System Restore

[muscallie]

I am using windows XP OE6 ,(High speed internet) and
recently did a system restore on advice from someone
else, because for some reason it took about 30 min to get
from the welcome page to where I can actually click to
open a program. Then sometimes it would just freeze.
The question I have is why can I only do a system restore
for the present month and unable to go back to previous
months?

[Derek Farr]

Open System in Control panel and have a look in System Restore tab. This can
be set at a max of 12% of available hard drive space. So if you have not got
a lot of available space or it is set at a low % it will not have the
capacity to information for older restore points. Hope this helps
"muscallie" > wrote in message
...
> I am using windows XP OE6 ,(High speed internet) and
> recently did a system restoryour control panel and then e on advice from
someone
> else, because for some reason it took about 30 min to get
> from the welcome page to where I can actually click to
> open a program. Then sometimes it would just freeze.
> The question I have is why can I only do a system restore
> for the present month and unable to go back to previous
> months?

[muscallie]

I checked and am set at the max, I have alot of space
left.
>-----Original Message-----
>Open System in Control panel and have a look in System
Restore tab. This can
>be set at a max of 12% of available hard drive space. So
if you have not got
>a lot of available space or it is set at a low % it will
not have the
>capacity to information for older restore points. Hope
this helps
>"muscallie" > wrote
in message
...
>> I am using windows XP OE6 ,(High speed internet) and
>> recently did a system restoryour control panel and
then e on advice from
>someone
>> else, because for some reason it took about 30 min to
get
>> from the welcome page to where I can actually click to
>> open a program. Then sometimes it would just freeze.
>> The question I have is why can I only do a system
restore
>> for the present month and unable to go back to previous
>> months?
>
>
>.
>

[Perdita X. Dream]

muscallie wrote:
> I checked and am set at the max, I have alot of space
> left.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Open System in Control panel and have a look in System Restore tab.
>> This can be set at a max of 12% of available hard drive space. So if
>> you have not got a lot of available space or it is set at a low % it
>> will not have the capacity to information for older restore points.
>> Hope this helps "muscallie" >
>> wrote in message ...
>>> I am using windows XP OE6 ,(High speed internet) and
>>> recently did a system restoryour control panel and then e on advice
>>> from someone else, because for some reason it took about 30 min to
>>> get from the welcome page to where I can actually click to
>>> open a program. Then sometimes it would just freeze.
>>> The question I have is why can I only do a system restore
>>> for the present month and unable to go back to previous
>>> months?
>>
>>
>> .

Restore points are not kept indefinitely. Yes, space has something to do
with it, but older ones are purged every 60 days or so, or when you run disc
clean up. I have just checked mine and I can go back six weeks now (but, of
course, we're only halfway through October, so I might be lucky and have 2
months to choose from by the end).

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[Derek Farr]

I can go back to July. I have 36GB hard disk with 50% unused space. what
have you got Muscallie
"Perdita X. Dream" > wrote in message
...
> muscallie wrote:
> > I checked and am set at the max, I have alot of space
> > left.
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> Open System in Control panel and have a look in System Restore tab.
> >> This can be set at a max of 12% of available hard drive space. So if
> >> you have not got a lot of available space or it is set at a low % it
> >> will not have the capacity to information for older restore points.
> >> Hope this helps "muscallie" >
> >> wrote in message ...
> >>> I am using windows XP OE6 ,(High speed internet) and
> >>> recently did a system restoryour control panel and then e on advice
> >>> from someone else, because for some reason it took about 30 min to
> >>> get from the welcome page to where I can actually click to
> >>> open a program. Then sometimes it would just freeze.
> >>> The question I have is why can I only do a system restore
> >>> for the present month and unable to go back to previous
> >>> months?
> >>
> >>
> >> .
>
> Restore points are not kept indefinitely. Yes, space has something to do
> with it, but older ones are purged every 60 days or so, or when you run
disc
> clean up. I have just checked mine and I can go back six weeks now (but,
of
> course, we're only halfway through October, so I might be lucky and have 2
> months to choose from by the end).
>
> --
> Perdita X. Dream
>
> Please help us to help you
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>
>
>

[Derek Farr]

