Hi Christine, An alternative to System Restore is ERUNT (Google the name). It will work often where SR fails. The progam is free, has a small footprint, uses little resources, and is user intuitive. Regards, John Lehn --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: BIG problem with windows update for Zonealarm > users > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Friday, July 11, 2008, 7:15 AM > That's something I cannot answer. There are times when > System Restore just > doesn't want to cooperate. It could have been a > corrupted file within that > specific restore point you were trying to use. It could > have been a > corrupted registry entry that keeps track of what goes > where. It could have > been any other munber of things that are both beyond your > control and > completely unrelated to either ZA or the offending update. > > Peace, > Gman > > "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to > ask" > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 3:54 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: BIG problem with windows update > for Zonealarm > users > > > > HI Gman, > > > > What I could not understand though was why my system > restore function > > would > > not let me restore to the last computer made restore > point which is what > > I > > tried to do after the foul up of the windows update > that did not install > > right. > > > > Christine > <SNIP> --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe 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/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------