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System Restore does not keep restore points
I noticed late in September that I could not make manual or automatic System Restore points. I read that there was a problem with System Restore programme whereby after a certain date in September the programme ceased to function. It was at this point I installed 290700usam.exe during Sept./October, which of course

Where to store system restore info
You can't control the size of the restore points because they are based on the system state at a given time but you can make some changes to allocation of disk space. Open Control Panel, open System, go to the System Restore tab, select a drive and click settings. NOTE: the maximum disk space that can be allocated

System Restore Points, where are they?
Go to Control Panel, System, System Restore and check the space maximum space reserved for restore points. -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart I am using Win Xp Pro and for some reason my system restore isnt saving restore points. I can only usually get the restore points for about 24 hrs before the

Virus is my Restore folder, How to clean?
Ruddell ruddell'Elle-Kabong'@canada.com comp sys mac system On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:49:04 -0600, Skookum wrote (in article <8e34f09b-f7d0-4435-87d3-68066f6bc...@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com>): On PCs if some really bad crap happens one final resort is to revert to a system restore point, like going back in time.

Rhyme but no Reason to System Restore points deletion
System Restore (SR) is enabled by default. By default it will also monitored all drives/partitions it sees. It is best to set SR to only monitor the partition Windows is installed on. 2.) How do I find out - how many Restore Points are available Launch the System Restore wizard, and look at the calendar.

Windows System Restore Points
Is there a way to keep XP from creating these restore points? I need this because I frequently install new yet similar devices. Thanks. You can turn off system restore from "My Computer", "Properties", "System Restore". Of course if you do turn it off it is OFF and you will have NO retore points at all.

restore points too recent
[snip] you want me to disseminate information on how people can avoid malware issues in their system restore? ok - everybody turn off your system restore (aka virus restore) right now and leave it off... If these same users who would restore an infected restore point, used drive imaging, they'd restore viruses that

Incorrect reported partition used space under XP Pro sp2
Hi Mike, System Restore will normally automatically create a restore point at various times. Restore points are created once per day and before significant system events such as program or driver installation. If you do not feel this is the case, then you might try turning System Restore off then back on to reset

Clean up System Restore points from previous installs
Hence, since 12.15.00 I have had no new System Restore Points added. I can go in and manually create Restore Points. Up til 12.15.00 the PC Health Scheduler was working fine. As it created new restore points it eliminated the oldest. I have not changed any settings that I am aware of. What is the default settings

System restore points
Yet, I only get the previous day's restore point...all others are erased every single day. Only run system restore on your system drive. It's worthless everywhere else, so turn it off. And make sure you set the space large enough to hold the number of restore points you want to keep. Expect about 150mb restore

System Restore Stopped - Cannot Create New Resore Points
Where this procedure fails for many others is already at step 1, when there are no restore points. I and others have tried this, but when selecting "System Restore", the system replies that there are no restore points defined... What we need is a way to bypass the initial installation attempt in some way,

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
And System Restore is not broken. At least not totally. I just checked and there are five February Restore Points in the kitty now. On the other hand, when I checked, late January I believe, I had a dozen or more Points for January but now they are gone. I was unhappy at that time for loosing a couple about 30 for

REQ System Restore keeps too many restore points.
I thought "system volume information" was vague or generic. I thought that the System Restore Points were being deleted because the ones I had created last month are gone! How much disk space do you have allocated to System Restore? Also note that reverting to a restore point more than a week or so old is likely to

Vista HP Users - Need Some Info on YOUR System Restore for ...
What is the setting for the size of System Restore ? Which version of PC-cillin Internet Security is installed ? Installing an update should *not* wipe out previous restore points *** unless *** the Hard Drive is almost full. How much free space is left on the drive ? Is /or how is the drive partitioned ?

Disable System Restore?
Now for those who have installed Vista while XP was plugged in and have the Volume shadow copy issue and restore points can't be seen, Copy this command Having 2 different O/S boot on two different drives with bios boot, eliminates Bootmngr and loosing system restore options without having to hack the registry.

System Restore Points not available
Why not just run scanreg/ restore in DOS mode? (Or do you want it to be more user friendly?) Dark Angel wrote: The system restore point program is available as part of the WinME operating system. Can anybody recommend a programme with the same functionality for Win98SE which is either free (unlikely?) or cheap.

System Restore Points
If these same users who would restore an infected restore point, used drive imaging, they'd restore viruses that way, too. It isn't the software that makes the difference, it's the education. If *turn off System Restore* teaches them anything of value it's by a circuitous and I imagine, unintended route.

System Restore not working properly?
It seams that the Raid drives have System Volume folders which contain old restore points. Even though I disable System Restore I cant get rid of some bulky files on my Raid drives. As you might expect I can't get access to the System Volume folders in order to manually empty them. Is there a way to get rid of

Limited Restore Points?
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.net/ Telstar wrote: System Restore is on on all of my drives. Yet, I only get the previous day's restore point...all others are erased every single day.

System restore points
Notably the contents of the System Volume Information folder, where System Restore points amongst other things. The default is 12% of the drive which for your drive equates to about 4.58 gb. It is likely that an allocation of 12% has been made to System Restore on your C partition which is over generous.