System Restore opens to a blank window?
Published: Feb 01, 2006Revised : Jan 27, 2007
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Symptoms
When you run the System Restore tool on a Windows XP system, the one of the following problems may occur:
- The System Restore dialog is completely blank.
- The calendar on the left side of the "Choose a Restore Point" window is not displayed.
Resolution
Login as Administrator or equivalent. Click Start, Run and type these commands one by one:
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 vbscript.dll
regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll (For Internet Explorer 6 only)
Note: If this problem was seen after installing a recent Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer, then visit the following link for a fix:
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