Time machine says you can't do that

Hello everyone,
I'm trying to use time machine for the first time but to no avail.
When I try to restore my entire HD it says "Applications' can't be modified or deleted beacuse it's required by Mac OSX''
I haven't got a clue why.. do I have to boot from an external disc?
Any ideas?
many thanks in advance
val

do I have to boot from an external disc?
That is exactly what you should do - or boot from the system installation DVD.
If you are trying to overwrite the Application Folder while running TM from it, you would be erasing Time Machine while it is running.
if you have a running System on an external drive and want to restore your system from a Time Machine Backup, I recommand to use the Migration Assistant to do that.
Boot your MBP from the external volume, then start the Migration Assistant from Application->Utilities (on your external disk) and select to migrate from a Time Machine Backup.

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