Command line Create System Restore Point

[Swifty]

I'd like to create a Scheduled task to create a system restore point
once a day, probably overnight (PC is always on, desktop).

Is there a command line command that I could use?
Would it actually buy me anything, or have I made some witless blunder?

It seems likely that I've blundered, because there is only one day in
the last month that does not contain a restore point, so what might be
creating them?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

How To Use the System Restore Utility with Windows Management Instrumentation in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=295299

How to automatically create a System Restore point upon the first boot up of the day?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/createrp.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I'd like to create a Scheduled task to create a system restore point
once a day, probably overnight (PC is always on, desktop).

Is there a command line command that I could use?
Would it actually buy me anything, or have I made some witless blunder?

It seems likely that I've blundered, because there is only one day in
the last month that does not contain a restore point, so what might be
creating them?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I'd like to create a Scheduled task to create a system restore point
once a day, probably overnight (PC is always on, desktop).

Is there a command line command that I could use?
Would it actually buy me anything, or have I made some witless blunder?

It seems likely that I've blundered, because there is only one day in
the last month that does not contain a restore point, so what might be
creating them?

Windows *automatically* creates a restore point once a day, unless
something interferes with its doing it. There's no need to do it
yourself.

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

By default System Restore creates a automatic restore point every 24 hours.
The following page has some troubleshooting steps to take for missing
restore points:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/missingrps.html

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

 

[Swifty]

How To Use the System Restore Utility with Windows Management Instrumentation in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=295299

Thank you (and Ken & Bert) for your helpful replies. Following the link
above I created a "crestore.vbs" which created the "this is a test"
restore point. This is my first step writing anything in vbs, and a lot
more useful than "Hello, World!".