System Restore Checkpoints

[Gerry]

Bill

It would seem not to be 24 hours running time. It is the passing of
time regardless of whether the computer is on or off.


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Gerry
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[Gerry]

Fred

It could be that something is interfering with the creation of restore
points or deleting them after creation. Norton and Zone Alarm are
renowned amongst other similar software that can do this. For more
information read here:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html

If you visit Windows Update to download and install an update this
should trigger the creation of a restore point. Does it? You could bring
forward the opportunity to check by downloading and installing Windows
Defender. Every 2 or 3 days there is a definitions update which triggers
the creation of a restore point. Otherwise the next Windows XP updates
are likely to be on the 13 or 14 May. Of course the SP3 Update appears
on 29 April 2008 -I may manually create a restore point on 28 April as
precaution.although I shall be opting out of the update for a month or
so.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England
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[Fred]

PD43
OK will let it run
Fred

Stop using Standby.

STOP!!

When you use that, it's effectively the same as turning your computer
OFF.

Let the system RUN all the time.

 

[Fred]

Gerry
Don't use Norton or ZA, however I do use Computer Asso Suite.
I hve never checked to see if a point was made after a XP update. Don't
think a point was made.
Fred

 

[Bill in Co.]

OK. So every 24 hours it WILL be created, unless you create one in
between (and if you do, I expect its 24 hours from that point).

 

[Fred]

PD43
Well last night it made a restore point. The system was in auto standby.
It works but it doesn't work the way I would like. I will install
James/Knox's little program put it in my startup.
Will also make a desktop shortcut for making a quick point before making any
changes.
Thanks to All, Fred

 

[Bill Sharpe]

Well last night it made a restore point. The system was in auto standby.
It works but it doesn't work the way I would like.

That's a cryptic comment. What way would you like System Restore to work?

Bill

 

[Fred]

For a quick reply, I want it to work every startup. Now it does.
Fred