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[mo]

Hi All

I know this has been discussed before,I tried recently to use a restore point from within a month but NIS2009 would not allow it.What is the correct way to accomplish this?Just for the benefit of New people to this forum and Us older forum members who have forgot  Thanks for your advice.

[yogesh_mohan · Accepted solution]

Hi Mo,

Try disabling the Norton Product Tamper Protection from Miscellaneous Settings in NIS 2009, and then perform the system restore. If you are still unable to do it, then disable the AutoProtect.

Yogesh

[dbrisendine]

Product Tamper Protection should be all you need to disable.  This tries to keep the registry from changing (one of the functions System Restore does) .

[mijcar]

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mo wrote:

Hi All

I know this has been discussed before,I tried recently to use a restore point from within a month but NIS2009 would not allow it.What is the correct way to accomplish this?Just for the benefit of New people to this forum and Us older forum members who have forgot  Thanks for your advice.

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Mo, how do you know that it is NIS 2009 that will not allow the system restore?

[dbrisendine]

I never do a system restore with a tight security suite installed and running.  However, many users have complained of this problem with NIS2009.  Most have found that uninstalling is the best bet.  But if you're adventurous, you can try the Tamper Protection disable.  Good luck.

[mo]

Hi Mijcar

I am going by the recent history log that states "Unauthorized access logged" (System restore failure)Nothing drastic has happened ,it was an option I decided to try then realized with NIS installed it is not as easy as I thought.

@dbris Are you saying to uninstall NIS2009 then do the system restore then re install NIS2009. If I remember rightly if I chose the 1st option which is disable Norton product protection ,I will succeed but that NIS's definitions will be out of whack as a result and by updating will it get me back to where I was pre System restore?

Message Edited by mo on 05-12-2009 11:29 PM

[dbrisendine]

Yes; there is miniscule chance of fowling the system and your data this way.  That's my general rule.  I've had too many go 'south' any other way so why take a chance?  If the Tamper Protection disable works for you, great.  All I'm saying is I would not do it personally.  That's all.

[mo]

Thanks for your honest reply. I don't play with system restore or use it lightly hence my question.You are more experienced than I so I certainly will take that into account.

[Kurt]

Hi mo,

I´ve experienced the behavior you´ve discribed, and found a much better way, more

secure as well and it is step by step:

1. Disable Windows system restore.

2. Purchase a quality backup and restore software. I´m using both Norton Save&Restore and

    Norton Ghost 14. You can find similar softwares from other producers at your own liking.

    Add to that a large enough external hard disc of some 100 GB.

3. Use the scheduling function to automaticly perform backups of your compete system at

    intervals of your own choice. You don´t have to worry at all, because this takes care of

    it for you. When needed, you can manually add a backup out of schedule

 I´ve performed backups this way for many years, and this has saved me from a whole lot of

 complicated situations.

 It´s easy and will get you back on the right track again, when something goes wrong.

 And----it sure does, when you don´t expect it to happen  !!

Message Edited by Kurt on 05-12-2009 09:27 PM

[mo]

Thanks Kurt

Never thought of that approach ,This is probably a very Dumb question...But is that what Norton ghost and the other backup products are for to supersede Windows System restore??