It may not be the smartest thing to double click the exe, as many programs may have several exes, linked in various ways. You should use the Shortcut in Programs, or the shortcut on desktop.
Further, "A System Restore error would only appear if someone was actually trying to run System Restore in an effort to fix a problem." - Link Removed
Might be very true. Leading my thoughts to the fact that it's a driver / other installation problem. Instead of restore, you might try "hard way" uninstallation of anything installed lately, especially if you have used some automated updates. Not to forget, quite often these problems are faster resolved by reinstalling Windows altogether, instead of fighting for light years with isolated problems. A good move is to have Windows System installed in one place, and have personal files in another place = partition or disk. That way you can reinstall Windows without having personal files affected.
Hope you get it fixed - sincere hope!