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by jaographic

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system restore unable to protect your computer,
please restart and try agian. System services is not there is the only answer to buy a recovery disc for windows XP pro, because I can not locate the operating system cd for this labtop I own. Did I mention how much I am beging to hate microsoft and its instability. Also I beleive if I can system restore to an earlier time like I was able to in the past alot of my problems will disapear.
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by seanferd

Or just sharing your frustration? (Not uncommon.)

Some guesses on my part:
Right-click My Computer > Manage > Services And Applications > Services.
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Type services.msc in the Run box on the Start Menu.
You will need to be using the Administrator account.
Set the System Restore service to Auto.

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If there are no previous backups for System Restore, you will not be able to restore the system to an earlier state.

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Is there a recovery partition on your laptop? If so, there should be a program from the laptop manufacturer that can repair or reinstall the operating system.

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Are there xp installation files stored in the Windows directory? Usually in a folder named 'options'.

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What other problems are you having? Perhaps we can deal with those.

by oh smeg

[i]For windows XP[/i]

Most likely that is the right answer no matter what is currently happening. At some point in the future will will need to install the OS so you should have a Install Copy of the Slipstreamed Disc. Buy a copy if you have lost your one and store it in a place where it will not be lost. These are important for a reason.

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by trebyal

Most of the laptops are shipped with OEM version of Windows (pre-installed). Try to call your Notebook manufacturer they might be able to send you 1 for free... Note: some manufacturers provide recovery disc, this are not Windows CD but a bootable image copier. Meaning it does not have windows but the whole thing you got in your hard dirve when you got it.

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