Unable to Toggle System Restore or Create a restore point because of this error (Vista):
"Could not create the scheduled task for the following reason: Cannot create a file when that file already exists. (0x800700B7)."
Cause:  The Task Scheduler engine is out of synch with the currently configured tasks.
Fix:
1)    Open Regedit.exe
2)    Navigate to this key:
a.     HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore\SR
b.     Find the “ID” String and copy that information down. You will need it for next steps.
3)    Export & Delete the SystemRestore key:
a.      HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore 
4)     Navigate to this key:
a.      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache
5)    Find the “ID” key by performing a search:
6)    Export & Delete the key whose name matches the copied “ID” string from Step 2b.
7)    Open an Elevated Cmd Prompt
8)     Navigate to this folder:
a.      %windir%\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore
9)    Delete the file named “SR” from the folder
10)  Reboot
11)  Try to Toggle the System Restore now and create a restore point.


12:15 PM
Sandeep
4 comments:
Very helpful and effective. Thanks very much.
I have no HKLM in my registry or am i not looking in the right place
DID NOT WORK
Fixed it for me.
Thank You, Sandeep!
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