system restore

[moogman]

i cant seem to do a system restore on my pc.when i go to system restore the calender won't allow me to click on any of the dates.anybody know why?

[sparkyharky]

Possibly System Restore is switched off.

Look in Control Panel>System>System Restore Tab and see if "Turn Off System restore" has been ticked.

[moogman]

system restore is not swiched off.i don't know what the problem is.

[Kerplunk]

Is your virus scanner up to date with it's definitions.

[moogman]

not sure what you mean..

[Postdog]

I don't understand what you mean by "clicking on the calendar". On on side the box contain the dates, and on the other the box contains details of system changes for that date. There is no info in this box if no system changes or restore points were made, and restore points are made either when you choose, or after a set time, for which the computer has to be on. My PC is on 18 hours a day, so it's pretty quick getting to the next restore point, but if you are only using it a few hours a day, there will be a big gap between restore points.

Usually dates with restore points are shown in bold, so you can easily find them. Try looking, or failing that, try creating one yourself - that way at least you'll know nothing's wrong with system restore.

[Kerplunk]

Do you have any virus software? If you do, is it up to date?

[moogman]

i have zone alarm, spybot, and ewido.i have managed to get rid of the virus so thanks all who have helped.