System restore advice please!!!

[George TAKEV]

WindowsXP Home PIII
I have noticed that my system restore does not "remember" checkpoints older
than 3 days,or at least I can not see them on the system restore calendar.
In other words I can not restore my system to a previous checkpoint let's
say one month ago.
Any ideas please!!!
Thanks

[Will Denny]

Hi

Restoring your system to a month ago could cause problems. Right click =
on My Computer, select Properties and then the System Restore tab. =
Click on the appropriate drive and then 'Settings...'. You can tell how =
much disk space has been allocated to System Restore in there - default =
is 12% of the total disk/partition size. If this allocated space is =
'reasonably' small, and you install/uninstall a lot of programs, then SR =
may very well be deleting the Points after 3 days. You can change the =
amount of disk space allocated by using the slider - remembering that SR =
needs at least 200 MBs free disk space to work properly. Without this =
amount free, SR will automatically disable itself without any warning.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"George TAKEV" > wrote in message =
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> WindowsXP Home PIII
> I have noticed that my system restore does not "remember" checkpoints =
older
> than 3 days,or at least I can not see them on the system restore =
calendar.
> In other words I can not restore my system to a previous checkpoint =
let's
> say one month ago.
> Any ideas please!!!
> Thanks
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[S.Sengupta]

Hi,
The command-line parameter is case sensitive: Try this:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD
2. Click [Start] [Run]
3. Type the following command and press Enter
"rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\Windows\Inf\sr.inf"
[Case Sensitive]

System Restore core files should be reinstalled.

Alternately, you may also open Windows Explorer, navigate to
"C:\Windows\Inf" folder and right-click sr.inf (choose Install) (sr.inf
shows up as sr in windows explorer)

regards,
ssg MS-MVP


George TAKEV wrote:

> WindowsXP Home PIII
> I have noticed that my system restore does not "remember" checkpoints older
> than 3 days,or at least I can not see them on the system restore calendar.
> In other words I can not restore my system to a previous checkpoint let's
> say one month ago.
> Any ideas please!!!
> Thanks
>
>