Gerry
Sat Apr 26 05:41:00 PDT 2008
Jack
Were you using your computer on each of the 5 days? If you didn't on any
day there will not be a restore point and there will not be a need for
one becaused no system changes will have taken place.
It could be that something is interfering with the creation of restore
points or deleting them after creation. Norton and Zone Alarm are
renowned amongst other similar software that can do this. For more
information read here:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html
If you visit Windows Update to download and install an update this
should trigger the creation of a restore point. Does it? You could bring
forward the opportunity to check by downloading and installing Windows
Defender. Every 2 or 3 days there is a definitions update which triggers
the creation of a restore point. Otherwise the next Windows XP updates
are likely to be on the 13 or 14 May. Of course the SP3 Update appears
on 29 April 2008 -I may manually create a restore point on 28 April as
precaution.although I shall be opting out of the update for a month or
so.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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Stourport, England
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jack wrote:
> I accept your point. While I have been playing with PC's since 1987
> there is still a lot I don't know. However, I do understand the
> difference between Restore and Backup. Since I seem to play a lot
> with adding and deleting progams, using tips to change registry
> settings, which I have not blown up yet, I like to go back to a
> recent restore point. Today, I wanted a recent restore point and
> there was none for 5 days. Yet before that there was one everyday
> for about a week? I don't understand this. Anyway, thanks greatly.
>
>> Backing up with backup software is a far better idea. Almost any
>> backup software can be be scheduled - even Microsoft's own backup
>> utility. A restore point is not a backup and should not be confused
>> with a backup.
>>
>> Restore points contain only the essential system and user files
>> needed to make the GUI functional. The original idea was to be able
>> to (hopefully) restore the GUI so you can use Windows built-in tools
>> or access the internet to troubleshoot a problem.
>>
>> ---
>> Leonard Grey
>> Errare humanum est
>>
>> jack wrote:
>>> I recently decided I wanted a more scheduled plan of System Restore
>>> Points. I'm not exactly sure why but I have 2 Toshiba laptops and
>>> they seem to make Restore Points randomly.
>>>
>>> I went to Control Panel in XP 2003 and selected Schedule a Task and
>>> went through the easy process. I have never used a password on my
>>> machine becuase it is usually at home or with me. Therefore I'm
>>> not bothered with a password. The task asks for a password so I
>>> just pressed <Enter> and <Ok> So when the task started is reported
>>> not perforemed becuase of password or account probs. I am the pc
>>> administrator.
>>>
>>> So I did a little web dectective and found there might be and issue
>>> with this scheduling and MS had a hotfix. Installed that and still
>>> the same thing. Finally I relented and added a real password to my
>>> profile and the Restore program comes up at the automatic time
>>> scheduled but is static at the opening page where you select "old
>>> point" "create a point" , etc. So I thought this would run a
>>> System Restore Point without my input?? Any helps my friends?
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>> jack