-=PCTechTalk=- Re: System Restore

Cristy,
Sometimes the built in System Restore seems to "fail"  because not enough space 
on the hard drive is allocated to  it.  This is also why points manually set 
sometimes disappear.  The OS automatically sets some restore points and if 
there is not enough space the older ones are deleted.  It does not 
automatically keep information on all hard drives if you have more then one 
hard drive.  It must be set to monitor individual drives, so if you keep the 
programs folder on a different drive then the Windows folder, it might not 
restore settings changes to the drive the program folder is on unless it is set 
to monitor that drive.  Do not expect System Restore to restore data files you 
may have deleted such as word documents or pictures.  It is not a back up 
program at all.  It restores certain OS system settings, hence the name System 
Restore.  Data is not part of the OS system.  System Restore can be turned on 
and off, if it seems to not be working, and once was, perhaps it was turn
 ed off. 
 It needs to be set to automatically start in the services section of the 
administrative settings on XP Pro and XP Home also in order for it to run 
properly.  I do not recall if there is something similar in Me.  I have XP Pro 
now on the machine where I once had Me installed.
Dave
 
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From: "Lionel" <percy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: System Restore
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:37:09 +1000

Hio  Cristy.  I have System Restore  that  come  with the  computer, I set
a  Restore  Date and  when I go  to  use  it  a  week later  it  is  gone .
Had nothing  but  trouble  with it .  A good  tradesman never blames his
tools ,  lol  ,  so  I guess it  is  me .  I deleted System Restore  and got
"  Go Back  " by Roxio ,  lovely . wouldn't use  any  thing  else , got  me
out of a  lot  of  trouble many times.  I am a  lousy  tradesman and need a
lot  of good  help.   Lionel.


----- Original Message -----
From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:08 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- System Restore


Can anyone tell me why system restore does not always work?  On one computer
I have it never works, (althought it did long time ago),  I thought it was
always working on the other until the other night after I created a restore
point and it would not let me restore to an earlier restore point.

cristy (use xp home).

Thanks,






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