-=PCTechTalk=- Re: System Restore
- From: "David F. Wooledge" <wooledge001@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "@freelistts PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 12:24:55 -0700 (PDT)
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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