Desktops & All-In-Ones

[ChapChappie]

I was silly enough to scan with REGSERVO and since then very few things come up without a fault, most common one is

C:Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\desktop is unavailable.........or has been moved. System Restore is not working,

when I look at system properties it is all greyed out fault 0x81000203 displays. Desperate ChapChappie

[IronFly]

Check on services (start button, click on RUN, type 'services.msc' without quotes and press enter) if this service is set as AUTOMATIC:

Microsoft software Shadow Copy Provider

if not, double click it, on Startup drop down menu select Automatic, then click on Apply, then click on START and wait until it starts.

Reboot and try again the System Restore.

[ChapChappie]

Thanks IronFly, There is no RUN at the start button, when I enter services.msc into the search box the whole area above it goes blank, I click on get more results and a fault comes up 'windows cannot find seach query'

[IronFly]

Right-click on Computer icon on desktop and select Manage, it'll open a new window.

Now go to Services & Applications -> Services. 

[ChapChappie]

THANKS IronFly I found shadow copy provder. it was stopped, I started it and put it on automatic. on sytem restore it still tels me that no restore points have been saved I will try a restart on computer now

[ChapChappie]

My desktop icons reappeared before i did th restart, after the restart they had gone again Thanks very much IronFly Really appreciated signing off now ChapChappie

[IronFly]

about desktop icons:

right click on the desktop, View, show desktop icons

[ChapChappie · Accepted solution]

Thanks IronFly,

You fixed the system restore for me and is now working.

The problem with the desktop really did not only apply to the missing icons, they were more a symtom of the fault on all software that I attempted to run. It came about after I scanned with 'Regservo' which I would NEVER use again and would advise others to NEVER use.

I could not keep going with a dud system so I had to resort to paying a tech to fix my problem, seems good now!!

Many thanks again you get a Kudos from me

ChapChappie