how to keep the oldest /first system restore point

[Lj]

Hi folks: this may seem odd, but I understand that system restore points
tend to delete themselves as newer ones get added on, once the quota of
space allotted gets filled up.
But I've always thought I'd like to keep one of the earliest restore points,
the really "clean" one (just short of reinstalling everything from scratch,
but before lots of junk got added into the mix).
Is there any way to keep one restore point forever???
is there a reason not to?

Or do I just bite the bullet and reinstall 75 programs from scratch if I
decide I prefer to go back to the beginning and a clean slate?
thanks!

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Not possible. Even if you were to keep the files for the point, it would not
be indexed or recognized. For what you are thinking, the best idea is
imaging software. This will allow you to restore the system to a previous
state inclusive of installed software and updates. Here is one that works
well: Image for Windows from www.terabyteunlimited.com

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[johnf]

Find an old drive large enough to hold your complete OS, hang it off one of
your ribbon cables, then copy the original OS to that drive & store it away
somewhere. That's the only solution I know of.

 

[Lj]

well that's a thought, but I think I like Nutcase's solution a little
better, more elegant don't you know hehehe.
thanks folks,
Jam.

 

[Harry Ohrn]

If you prefer elegant then I suggest Acronis TrueImage. It works very well,
is easy to use, lets you create scheduled incremental backups, you can even
create a hidden partition that enables you to press F11 at system bootup and
do the restore. It will also burn backups to alternate storage like CD/DVD
or another hard drive and has a Explorer like interface that lets you
extract individual files from the backup.

 

[Lj]

Great, thanks folks (any comparisons with Norton Ghost?)
Jam

If you prefer elegant then I suggest Acronis TrueImage. It works very
well, is easy to use, lets you create scheduled incremental backups, you
can even create a hidden partition that enables you to press F11 at system
bootup and do the restore. It will also burn backups to alternate storage
like CD/DVD or another hard drive and has a Explorer like interface that
lets you extract individual files from the backup.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

well that's a thought, but I think I like Nutcase's solution a little
better, more elegant don't you know hehehe.
thanks folks,
Jam.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Well, the first plus would be that it is not Norton.

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[johnf]

Well actually I should have said 'image', not 'copy - I do it every so often
with my two PCs with Drive Image onto a couple of spare 40G drives (when I
remember).