-=PCTechTalk=- Re: System Restore

Thanks Dave.

I knew if did not save files and word docs and the like that I deleted 
already.  I had wanted to use it mainly like if I installed a new program 
and was not sure of it, I would create a restore point first.  How do I know 
how much space is allocated to it?  I checked under the service section and 
it said started.

christy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David F. Wooledge" <wooledge001@xxxxxxxx>
To: "@freelistts PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 3:24 PM
Subject: -=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
>
> ------------------------------
> 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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