No auto restore points

H

Heirloom

Hi All,
Homebuilt P4, 2.8G, 2x80G Raid 0, 1G Ram, 64M video, 80G Data HD,
300G Backup HD, Abit IS7 mobo, approx. 9G on Raid drives, tons of freespace.
ZAPro latest ver, Avast! AV updated, Spybot, Adaware, Spyware Blaster, Crap
Cleaner run on a regular basis. Only additions (other than AV updates) have
been the latest Win Updates: KB910431, KB905915 and KB890830 malicious
software thingy.
About two weeks ago, auto restore points have ceased, can still make
manual points and points are created from app installs. I have reset SR by
turning it off, rebooting, and turning it back on.....a restore point was
made at that time. I have monitored disc usage with Process Explorer,
nothing out of the ordinary, no "phone home" apps and CPU idle holds at 99%
or better when not in use. Have covered all I could find on Google and
Google groups. It's not a real biggie, in that, I keep a complete,
up-to-date backup using Acronis True Image........more of a "what's up and
why?" situation.
Thanks to all
responses........
Heirloom, old and hate it when I can't
figure it out
 
B

Bert Kinney

Hi,

Hi,

There are several reasons this may occur. Let's take a look at Event
Viewer for any System Restore logs that may have been created recently
that may help us diagnosing the problem.

Go to Start - Run and type eventvwr.msc and press enter.
Click on System in the left pane.
Click the gray title “Source” at the top of the source name column in
the right pane to sort by source name, look for "sr" and "srservice".
Double click on each of these events, then click on the button below the
two arrows in the upper right corner. This will copy the event
information to the clipboard. Paste the information for each of the two
event here. There’s no need to post duplicate Event ID’s.

How do I use the Event Viewer to search for System Restore logs?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#EventViewer

Here are some more links for troubleshooting System Restore.

System Restore fails to create an automatic restore point:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html
 
R

Ramesh, MS-MVP

Heirloom,

System Restore requires the machine to be in an idle state to create system
check points. This is by design so that System Restore never intrudes when
the user is using the machine by taking processing power to create a system
checkpoint. Hence, if system restore never sees any idle time on the
machine, it will not be able to create System Checkpoints.

System Restore not creating automatic System Checkpoints?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/checkpoints.htm

See also:

All the possibilities are covered in Bert Kinney's site here.

System Restore fails to create an automatic restore point:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html

To automatically create System Restore points using scripts, see the links
below

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

" The script provided in the above link will check if there are any System
Restore points already created for the current day. If no System Restore
point exists for the current day, the script creates a System Restore point.
"

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

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi All,
Homebuilt P4, 2.8G, 2x80G Raid 0, 1G Ram, 64M video, 80G Data HD,
300G Backup HD, Abit IS7 mobo, approx. 9G on Raid drives, tons of freespace.
ZAPro latest ver, Avast! AV updated, Spybot, Adaware, Spyware Blaster, Crap
Cleaner run on a regular basis. Only additions (other than AV updates) have
been the latest Win Updates: KB910431, KB905915 and KB890830 malicious
software thingy.
About two weeks ago, auto restore points have ceased, can still make
manual points and points are created from app installs. I have reset SR by
turning it off, rebooting, and turning it back on.....a restore point was
made at that time. I have monitored disc usage with Process Explorer,
nothing out of the ordinary, no "phone home" apps and CPU idle holds at 99%
or better when not in use. Have covered all I could find on Google and
Google groups. It's not a real biggie, in that, I keep a complete,
up-to-date backup using Acronis True Image........more of a "what's up and
why?" situation.
Thanks to all
responses........
Heirloom, old and hate it when I can't
figure it out
 
S

sced13ri

Hey Heirloom:

All of a sudden I have the same problem. Takes me back to when ZoneAlarm
was the problem in ME. But, even when ZA is disabled and nothing is
running on my old homebuilt auto points do not appear. I will take a
look at the links offered in the responses to your post however, feel
free to do the research. You're much better at it than me. The cold here
in the northeast has severely reduced my aging brains capacity to absorb
new knowledge. If you figure it out, I won't be too embarrassed to pick
your warm Texas brain.

