System Restore and Ramdisk problem

[Bra1n]

I keep losing system restore points; these coincide with
the following error :-

Event Type: Error
Event Source: sr
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1
Date: 19/10/2003
Time: 14:52:31
User: N/A
Computer: KELLYXP1700
Description:
The System Restore filter encountered the unexpected
error '0xC0000023' while processing the
file 'MSIda5fc.tmp' on the volume 'Ramdisk'. It has
stopped monitoring the volume.

I use QSoft's ramdisk to speed up my multiple web cams as
recommended by 'Homewatcher' but I don't need system
restore to monitor this drive.

How do I stop it ?

 

[Paul B T Hodges]

I remembered this from a similar post from redhades a while back.

So thanks to them for the info


SNIP>

After doing a long search in my startup process, I found
that the problem was part of the batch file that I created
and was executed as a system service to initiate the
ramdrive. And after experimenting with the commands I had
in my batch file...

C:\WINDOWS\system32\format.com
R: /FS:FAT /V:RAMDisk /Q /X /Y
MD R:\TempInternet
NET STOP RamDriveInit
exit

....I found that when I format the ramdrive and then create
a folder on it, SR (system restore) service generates an
error, shuts down and loses all its restoration points. It
happened even when I formatted the ramdrive from "My
Computer" and then created the folder on it myself.

Then I fiddled around with SR and my batch file service
and fixed my problem without knowing at first.
Turns out that if you activate SR while a ramdrive is
present but not formatted, SR will generate errors when
you format the ramdrive afterwards.

So to fix my problem:
1- I deactivated SR completely.
2- Reboot.
3- Formatted my ramdrive.
4- Reactivated and setup SR.

My theory is that if a low space drive (like a ramdrive)
is mounted but not formatted, SR wont be able to determine
the drive's size. So SR wont exclude it from the
surveillance routine.
If a mounted drive is formatted and SR reactivated after
the format, SR will read that its a low space drive,
exclude it from the surveillance routine and remember the
exclusion as long as SR is not deactivated again from the
system properties.

Now my restore points are kept after reboot and I hope
this will help those who stumble on the same problem.

PINS>

Hope this helps

Paul