"Stewart Fluney" <StewartFluney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EF2D0E47-242D-44F7-A786-83F372E39C31@microsoft.com...
>I have tried several times to restore my system to an earlier date, and I
> keep receiving the following message:
>
> "Your computer cannot be restored to Friday May 02, 2008
> System Checkpoint
> No changes have been made to your computer
> To choose another restore point, restart System Restore"
>
> I have tried a few of the available dates in the month of May as well but
> without success.
>
> Can you suggest ways I can try to resolve this problem? I have used System
> Restore in the past without any problem.
>
> I have a Dell Dimension 4100 Desktop computer with Windows XP Operating
> System - Home Edition - Service Pack 2, Pentium 111 processor at 930 MHZ, 20
> GB Hard Drive and 512 MB of RAM. The file system is FAT 32.
>
> Many thanks for your co-operation and advice in this respect.
>
>
> --
> Stewart Fluney


Avast! will interfere with System Restore when run in normal mode. You can boot
into Safe Mode and run System Restore or do the following;

Right click on the avast! icon in the notification area.
Select Program Settings from the menu that pops up.
Note: You can also go to the Start menu and launch avast! Antivirus. From the
avast! Simple User Interface, click on Menu in the top left hand corner.
In avast! Settings, click on Troubleshooting in the left hand column.
Under Troubleshooting, put a check mark in the box next to Disable avast!
self-defense module. Remember to uncheck this box after completing System
Restore.

On a side note, I saw a comment that this problem with avast! will be fixed in
the next version which is currently being beta tested.

Good luck

Nepatsfan