Cheers
sced13ri
 
H

Heirloom

This is weird....I got your reply, sced, but, I can't find my original post!
I have no idea what links were posted with mine. I just happended to see
"Re: No auto restore points" and saw it was you in response to my
'non-existent' post. As I can see my original below yours, would you mind
posting the links here, so I can get them? I'd appreciate it. I'm still
working on it. I know there must be something fooling Windows into thinking
it is not idle, but, I can't find anything that would do so.
Heirloom, old and still plodding
 
H

Heirloom

sced, would you happen to be running Avast! AV? I seem to recall a program
update recently and I have had a couple of instances where Avast! has
indicated a connection timeout. Just wondering if there may be a connection
between that and the lack of auto restore points. Anyone else using Avast!
having this issue??
Heirloom, old and going to bed now
 
B

Bert Kinney

Hi,

In Outlook Express news, use this path to the Microsoft news server.

msnews.microsoft.com

If you missed it, here my original reply to you.

There are several reasons this may occur. Let's take a look at Event
Viewer for any System Restore logs that may have been created recently
that may help us diagnosing the problem.

Go to Start - Run and type eventvwr.msc and press enter.
Click on System in the left pane.
Click the gray title “Source” at the top of the source name column in
the right pane to sort by source name, look for "sr" and "srservice".
Double click on each of these events, then click on the button below the
two arrows in the upper right corner. This will copy the event
information to the clipboard. Paste the information for each of the two
event here. There’s no need to post duplicate Event ID’s.

How do I use the Event Viewer to search for System Restore logs?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#EventViewer

Here are some more links for troubleshooting System Restore.

System Restore fails to create an automatic restore point:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html
 
S

sced13ri

No Avast Heirloom. Bert Kinney posted again with information but, in
case you don't see it I will paste the message below as well as a post
by Ramesh. Hope you get the whole package.

sced

=======================================================================
Hi,

In Outlook Express news, use this path to the Microsoft news server.

msnews.microsoft.com

If you missed it, here my original reply to you.

There are several reasons this may occur. Let's take a look at Event
Viewer for any System Restore logs that may have been created recently
that may help us diagnosing the problem.

Go to Start - Run and type eventvwr.msc and press enter.
Click on System in the left pane.
Click the gray title “Source” at the top of the source name column in
the right pane to sort by source name, look for "sr" and "srservice".
Double click on each of these events, then click on the button below the
two arrows in the upper right corner. This will copy the event
information to the clipboard. Paste the information for each of the two
event here. There’s no need to post duplicate Event ID’s.

How do I use the Event Viewer to search for System Restore logs?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#EventViewer

Here are some more links for troubleshooting System Restore.

System Restore fails to create an automatic restore point:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html

-- Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org
===========================================================================
Heirloom,

System Restore requires the machine to be in an idle state to create system
check points. This is by design so that System Restore never intrudes when
the user is using the machine by taking processing power to create a system
checkpoint. Hence, if system restore never sees any idle time on the
machine, it will not be able to create System Checkpoints.

System Restore not creating automatic System Checkpoints?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/checkpoints.htm

See also:

All the possibilities are covered in Bert Kinney's site here.

System Restore fails to create an automatic restore point:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html

To automatically create System Restore points using scripts, see the links
below

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

" The script provided in the above link will check if there are any System
Restore points already created for the current day. If no System Restore
point exists for the current day, the script creates a System Restore
point.
"

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

-- Ramesh, Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User Windows XP

==========================================================================

Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com "Heirloom"
Hi All, Homebuilt P4, 2.8G,
2x80G Raid 0, 1G Ram, 64M video, 80G Data HD, 300G Backup HD, Abit IS7
mobo, approx. 9G on Raid drives, tons of freespace. ZAPro latest ver,
Avast! AV updated, Spybot, Adaware, Spyware Blaster, Crap Cleaner run on
a regular basis. Only additions (other than AV updates) have been the
latest Win Updates: KB910431, KB905915 and KB890830 malicious software
thingy. About two weeks ago, auto restore points have ceased, can still
make manual points and points are created from app installs. I have
reset SR by turning it off, rebooting, and turning it back on.....a
restore point was made at that time. I have monitored disc usage with
Process Explorer, nothing out of the ordinary, no "phone home" apps and
CPU idle holds at 99% or better when not in use. Have covered all I
could find on Google and Google groups. It's not a real biggie, in that,
I keep a complete, up-to-date backup using Acronis True
Image........more of a "what's up and why?" situation. Thanks to all
responses........ Heirloom, old and hate it when I can't figure it out
 

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