-=PCTechTalk=- Re: System Restore
- From: "David F. Wooledge" <wooledge001@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "@freelistts PCTechTalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 02:18:03 -0700 (PDT)
Cristy,
Right click on My Computer either on your desktop or in the Start Menu. Click
on Properties in the menu that will appear. Click on the System Restore tab in
the window that will appear. click on the drive you want to change the
settings, this will highlight that drive. Click on the Settings button.
Adjust your settings to whatever you want. Click on OK, if you have more then
hard drive click on the other drives and adjust the settings, Click on Ok in
the first window. You may get a box that says you have restart the computer or
restart Windows. If so you have to restart the computer. Hope this is clear.
Dave
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From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: System Restore
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:42:08 -0400
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
>
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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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