Unable to create Restore Points

[Frenchy]

Vista 64 Bit Ultimate. All of a sudden (seems approx 2 weeks ago)
unable to create any restore points and failing with error message
(0x8004231F) Insufficient storage available.

I have 200+Gb available. I see others with same problem, but no
solution. I have run CHKDSK and it found 2 errors
Corrupt attribute record (128, ""), what ever that is, but still no go
for restore point and it shows no restore points available.
This has also broken my daily backup to an external HD (using Vista
built in Bup) as it needs to create a Volume Shadow copy and that fails
with same error.
Help appreciated

Frenchy

 

[PaulM]

They should be a space between list and ShadowStorage
It should be vssadmin list ShadowStorage

 

[Paul Montgomery]

Worth checking if it has reached it's max. allowed space

Wrong.

If it has, then the oldest restore point(s) are automatically deleted
to make space.

 

[Frenchy]

Worth checking if it has reached it's max. allowed space
try the following to see how much space is being used and how much is
allocated

type cmd into the start search bar - when cmd appears,right click it
and run as admin - type in vssadmin listShadowStorage and hit the enter
key.

Hope this helps

SIW2

shows 70 Gb available and 0 used

Note the correct command is vssadmin list shadowstorage

Thanks
Frenchy

 

[Frenchy]

'How to configure amount of space (In percentage) used by System Restore
and intervals' (http://tinyurl.com/45p8k3)

I had already resized it to 70 Gb (from 40 Gb) from a Google search, but
I realise that is really not necessary. My problem (and others have the
same) is it will not allow a Restore point to be made. Something is broken!

Frenchy

 

[PaulM]

Have you tried to do a Vista repair??

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[Frenchy]

Have you tried to do a Vista repair??

I have run SFC /SCANNOW and it found nothing.

Don't want to lose any data, so what Vista Repair is recommended? A
point to a tutorial appreciated.

Frenchy

 

[PaulM]

Go here:

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

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[Frenchy]

Go here:

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/88236-repair-install-vista.html

Many thanks for that (shucks I am a vistax64.com member as well!). I
was worried about SP1, so I will slipstream a new disk and do this
sometime in the near future.

I have Rollback Rx installed, so I am covered for restore points and
have made a full backup with their disk cloner. I just hope it is not
Snapshot Rx that has broken this? If anyone has this on an x64 system,
I would love to know. Snapshot Tech guys are checking it out in a
trial, these guys are super helpful and fast reply times.

Frenchy

 

[Rick Rogers]

That software certainly reads like it would replace System Restore, so I can
see where it would likely disable it to avoid conflicts, though there's
nothing specific in their documentation to say so.

Also, unlike XP, you can't slipstream SP1 with an "original" Vista disk.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

 

[Frenchy]

Pls see if 'Troubleshooting System Restore In Windows Vista '
(http://www.winvistaclub.com/t89.html)helps you.

Thanks, unfortunately nothing there helped. I thought perhaps the
'Reset Repository' may help, but it didn't. Note in your instructions
after Repositoryold, I suspect you meant to put RESTART IN SAFE MODE
again, as if you just reboot, you can't easily stop Winmgmt service as
others are depending on it

Also further up in your Tutorial you say to make sure VSS is set to
Auto, that is contrary to Microsoft KB article. Leaving it in MANUAL
and making sure it is started is fine

Frenchy