System Restore on Windows 8

Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 8, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9
Processor Count: 4
RAM: 8139 Mb
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 630, 2047 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 114470 MB, Free - 35281 MB; E: Total - 1430789 MB, Free - 885904 MB; H: Total - 953865 MB, Free - 293031 MB;
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC., P8Z77-V LX
Antivirus: Windows Defender, Disabled

First, a note to the above. Windows Defender is running properly and updates OK.

I have searched the forum and cannot find any other reports of my new problem, which is that SR will not work.
I have even created a new restore point, tried to restore a short while later, it still does not work.

The error report is:
" SR did not complete successfully
SR failed to extract the original copy of the directory from the restore point
The restore point was damaged or was deleted during the restore
You can try an advanced recovery method"

Can anyone please help ?

Also, I can find no reference anywhere to an "advanced recovery method". Can anyone provide a link to it ?