re: Definitive, definitive, final all encompassing solution
Monday, February 16, 2004 at 10:53 am
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Posted by DennisO
(1 messages posted)
Help Please.. I am trying to delete the _restore file.. I was having problems doing
the MS Updates.. It was giving me a "could not upgrade the file%1 form %2" error
on the reboots... After I pressed enter it booted up without the update completeing..
SOOOO... I booted of the the retore diskette.. and did a Deltree c:\_Restore
The Delete started up and NOW... 20hrs later it is STILL going... HOW LONG does
this take????
On Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at 1:10 am, m wrote:
>Well after reading all the tips you guys left here I have a final solution:
>
>1. Right click My Computer
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>2. Select properties
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>3. Click the Performance tab
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>4. Click the File System button
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>5. Click the Troubleshooting tab
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>6. Check Disable System Restore. If it is already checked then uncheck it, click
>Apply, check it again, click Apply again.
>
>7. Click OK twice but choose NO when it asks you to reboot
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>8. Type msconfig in the run box. Click the Startup tab. If there is an entry
for
>StateMgr then it must be removed. Go to step 9 to remove entry. Otherwise go to
>step 15
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>9. Type regedit in the run box.
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>10. Go to the root node (my computer) and hit CTRL-F. Type statemgr in the Find
>What box (look in keys, values and data. Uncheck match whole string only).
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>11. Click the Find Next button.
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>12. You should find a key in the RunServices folder (mine was [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices])
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>13. Find the *StateMgr entry and delete it. DO NOT DELETE THE WHOLE RunServices
>folder, ONLY DELETE THE *StateMgr ENTRY. This will prevent StateMgr from
>starting up and creating a new _RESTORE folder all over again.
>
>14. Close regedit
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>15. Reboot your machine
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>16. Right click on the _Restore folder and delete it. Delete it from the recycle
>bin if it went there.
>
>17. Marvel at how much hard drive space you've managed to steal back from Bill
Gates.
>
>
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