I use Vista.

Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.

I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.

What can I do?

It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.

maybe ask the folks in the Vista group instead of here in the XP group?

campden wrote:

> I use Vista.
>
> Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.
>
> I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.
>
> What can I do?
>
> It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.

On May 14, 3:53*pm, campden <camp...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I use Vista.
>
> Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.
>
> I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.
>
> What can I do?
>
> It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.

In XP (this is an XP group), RPs will only be created automatically
when the system is "idle" for some amount of time.

I don't know the exact definition of idle or how long "some amount of
time" is, but I have a good idea. I imagine you can define the idle
time, but I have never pursued it.

I do know for my XP Pro SP3 system that I can't be surfing, scanning,
backing up, emailing, Office-ing, etc. and for me, idle is about 20
minutes. The system must really be idle, then your RP will be created
as soon as the moment is right.

For example, I quit using my computer today about noon. It was
running but I didn't touch it. At 12.22 a System Checkpoint was
automatically created.

Let your system sit for a while and come back and check. If there is
no RP within what you think is a reasonable about of time, check the
Event Viewer for clues. Look at previous days for automatic RPs when
you might have been idle.

If it happens on a significant event and you can create one by hand, I
would think things are okay - you just have to wait.

Jose

On Thu, 14 May 2009 12:53:01 -0700, campden
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I use Vista.


Then why are you asking here in a Windows XP newsgroup?


> Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.
>
> I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.
>
> What can I do?
>
> It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Vista-specific newsgroups include:

microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords
microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_assessment
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
microsoft.public.windows.vista.security

Click on of the following links to open the newsgroup in your default
newsreader:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...unts_passwords
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ile_management
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ws.vista.games
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....vista.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...are_assessment
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...rdware_devices
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...allation_setup
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ows.vista.mail
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pictures_video
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...orking_sharing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...ce_maintenance
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...print_fax_scan
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...vista.security


campden wrote:
> I use Vista.
>
> Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.
>
> I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.
>
> What can I do?
>
> It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.

On Thu, 14 May 2009 12:53:01 -0700, campden
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I use Vista.
>
>Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.
>
>I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.
>
>What can I do?
>
>It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.

To get daily ones : google for ERUNT or equivalent .

Erunt.exe is NOT the same as SR. However, if you take the time to go
through it's documentation and learn about the program and what it does, it
will prove invaluable knowledge to you about restoring your system's
registry in even a non-functioning system. A brilliant program indeed.

==


Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)


"Jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 12:53:01 -0700, campden
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>I use Vista.
>>
>>Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.
>>
>>I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.
>>
>>What can I do?
>>
>>It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.
>
> To get daily ones : google for ERUNT or equivalent .

On Fri, 15 May 2009 12:07:22 +0100, Jim <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Thu, 14 May 2009 12:53:01 -0700, campden
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I use Vista.
> >
> >Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.
> >
> >I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.
> >
> >What can I do?
> >
> >It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.
>
> To get daily ones : google for ERUNT or equivalent .


ERUNT is a very good program, and I too recommend it. But it should
not be thought of as a substitute for System Restore. ERUNT is a
registry backup program, and System Restore does more than just that.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Horse hockey!

Jim wrote:
> On Thu, 14 May 2009 12:53:01 -0700, campden
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I use Vista.
>>
>> Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.
>>
>> I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.
>>
>> What can I do?
>>
>> It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.
>
> To get daily ones : google for ERUNT or equivalent .

On Fri, 15 May 2009 12:38:15 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Horse hockey!
>
>Jim wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 May 2009 12:53:01 -0700, campden
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> I use Vista.
>>>
>>> Restore points are made before big changes, but no daily ones.
>>>
>>> I have "Create restore points automatically" ticked in system protection.
>>>
>>> What can I do?
>>>
>>> It is too late to create a restore point when I want one.
>>
>> To get daily ones : google for ERUNT or equivalent .

Don`t know any horses that play hockey .