And I have 30 restore points available
"Perdita X. Dream" > wrote in message
...
> muscallie wrote:
> > I checked and am set at the max, I have alot of space
> > left.
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> Open System in Control panel and have a look in System Restore tab.
> >> This can be set at a max of 12% of available hard drive space. So if
> >> you have not got a lot of available space or it is set at a low % it
> >> will not have the capacity to information for older restore points.
> >> Hope this helps "muscallie" >
> >> wrote in message ...
> >>> I am using windows XP OE6 ,(High speed internet) and
> >>> recently did a system restoryour control panel and then e on advice
> >>> from someone else, because for some reason it took about 30 min to
> >>> get from the welcome page to where I can actually click to
> >>> open a program. Then sometimes it would just freeze.
> >>> The question I have is why can I only do a system restore
> >>> for the present month and unable to go back to previous
> >>> months?
> >>
> >>
> >> .
>
> Restore points are not kept indefinitely. Yes, space has something to do
> with it, but older ones are purged every 60 days or so, or when you run
disc
> clean up. I have just checked mine and I can go back six weeks now (but,
of
> course, we're only halfway through October, so I might be lucky and have 2
> months to choose from by the end).
>
> --
> Perdita X. Dream
>
> Please help us to help you
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> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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> Keep all posts to the groups as private requests for assistance
> (i.e. email/IM) cannot be acknowledged. Thank you.
>
>
>
>

----Original Message-----
>Open System in Control panel and have a look in System
Restore tab. This can
>be set at a max of 12% of available hard drive space. So
if you have not got
>a lot of available space or it is set at a low % it will
not have the
>capacity to information for older restore points. Hope
this helps
>"muscallie" > wrote
in message
...
>> I am using windows XP OE6 ,(High speed internet) and
>> recently did a system restoryour control panel and
then e on advice from
>someone
>> else, because for some reason it took about 30 min to
get
>> from the welcome page to where I can actually click to
>> open a program. Then sometimes it would just freeze.
>> The question I have is why can I only do a system
restore
>> for the present month and unable to go back to previous
>> months?
>
>
>.
>

[muscallie]

Thanks for yur response. I checked and I am at 12% and
still have lots of memory left.
>-----Original Message-----
>Open System in Control panel and have a look in System
Restore tab. This can
>be set at a max of 12% of available hard drive space. So
if you have not got
>a lot of available space or it is set at a low % it will
not have the
>capacity to information for older restore points. Hope
this helps
>"muscallie" > wrote
in message
...
>> I am using windows XP OE6 ,(High speed internet) and
>> recently did a system restoryour control panel and
then e on advice from
>someone
>> else, because for some reason it took about 30 min to
get
>> from the welcome page to where I can actually click to
>> open a program. Then sometimes it would just freeze.
>> The question I have is why can I only do a system
restore
>> for the present month and unable to go back to previous
>> months?
>
>
>.
>

[muscal]

That answers it for me as I did a disk cleanup that was
recommended due to some problems I had. Thanks very much
>-----Original Message-----
>muscallie wrote:
>> I checked and am set at the max, I have alot of space
>> left.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Open System in Control panel and have a look in
System Restore tab.
>>> This can be set at a max of 12% of available hard
drive space. So if
>>> you have not got a lot of available space or it is
set at a low % it
>>> will not have the capacity to information for older
restore points.
>>> Hope this helps "muscallie"
>
>>> wrote in message news:056e01c392c9$79967090
...
>>>> I am using windows XP OE6 ,(High speed internet) and
>>>> recently did a system restoryour control panel and
then e on advice
>>>> from someone else, because for some reason it took
about 30 min to
>>>> get from the welcome page to where I can actually
click to
>>>> open a program. Then sometimes it would just freeze.
>>>> The question I have is why can I only do a system
restore
>>>> for the present month and unable to go back to
previous
>>>> months?
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>
>Restore points are not kept indefinitely. Yes, space has
something to do
>with it, but older ones are purged every 60 days or so,
or when you run disc
>clean up. I have just checked mine and I can go back six
weeks now (but, of
>course, we're only halfway through October, so I might
be lucky and have 2
>months to choose from by the end).
>
>--
>Perdita X. Dream
>
>Please help us to help you
>http://groups.google.com
>http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>Please note that the reply address is fake.
>Keep all posts to the groups as private requests for
assistance
>(i.e. email/IM) cannot be acknowledged. Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>.
>