System roll back problem

[Guest]

I have a nasty bug on my comp, and I want to roll back my system restore to
as far back as is humanly possable, but it says it can only take me back a
few weeks. I have had this comp for over 2 years, I should be able to go back
farther right? What can I do to push back past this bug?

 

[lvee]

here is some info on system restore.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/faqsrwxp.mspx

If you have a bug/virus/Trojan/worm, etc, system restore likely will not
help, and may re-infect your pc.
Your best bet is to turn system restore off, and run all your programs for
virus's etc.. while in safe mode. Make sure they are up-to-date.
Some good programs are,
Spybot Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware SE, Spyware Blaster, and whatever you have
for anti virus.

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

By default, System Restore holds restore points for 90 days. The size of the restore
points and the amount of disk space allocated to them will also affect the this number.
Using a restore point more than a week old could cause more problems than it fixes.

Here are some tips on adjusting disk space and keeping System Restore Healthy.
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.html