Page 2 - System restore malfunction

I hate to be a pain, but I still have my original problem - I can't get system restore to work. It keeps saying "System restore is not able to protect your computer. Please restart your computer and then run system restore again." So, although my computer has a clean bill of health, I'm stuck with no system restore. If it helps, I did go visit the website you recommended earlier (theeldergeek.com) but I couldn't understand what exactly to do. The Symantec website was helpful, but I already tried what they recommended to no avail.

Any suggestions?

NeeOne , is this the part you don't understand > Start the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)

Here is one way of getting there .

Start > Run > copy & paste > gpedit.msc into the Open box & press Enter .

Now do the following .

Navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > System Restore .
Set Turn off System Restore and Turn off Configuration to Disable .
Right click on My Computer and Select Manage .
Navigate to Services and Applications > Services .
Navigate to System Restore Service and double click
On the General tab set [Startup Type] to Automatic using the drop down list .
Click the Start button to start the service .
Close the Computer Management console .
Return to System Restore in Group Policy Editor and configure both to Not Configured .
Close Group Policy Editor and reboot the system.

After the reboot is complete, right click My Computer, select Properties and the tab for System Restore will have been restored. Configure it to your individual needs and satisfaction.

Okay, you're going to love this. .
When I type in gpedit.msc the following message appears:

"Windows cannot find 'gpedit.msc.' Make sure you typed the name correctly and then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then click Search."

This is like a bad dream that gets worse and worse!

Sounds like you have the Home version , which does not have it .

Repairing Home is probably the way to go .

Do your research & make sure you have all your important stuff backed up .
Here is a start .

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/winxphome/installxpcdrepair/index.htm

Thanks!

I tried these steps. When I tried this step: "Click the Start button to start the service" I got the same error. It still wont start. And it was already set to automatic. I rebooted the system and nothing changed. I still get the error when trying to start the service.