What Causes a "System Checkpoint" to be created?

[Guest]

The reason I ask is that to make sure I'm setting fairly current restore
points I occasionally run Spybot just for that reason. However in looking at
my restore points available, I see one almost daily called "System
Checkpoint". This in spite of the fact that I've done nothing unusual that I
can remember to cause it such as install a new driver, etc.

I'd like to know if this is automatic preventive maintenance of some kind or
if some lesser things I'm doing is causing the creation of them.

Thanks

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Every 24 hours as long as computer is on.
See this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx
Go down to "When are Restore Points created on my machine?"

 

[Kelly]

Spybot? )

I have a script at http://billsway.com/notes_public/WinXP_Tweaks/ that will
do the same thing, along with reporting existing Restore Points and
settings. Download XPSystemRestore.vbs on that page.

Single Click Creation of a System Restore Point/Runs as a Scheduled Task
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_sysrestorepoint.htm

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Alex Nichol]

The reason I ask is that to make sure I'm setting fairly current restore
points I occasionally run Spybot just for that reason. However in looking at
my restore points available, I see one almost daily called "System
Checkpoint". This in spite of the fact that I've done nothing unusual that I
can remember to cause it such as install a new driver, etc.

The System Restore subsystem makes a check point daily - looking for a
quiet chance 24 hours after the last one. It is there as a means of
going back to the system state (including the registry) of up to a few
days (say a couple of weeks) ago, should the settings get damaged - eg
installing and uninstalling a test software package; or little Johnny
wreaking havoc. As such it is very useful, but do not regard it as a
substitute for backup