system restore

[Bob Brannon]

Is there anyway to delete old system restore points that one does not need
any longer?

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Bob;
There is no need.
The old Restore Points are deleted on a First In First Out basis.
The time they last is determined largely by the space you allocated to
System Restore.
See this for more about System Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...=/technet/itcommunity/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.asp

 

[Bob Brannon]

Thanks! I still see a bunch of old restore dates back to August, but when I
do a restore it says it failed. What's up with that?


Bob;
There is no need.
The old Restore Points are deleted on a First In First Out basis.
The time they last is determined largely by the space you allocated to
System Restore.
See this for more about System Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...=/technet/itcommunity/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.asp

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Bob;
There may be corrupted data in system Restore.
Turn off/on System Restore to delete corrupted files:
Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore.
Click System Restore Settings on left side.
Check "Turn off System Restore", click OK, follow prompts and reboot.
This deletes ALL Restore Points including corruption.
Then go back and turn on system Restore and create a Restore Point.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html

 

[Bob Brannon]

I forgot to mention it was only the later dates of August and September that
had problems. Does that make a difference?


Bob;
There may be corrupted data in system Restore.
Turn off/on System Restore to delete corrupted files:
Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore.
Click System Restore Settings on left side.
Check "Turn off System Restore", click OK, follow prompts and reboot.
This deletes ALL Restore Points including corruption.
Then go back and turn on system Restore and create a Restore Point.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Not really.
However, if a System Restore is necessary, use one of the good dates
then turn off/on System Restore to get rid of corrupted data.
Keeping the Restore points is a recipe for disaster.
The infected Restore Points should be gotten rid of immediately if not
sooner.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html

 

[Bob Brannon]

Thanks!

Not really.
However, if a System Restore is necessary, use one of the good dates
then turn off/on System Restore to get rid of corrupted data.
Keeping the Restore points is a recipe for disaster.
The infected Restore Points should be gotten rid of immediately if not
sooner.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html