"buttons" <buttons@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trouble shooting a computer and having trouble in several areas so I
> decided to restore the system. When I start System Restore a window
> appears
> with a System Restore Title bar, but thats it, its a blank white window.
> Same
> thing happens when trying to create a new user profile. I can not install
> NIS, installation fails 1/4 of the way thru. I shared the drive and
> scanned
> with Norton Corp Ed. from another computer and Norton reported no viruses.
> Ran Spybot S&D and cleanout a minor amount of Spyware but nothing major.
> AdAware SE will not retrieve the updates. Event. I've tried safe mode and
> normal mode, last known good config. I've tried starting System Restore
> from
> a cmd prompt as well, same thing. I noticed a blank screen when looking at
> the Extended system services, local services appear normal. Any
> suggestions
> on how to perform a system restore or fix this situation.

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