One last try and then I give up.
Seems to me that if you are really contemplating a factory reset then it wouldn't do any actual harm to attempt to use some of the suggestions contained in this thread.
Like saltgrass has suggest, remove all existing restore points reboot and create a new one manually and see if the error persists. OR.....
and I would certainly try it before I resorted to a factory reset that would also include a subsequent upgrade, the registry edit and file deletion that I referenced in an earlier post here
"Could not create the scheduled task for the following reason: Cannot create a file when that file already exists. (0x800700B7)." system restore error ~ Solvers.
Create a manual restore point before performing any such edits and if everything works as planned, great. If not use the system restore point (F8->System Recovery Options) that you just created to get back to pre-edit registry condition.
SOURCE:
System Restore: frequently asked questions
Additionally, to protect yourself against such issues in the future I would strongly suggest;
A. Creating a system image either with the built in backup utility or third party software (Google for free options) and keep it reasonably current on an external USB hard drive.
B. If you haven't already, create a Bootable Windows 7 (install media) USB thumb drive to help with advanced recovery option in the event that you can no longer access those options from your own hard drive.
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You are right. If I did try those tips from the other website that you linked me to,that involves altering some of the registry keys. The worst thing that can happen is Windows might not start if I do it wrong. And then I would just press the F 11 key to boot into my recovery partition.To do a system recovery factory restore.
And the good thing with my HP netbooks is that there are 2 factory restore options. One is to do a complete factory restore that puts back all of the HP branded software that came installed with my netbook.
And the second recover option minimized image restore,puts it back to factory condition. with a clean install of Windows and all of the essential software,IE8, WMP, etc, and drivers to run Windows and my computer. But without most of that unwanted branded HP software.
But of course I will get back Windows 7 Starter not the Windows 7 Professional I upgraded to. Because the netbook came with Windows 7 Starter and that is the image that the makers put on the recovery partition. So I will then have to upgrade again using my product key that I have got written down in my diary. And I will have to download and install the service pack 1 again. Because my Windows 7 did not come with any service packs either,just Windows 7 Starter.
But at least on this netbook and on my others,I do have the recovery partition. Which is the means to restore to factory condition and reinstall Windows.
But last week I was stupid enough to buy a second hand Windows Vista laptop. Because I wanted to try windows Vista. As I bought the last 2 Windows XP netbooks in the stores that were new. And I like both Windows XP and Windows 7. And I have got most of the Windows Vista software Windows Movie Maker 6 and 2.6,Windows Calendar,Windows Sidebar(vista sidebar) and Windows Mail. All of which is working,even though I don't know how to use the Windows Mail email client.And also I have WMP 11 for Windows 7,but I can get WMP 12 back any time by turning WMP 12 on again in turn Windows features on or off.
But the second hand Windows Vista laptop that just came with Windows Vista Home premium with NO SERVICE PACKS INSTALLED. So that laptop must have been made in 2006-2007 when Windows Vista first came out.
But because something went wrong and I had the blue screen of death.And I could not even access the recovery partition. I took it to a repair centre. And to my horror the computer engineer told me,he could put a new hard drive in but he would have to reinstall Windows Vista. But because it is a new hard drive he would not be able to create a recovery partition. And that I would have to create my own recovery disk,which I don't know how to do. And none of my friends know either.
Which means that every time some thing went wrong with that laptop. I would be faced with the inconvenience of having to run down to the repair shop. And the computer repair man would have to reinstall windows for me. Which he said he would do free of charge as I pay for teck support with that company. But I will not be able to restore to factory condition on that laptop,which is silly. As Windows is unpredictable and some times there is no other way but to reinstall Windows or do a factory restore. As I don't have a Windows CD.Because netboks don't come with it. And the second hand laptop did not either,even though it had a DVD drive.
But I found Windows Vista to be very slow unlike Windows 7 and windows XP which are fast. It took 3 hours to install over 100 first time updates on Windows Vista. It was slow to boot,slow to restart and slow to do everything.
So Windows Vista is NOTHING like Windows 7 or Windows XP.And I found out afterwords that Windows Vista has a lot of problems and bugs that were never fixed.And I wish I had know that before I bought a Windows Vista laptop. Which was a big mistake.
And one of my friends said,if I have all of the Windows Vista software which is great running on Windows 7. And I don't have any problems on Windows 7. Why use Windows Vista,when you can run all of the Vista software on Windows 7. And have all of the benefits of Windows 7.He is right.
But the problem I have on my windows 7 netbook can be solved by doing a factory restore if all else fails.
But the truth is I DON'T know how to create a recovery image or disk. I really don't. I have not got a clue and my friends don't know either. Also if some one gave me a Windows CD,I would not know what do do with it.
I am just trying to explain that I don't know how to create recovery disks or how to reinstal Windows or install operating systems. I only know how to do a factory restore by pressing the F 11 key or FN F 10,models vary.
So when it comes to the crunch I have limited experience with computers. Andrea Borman.