[Phantom010]

Originally Posted by Jocosa

I just looked again, after a full nights sleep and honestly, it is not there. I highlighted each repair option, read the full description of it and there is nothing for restore. I was going to copy/paste the full list here but "copy" is not working in there and a screen capture won't help since it takes about 3 scrolls to see all the repair options.

Look at the attached picture.

[Phantom010]

It truly is that. The actual pop up said something about Group Policy not allowing access. It's how I knew what words to use and Google as I'd never heard of it before. :P It is not something I changed since I was unaware until all this that it even existed, let alone how to get to it. I may not have it in my version of Vista but it sure seems to think so.

You don't have a Group Policy editor with Vista Home.

[helpful]

Even though group policy is not installed, it does not prevent restrictions and policies from being placed on your computer. Some malware will add policies on your machine to restrict some windows tools to make it difficult to remove.

If you feel this is the case, the restriction may not have been added through gpedit.msc but instead added directly in the registry.

1. Please copy and paste the text between the cut lines into notepad.
2. Save the file as FIX_SRPOLICY.REG.
3. Double Click on the FIX_SRPOLICY.REG and confirm adding to registry
4. Attempt to access system restore again, please let us know the results

-----CUT-----------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\SystemRestore]
"DisableConfig"=-
"DisableSR"=-
-----CUT-----------


This will require a reboot before the changes take effect. Afterwards you should have access to system restore IF it was caused by policies placed on the machine.

[Phantom010]

I agree with Helpful on this. The Policy may have been added through the registry. Try his suggestions.

[imiunleashed]

Jocosa you are not alone, i am stuck with the same problem