System checkpoints

[bren]

Automatic system checkpoints no longer occur-- at one
point they were created at least once a week. . Restore
points occur with updates but no longer automatically or
a regular basis. I can also manually create a restore
point. I have turned off and restarted system restore
and an initial system checkpoint was created but none
since. I do miss those system checkpoints...any help
would be appreciated.

[Sir_George]

bren,

System Restore settings and preferences are stored in the registry, in the
key HKLM\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\System Restore. Most of
the values found here can be adjusted safely and easily using the System
Restore tab of the System Properties dialog box. (For details, see
"Configuring System Restore Options.") However, some settings can only be
adjusted by editing the values stored in this registry key.

Normally, System Restore automatically creates restore points every 24
hours. To adjust this interval, change the value RPGlobalInterval from its
default setting of 86,400 seconds (24 hours). Cut this figure in half, to
43,200, if you want to save restore points twice a day; triple it, to
259,200, if you want restore points created every three days.

By default System Restore deletes restore points after 90 days. To adjust
this interval, change the value RPLifeInterval from its default setting of
7,776,000 seconds (90 days). A value of 2,592,000 seconds (30 days) should
be sufficient.

Hope this helps.

--
Sir_George


"bren" > wrote in message
...
> Automatic system checkpoints no longer occur-- at one
> point they were created at least once a week. . Restore
> points occur with updates but no longer automatically or
> a regular basis. I can also manually create a restore
> point. I have turned off and restarted system restore
> and an initial system checkpoint was created but none
> since. I do miss those system checkpoints...any help
> would be appreciated.