i trying to system restore my computer but the sytem restore wont load up. i just get a white box that wont do anything. This may be unrelated but when i have windows explorer open and i click on the search tab nothing will come up either. Whats casuing this problem and how can i fix it?

You may have a conflict between the XP zipper & your zippers . Disable XP support for zip files http://www.quake3world.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/022654.html http://www.subvers.com/technobabble/html/tweaks/access.htm Windows XP has built-in support for .ZIP files, so that you can view them as normal folders. However, the system uses a sizeable portion of resources doing this, so disabling this feature can increase performance. It's easy to do, you just have to un-register the zipfldr.dll, by going to Start -> Run -> copy & paste -> regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll & press Enter . You should see a message telling you the command was succesfully applied .

Opp's sorry wrong post .

OK , now I shall have a go to help . Lets start with System Restore . Creating a System Restore Point Part 2: Protecting Recoverability in Windows XP Home http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa020127a.htm Microsoft, in an attempt to protect you from yourself, did not include the same Backup and Restore utility in Windows XP Home Edition as we find in Windows XP Professional Edition. To help protect your system using Windows XP Home, you can use the System Restore Utility to create what is called a "Restore Point." A Restore Point, ideally, is a point at which your computer starts and runs without any errors or problems. If your XP Home computer is in such a condition right now, you should follow these steps to create a new Restore Point. XP automatically creates a Restore Point immediately after installing Windows XP Home. I will often create one as well as before each change to the system. For instance, if I am about to install a new application, I would first create a Restore Point, and name it "Before Application X" so that if it turns out the new application causes me problems, I can restore my system to the way it was before. To create a new System Restore Point in Windows XP Home Edition, click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore. When the System Restore Utility opens, click "Create a Restore Point" then click Next. Enter a name for this Restore Point (for instance, "Before Installing Office XP"), and click Create. The utility will then take a snapshot of your system so that you can restore to that point sometime in the future. Windows XP automatically creates a Restore Point when any of the following occurs: An unsigned device driver is installed A new application is installed (if the installation program is compatible with System Restore Windows Update is used to update your system A Restore Point from earlier is restored A backup using the Backup Utility is restored. Wait...using the Backup Utility, you say - what Backup Utility?!? If you can't find the Backup Utility, and you are using Windows XP Home Edition, the next page has good news (and some simple instructions) for you! http://windows.about.com/library/weekly/aa020203a.htm ================================= SysRestorePoint http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/SysRestorePoint.zip SysRestorePoint.exe is a small VB utility that will allow you to create a System Restore Point, with no user intervention. Usage: Download SysRestorePoint.zip and extract the contents to your hard drive. Create a shortcut to the EXE that you extracted. This shortcut can be placed in your Start Menu, on your Desktop or even your Quick Launch bar. To run this utility every time the system starts, simply place a shortcut in Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder. You will only be notified if a Restore Point could NOT be created. Restore Points are listed in the System Restore Calendar as "Automatic Restore Point" along with the time it was created. This utility is only intended for Windows® XP. If run on Windows 2000, it simply won't do anything. It may crash if the VB 6 runtimes are not installed, but it will NOT create a Restore Point, regardless.