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Unable to create System Restore point error

If you see this error in DRIVERfighter when you try to update your drivers: Unable to create system restore point, error code: 2147754754

Please go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services
Enable the service named “Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Protection Service“. If it is disabled, set it back to “Manual”.
Then make sure that the System Restore feature is enabled on your computer:

How to activate system restore on your computer
For Windows 7:
1. Go to Start
2. Click “Control Panel”
3. Click “System and Security”
4. Click “System”
5. Chose “System Protection”
6. Choose your System Drive (most likely drive C: (System))
7. Click “Configure”
8. Chose the “Restore system settings and previous versions of files”
9. Click “OK”
Your System Restore is now active.

For Windows VISTA:
1. Click “Start” button
2. Click “Control Panel”
3. Click “System and Maintenance”
4. Clicking “System”.
5. In the left pane, click System Protection. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
6. To turn on System Protection for a hard disk, select the check box next to the disk, and then click “OK”.

For Windows XP:
1. Click “Start”
2. Right-click “My Computer”
3. Click “Properties”.
4. In the System Properties dialog box, click the “System Restore” tab.
3. Click to clear the “Turn off System Restore” check box. Or, click the “Turn off System Restore on all drives” check box.
4. Click OK.
After a few moments, the System Properties dialog box closes.

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