Error 0x80070032 when creating a System Restore point in Windows Vista

When you try to create a System Restore point in Windows Vista, the following error may occur :

Could not create the scheduled task for the following reason :
The request is not supported. (0x80070032)

This happens if the Windows Event Log and the Task Scheduler services are disabled. Follow these steps to fix the problem.

• Click Start, type Services.msc and press enter
• Double-click Windows Event Log
• In the Start type list box, ensure that Automatic is selected
• Click Start to start the service, if it's not already running
• Close the Services console
• Restart Windows.

If the problem persists, check the status of the Windows Event Log and Task Scheduler services. If the Task Scheduler service is in a disabled state, then download the file schedule.reg and save the file to the Desktop, double-click the file to merge the contents with the registry. Click Yes when asked for confirmation. Restart Windows.

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How to create a System Restore point in Windows Vista

Creating a System Restore point manually

• Right-click on the Computer icon in the Desktop, and choose Properties
• In the left pane, click System Protection
• Alternately, to access the System Protection tab directly, click Start and type SystemPropertiesProtection.exe
• If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation
• Click the System Protection tab, and then click Create
• In the System Protection dialog box, type a description, and then click Create

Creating a System Restore point using a shortcut

Copy the contents below to a Notepad document, and save it to a file name with .vbs extension (Example: createrp.vbs) and close Notepad.

set SRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
CSRP = SRP.createrestorepoint ("Created a Restore Point now", 0, 100)
If CSRP <> 0 then
Msgbox "Error " & CSRP & ": Unable to create System Restore point"
End if

Right-click on the Desktop and select New - Shortcut

Create a shortcut with the following target :

wscript.exe c:\scripts\createrp.vbs

Note : The above assumes that the createrp.vbs script is present in the c:\scripts folder. If that's not the case, change the Path accordingly.

Name the shortcut file name as Create Restore Point

Running the script

To create a System Restore point, run the script with elevated mode. To do so, right-click on the newly created shortcut (Create Restore Point.lnk) and choose Run as administrator. When you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. A System Restore point will automatically be created.

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Logon screen appears when resuming from Sleep or Screen saver

After your computer has been idle for a while, the Windows Vista logon screen may appear, and you may be prompted to type the password of your user account to log on. To disable this setting so that you don't need to type the password after waking from Sleep mode or resuming from Screen saver mode, use the steps listed below.

Disabling password protection on wakeup

• Click Start, type POWERCFG.CPL and press ENTER
• In the tasks pane on the left, click Require a password on wakeup
• Click Change settings that are currently unavailable
• Under section Password protection on wakeup, select the following option Don't require a password
• Click Save changes.
  

Disabling password protection when resuming from Screen saver mode

• Right-click on the Desktop, and choose Personalize
• Click Screen Saver
• Uncheck On resume, display logon screen
• Click OK

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