-=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore

  • From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:21:04 -0500

I believe System Restore, by default, retains the last 5 restore points. I
could be wrong, but I think that's it.

---Troth


-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cristy
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2005 9:14 AM
To: Pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore

so does this mean when you create several restore points, the older ones
automatically disappear?

cristy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bluebelle" <bluebelle1st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 7:25 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore


>I think, Cristy, that sometimes there is not room for the system to make
>any
> more system restore points. You might try turning them all off and
> resetting
> new ones.
> Here is a KB from Microsoft about creating more space.
>
> Bluebelle
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/default.asp?url=
/windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/app_system_restore_HSS_change.asp
>
> To allocate more disk space for archiving restore points
>
>  1.. Open System Properties
>  2.. Select a drive from the Available drives box by clicking it, and then
> click Settings. If you have only one drive or partition, it is selected
> for
> you.
>  3.. In the Drive <drive:>settings box, move the Disk space to use slider
> to change the disk space allocation for System Restore. Note that you
> cannot
> exceed 12 percent of the available disk space.
> Note
>
>  a.. To open System Properties, click Start, click Control Panel, click
> Performance and Maintenance, and then click System. In the System
> Properties
> dialog box, click the System Restore tab.
>  b.. System Restore requires at least 200 MB of available space on the
> hard
> disk (or the partition that contains your operating system folder). For
> best
> performance and protection, you should allocate more space.
>
>  c.. By default, when the operating system installs System Restore on your
> computer, it allocates approximately 12 percent of the available disk
> space
> to System Restore to archive restore points.
>
>
> Change System Restore settings
>
> Exclude a non-system drive or partition
>
> Turn on System Restore
>
> Turn off System Restore
>
> Disk Space Issues
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 3:07 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore
>
>
>>I have a question about system restore in win xp.  How come sometimes
>>after
>> creating certain restore points, when I try to go back to them, it wont
>> let
>> me.  I know someone else this has happened to also.  What is up with
>> that?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> christy
>>
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