System restore problem

I have two Maxtor 80GB HD’s and decided to transfer everything from the main ( C ) drive to the spare one using MAXBLAST 4. The spare drive was formatted but did not contain any OS. Everything went well and I have been using the new drive for the last two weeks without any problems. OS is XPpro with SP2. Yesterday I wanted to show someone how to use the “System Restore” feature and I was surprised to find I could not access it. Despite trying various methods I kept getting the following message:

After spending a considerable amount of time getting nowhere I decided that there must have been a file corrupted during the transfer so I reformatted the HD, installed the OS and SP2, then used MAXBLAST 4 again to transfer everything over. Before I transferred everything I checked that the newly installed OS was working correctly, including “System Restore” , everything was perfect. The transfer was without incident and the new drive is operating as it should with the OS and programmes all working fine, except………….. “System restore” .
Same problem, same message.
Anyone got any ideas ?
(PS System restore works fine on the other drive)
Regards
FBW

 

After.............
Everything worked fine
Regards
FBW

 

Thanks for your replie. The problem is caused by two files, sr.inf and sr.sy. I managed to find someone else that has had this problem and there doesn't seem to be an easy fix. I have tried various methods but it seems MAXBLAST 4 sometimes has a bit of a problem with System restore. I've Emailed Maxtor and I await their reply. In the meantime I've formatted the HD again and I may purchase one of the retail CD's, such as "Ghost" and try again. Pity really because I have never had a problem with MAXBLAST before.
Regards
FBW

 

Check this out. Number 289 right side. (Restore system restore service.)
May be what you need.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Den