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 >> >> >> 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/ >> >> For more info: >> //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk >> > > > > > 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/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > 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/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk