RESTORE POINT

I only have 2 of them 1 for today and 1 for 2 days ago. Is there a way to
have more than just 2 of them.

Thanks

Patrick
Wed Jul 02 14:58:23 PDT 2008

"Paul Koukos" <PaulKoukos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EE4EC70A-4C3C-4A79-8997-42FE3F745196@microsoft.com...
>I only have 2 of them 1 for today and 1 for 2 days ago. Is there a way to
> have more than just 2 of them.
>
> Thanks

First be sure that there's enough space for the restore points. If there
isn't much space, the older ones will "fall off" and be removed as new ones
are made.

If this causes you problems with drive space, consider replacing the hard
disk with something larger, or reorganizing material so that data is on
another drive.

HTH
-pk

Lem
Wed Jul 02 15:37:06 PDT 2008

Paul Koukos wrote:
> I only have 2 of them 1 for today and 1 for 2 days ago. Is there a way to
> have more than just 2 of them.
>
> Thanks

Why?

System Restore creates Restore Points automatically approximately every
24 hours (if the computer is running). In addition, Restore Points may
be created by automatic updates, install routines of some applications,
and sometimes by malware removal applications just before the removal
operation is begun. And a user can manually create a Restore Point at
any time.

By default, Windows XP allocates 12% of the disk space for Restore
Points, which on large disks is much too large. You should reset it to
about 1 GB.

Restore Points are added until the allocated space is used up, at which
point the oldest RPs are removed to make room for new ones. Also, RPs
are deleted after about 90 days.

In general, there's no good reason to have a lot of RPs. Restoring to a
point that is days or weeks old is likely to lead to problems if not
done with some careful thought.

Finally, System Restore only saves and restores the "system." It does
not save or restore your applications or data.

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

Ed
Wed Jul 02 15:48:09 PDT 2008

Paul Koukos wrote:
> I only have 2 of them 1 for today and 1 for 2 days ago. Is there a way to
> have more than just 2 of them.
>
> Thanks

Look here....Control Panel>System>System Restore(tab)>Settings.
See if the slider will move further to the right. This will create
space for more Restore Points. On my computer 10% gives about a
month's worth. HTH.

PA
Wed Jul 02 18:47:35 PDT 2008

Start your reading here: http://bertk.mvps.org/
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Paul Koukos wrote:
> I only have 2 of them 1 for today and 1 for 2 days ago. Is there a way to
> have more than just 2 of them.
>
> Thanks

PaulKoukos
Wed Jul 02 19:14:04 PDT 2008

Ok maybe I was not clear, but I only have for 7/1 and 6/30 as my only restore
points.

And the bar is set all the way to the right for 12%

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Start your reading here: http://bertk.mvps.org/
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> Paul Koukos wrote:
> > I only have 2 of them 1 for today and 1 for 2 days ago. Is there a way to
> > have more than just 2 of them.
> >
> > Thanks
>
>

PA
Wed Jul 02 20:40:38 PDT 2008

Keep reading. Navigate the various WinXP-specific pages via the dropdown
menu in the "menu bar" at the top of the page.

Paul Koukos wrote:
> Ok maybe I was not clear, but I only have for 7/1 and 6/30 as my only
> restore points.
>
> And the bar is set all the way to the right for 12%
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Start your reading here: http://bertk.mvps.org/
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>>
>> Paul Koukos wrote:
>>> I only have 2 of them 1 for today and 1 for 2 days ago. Is there a way
>>> to
>>> have more than just 2 of them.
>>>
>>> Thanks

Lem
Wed Jul 02 22:44:21 PDT 2008

Paul Koukos wrote:
> Ok maybe I was not clear, but I only have for 7/1 and 6/30 as my only restore
> points.
>
> And the bar is set all the way to the right for 12%
>
>

Well, what happened on June 29? You didn't happen to install SP3, did you?

It seems as if System Restore was disabled and then restarted (or you
ran Disk Cleanup and checked the box to delete all the Restore Points).

What happens if you try to create a manual Restore Point?

--
Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

PA
Thu Jul 03 08:25:03 PDT 2008

Lem wrote:
> Paul Koukos wrote:
>> Ok maybe I was not clear, but I only have for 7/1 and 6/30 as my only
>> restore points.
>>
>> And the bar is set all the way to the right for 12%
>>
>
> Well, what happened on June 29? You didn't happen to install SP3, did
> you?
>
> It seems as if System Restore was disabled and then restarted (or you
> ran Disk Cleanup and checked the box to delete all the Restore Points).
>
> What happens if you try to create a manual Restore Point?

I think we have a wiener!