Well I got this computer 11 months ago and didn't have any problems with it at all until 3 or 4 weeks ago when I downloaded a trial of Incredimail - it took over my computer which I didn't like so I uninstalled it, did a system restore (because at that time it was automatically doing one if I made any changes) and it didn't work and then all the restore points disappeared. I loved XP for just this feature (system restore) and want the backup in case something gets changed. I have all the suggested safety programs in place but despite that it seems things happen. If I did it your way - waiting until the system had problems - doing a restore at that point I would think wouldn't help as you would just be saving the problems - however I am NOT computer literate so could be way off base. A perfect example is prior to thngs getting messed up, if I downloaded and ran a program, it would automatically establish a restore point. That way if I didn't like what the program was doing I could go back to a time before I installed it. Well I just downloaded and ran smart ftp and for the heck of it just checked to see if a restore point was made and it wasn't. Dolores ----- Original Message ----- From: "milady" <my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 6:29 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore problem > about what? I do system restore when the system starts having problems I > cant fix..which isn't often.... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 2:47 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore problem > > > paranoia? <gr> Dolores > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "milady" <my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 3:52 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: system restore problem > > >> why are you doing a system restore EVERY night? Whats the need? >> Something >> sounds off key about that...... >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 12:44 PM >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- system restore problem >> >> >> I've tried to ignore the problem but now it's bugging me again. I'm >> running >> XP and had to do 3 reformats (don't even ask me why because it was a >> nighmare) recently. I am the only one who uses this computer so no other >> users with passwords and I don't use a password. Everything worked fine >> except the system restore which was part of the reason I had to do the >> reformats. When I try to schedule a task I get an error saying that I >> don't >> have permission. When I contact HP via webchat she told me I had to put >> in >> a password for my user name (didn't have one before!) and we walked >> through >> it and it seemed to work. Well it didn't. I had it set to do a system >> restore in the middle of the night and when I woke up all I saw was that >> system restore was opened but did not perform the task. The password >> thing >> was a royal pain every time I rebooted so took it out since it didn't >> solve >> the problem. I tried googling the error message but the results >> basically >> said I needed to make sure I had 'permission' to set a task. I would >> think >> since it's my computer and only mine I should have permission. I can do >> a >> manual system restore which I try to remember to do every night but that >> is >> a pain in the you know what. Sure would appreciate a solution to this >> problem. Thanks. Dolores >> >> >> -- >> <Please delete this line and everything below.> >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> >> >> -- >> <Please delete this line and everything below.> >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> > > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/