System Restore question

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I have XP HOME SP 2 on both my desktop (Dell Dim 2400) and my laptop (Dell
Inspiron 2200)

It seems on my desktop it has a System Restore point every day (called a
system checkpoint), but not on my laptop. On my laptop it just has
occassional system restores (when I do an installation or something like
that).

I would like to have my laptop's system restore act like my desktop's (ie:
daily checkpoint). I can't seem to find a setting for this.

Any suggestions.

Mel

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

From System Restore FAQ

"Why is system restore not creating automatic System Checkpoints on my
machine?"
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx

System Restore Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/community/centers/management/sysrestore_faq.mspx

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

Or, using this script:

To create a Restore Point automatically using a script, copy the contents to
a notepad, save as CreateRP.VBS

set SRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
CSRP = SRP.createrestorepoint ("Created a Restore Point now", 0, 100)

To create a Restore Point, just double-click the CreateRP.VBS file which
you've just created. You can also schedule this script.

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

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

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

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

You may want to take a look here also.
System Restore fails to create an automatic restore point.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html