I should have administrator rights but maybe that's the problem and the reformat messed a setting up - how do I check that? Yes I have a Compaq (HP) Presario 3100+ Dolores ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 4:21 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore problem > > Hello Dolores > > Am I to assume you have administrator rights? > This version of XP is what SP? > and more for curiosity sake you have an HP model . . .? > > > Dolores <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've tried to ignore the problem but now it's bugging me again. I'm > running > XP and had to do 3 reformats (don't even ask me why because it was a > nighmare) recently. I am the only one who uses this computer so no other > users with passwords and I don't use a password. Everything worked fine > except the system restore which was part of the reason I had to do the > reformats. When I try to schedule a task I get an error saying that I > don't > have permission. When I contact HP via webchat she told me I had to put in > a password for my user name (didn't have one before!) and we walked > through > it and it seemed to work. Well it didn't. I had it set to do a system > restore in the middle of the night and when I woke up all I saw was that > system restore was opened but did not perform the task. The password thing > was a royal pain every time I rebooted so took it out since it didn't > solve > the problem. I tried googling the error message but the results basically > said I needed to make sure I had 'permission' to set a task. I would think > since it's my computer and only mine I should have permission. I can do a > manual system restore which I try to remember to do every night but that > is > a pain in the you know what. Sure would appreciate a solution to this > problem. Thanks. Dolores > > > -- > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Groups are talking. We´re listening. Check out the handy changes to > Yahoo! Groups. > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/