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Originally Posted by jamestiato
it will be all right by just giving the format option.
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Bad advice, most likely. "Format" erases the hard drive, for those of you who don't know, which would be a last resort.
This is an old thread, and has hopefully been resolved.
If you're attempting to perform a system restore, that means something bad has happened. In my experience, this badness is generally due to malware. Recent malware not only infects your main system, but also your restore points, while screwing with your configs and effectively breaking most means of ridding your computer of infection, which includes deactivating malware/virus scanners, system restore, process killing, file deletion, hiding processes and files, etc.
I recommend that you get a few, not just one, scanners such as the free Adaware, SpySweeper, MicroTrend and AVG scanners, and let them loose on your computer. Many of them will not delete without purchase, but you can at least see if you have an infection. Then you can determine your next course of action.