I uninstalled SP2 and now I no longer lose my restore points when I reboot
Itriedturningoff_thenturningon_SystemRestore,thenrebootingWinXPHomeEditionbutthisdidnotwork.Next,Iusedmsconfigandturnedoffalloftheprogramsrunninginthebackground,Irebooted,andIlostmySystemRestorerestor