System restore

[Daphne]

I cannot restore to any restore point in the last month --
for some reason, only the current month appears and it
won't let me go back to last month. Any help?
Thanks,
Daphne

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi Daphne,

There are several possibilities which are covered in the article below.
System Restore "Restore Points" Are Missing or Deleted :
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q301/2/24.asp

 

[Daphne]

Thanks for the suggestion, but the problem cannot be lack
of disk space. I got a new computer a month and a half
ago and there is tons of free space. Also, there should
be many restore points last month. Yet, I cannot scroll
the calendar back to last month. Why?
Daphne

-----Original Message-----
Hi Daphne,

There are several possibilities which are covered in the article below.
System Restore "Restore Points" Are Missing or Deleted :
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q301/2/2 4.asp

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Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

I cannot restore to any restore point in the last month --
for some reason, only the current month appears and it
won't let me go back to last month. Any help?
Thanks,
Daphne

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[allison17]

Daphne, you must have a similar problem like mine with restore. I've checked
everything, restore is on. There is 37% of my 40 gig. hard drive free!
I just don't understand why my restore points go away after a day or so.
What ever....
Clem

 

[Paquette]

I have recent problems with extended time beteen entering
my user id and password (minute and a half) and actually
seeing my desktop. Decided to see whether an
installation occurred that I can reverse. I just
checked, and the only accessible restore point is
tonight - nothing earlier. I do not have any of the
symptons noted in the article (lots of space, etc.). So
what the heck happended here?

-----Original Message-----
Thanks for the suggestion, but the problem cannot be lack
of disk space. I got a new computer a month and a half
ago and there is tons of free space. Also, there should
be many restore points last month. Yet, I cannot scroll
the calendar back to last month. Why?
Daphne

-----Original Message-----
Hi Daphne,

There are several possibilities which are covered in

the
article below.

System Restore "Restore Points" Are Missing or Deleted :
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q301/2/

2

4.asp

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164

I cannot restore to any restore point in the last month --
for some reason, only the current month appears and it
won't let me go back to last month. Any help?
Thanks,
Daphne

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The total amount of free space on your hard drive is not always
relevant. By default, the System Restore will allocate a _maximum_ of
12% of the partition's size for storing System Volume Information.
This amount (12%) can easily be consumed by a single month's worth of
Restore Points, if there are a lot of changes to track/restore, so
that the System Volume Information reaches it's maximum allowable size
well before the hard drive is completely filled.

The amount of space set aside for this purpose can be adjusted by
the user. Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System
Restore > System Restore Settings, select the pertinent partition and
click Settings.

As for your original problem, it may be that something
(virus/worm, perhaps, or even stray electrons) has corrupted your
System Volume Information, causing the symptoms you describe. I'd
recommend that you completely erase the current information store and
restart it from scratch, provided that there are currently no Restore
Points that you absolutely have to preserve. Simply turn off the
System Restore feature (Start > All Programs > Accessories > System
Tools > System Restore, System Restore Settings), reboot, and then
re-enable System Restore, if you like. This will delete all of your
Restore Points, including the corrupted one(s), and allow you start
with a clean slate.



Bruce Chambers

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