOW TO reinstall System Restore

>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/reinstall.html

>>

>> TIP: When composing newsgroup posts or emails in Word, only use ENTER to

>> begin a new paragraph. To being a new line, use Shift+ENTER.

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>>

>> Joe Starin wrote:

>>> Hi. Recently replaced a "full" 60GB HD with a 320GB HD. Using Western

>>> Digital's Data Lifeguard tools, I copied everything from the old drive

>>> to

>>> the new. After some minor issues, the Dell PC with Windows XP SP2 boots

>>> from

>>> the new drive - the old drive has been removed. Everything boots/runs

>>> exactly as it should with one exception: I just discovered that System

>>> Restore is not working. Am getting this message..

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> RUNDLL

>>>

>>> An exception error occurred while trying to run

>>> "C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL"C:\WINDOWS\system32\sysdm.cpl",System

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Seems like an odd file name. Is this a DRM issue? Related to the hard

>>> drive

>>> swap? WD not very eager to help. Didn't see anything specific on the

>>> Microsoft site, although I could have missed it.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Any thoughts? Thank, Joe

>>

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