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Can't Access Custom Restore Points
Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point,
created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore, I can't restore to the last custom restore point! More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in September, were gone. Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However, whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh! What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it. I'm lost. |
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Sounds like your father used the recovery partition in his computer. This erases the hard disk and reinstalls the software that was on the computer when it left the factory.
You wouldn't want to restore to a point in time so long ago in any case. That would very possibly damage the computer. Ted Zieglar "quebi" wrote in message ... Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point, created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore, I can't restore to the last custom restore point! More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in September, were gone. Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However, whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh! What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it. I'm lost. |
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Sounds like your father used the recovery partition in his computer. This erases the hard disk and reinstalls the software that was on the computer when it left the factory.
You wouldn't want to restore to a point in time so long ago in any case. That would very possibly damage the computer. Ted Zieglar "quebi" wrote in message ... Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point, created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore, I can't restore to the last custom restore point! More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in September, were gone. Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However, whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh! What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it. I'm lost. |
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Originally, that's what I thought, too. However, some of the programs that I
installed the last time I was there are still on the computer, so I'm a bit confused about what exactly happened. What really ****es me off is that I told him specifically NOT to to what he did. My dad is like a big kid. He just HAS to know what that button does!!!! LOL Thanks for your input. "Ted Zieglar" wrote: Sounds like your father used the recovery partition in his computer. This erases the hard disk and reinstalls the software that was on the computer when it left the factory. You wouldn't want to restore to a point in time so long ago in any case. That would very possibly damage the computer. Ted Zieglar "quebi" wrote in message ... Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point, created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore, I can't restore to the last custom restore point! More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in September, were gone. Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However, whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh! What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it. I'm lost. |
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quebi wrote:
Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point, created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore, I can't restore to the last custom restore point! The calendar only shows available restore points. By default System Restore (SR) holds restore points for maximum of 90 days. The amount of days restore points are held can also depend on the size of the restore points and the amount of disk space assigned to hold them. Going back to September would probably cause more problems than it solves. You may also find this page helpful. Keeping System Restore Healthy http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.html More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in September, were gone. I agree with Ted, and your dad did a system recovery. SR doesn't prompt the user to restore the system. When did your dad perform the recovery? And how may restore points are there available? Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However, whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh! What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it. I'm lost. -- Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org |
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Hi,
If this is the case, when did your dad perform the restore? And is there a restore point available for the day before this restore? -- Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org quebi wrote: Originally, that's what I thought, too. However, some of the programs that I installed the last time I was there are still on the computer, so I'm a bit confused about what exactly happened. What really ****es me off is that I told him specifically NOT to to what he did. My dad is like a big kid. He just HAS to know what that button does!!!! LOL Thanks for your input. "Ted Zieglar" wrote: Sounds like your father used the recovery partition in his computer. This erases the hard disk and reinstalls the software that was on the computer when it left the factory. You wouldn't want to restore to a point in time so long ago in any case. That would very possibly damage the computer. Ted Zieglar "quebi" wrote in message ... Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point, created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore, I can't restore to the last custom restore point! More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in September, were gone. Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However, whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh! What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it. I'm lost. |
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Thanks for your input, and the link. I will check that out.
Between my visits to my parents, there aren't many changes to their system. They mainly use it for email and my Dad's Flight simulator. When I visit, I download updates to software and clean things up. This is whey I thought it would be good to use the restore point that I made during my last visit. I would think that manually created (custom) restore points wouldn't be deleted automatically. That's just my logic, though. "Bert Kinney" wrote: quebi wrote: Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point, created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore, I can't restore to the last custom restore point! The calendar only shows available restore points. By default System Restore (SR) holds restore points for maximum of 90 days. The amount of days restore points are held can also depend on the size of the restore points and the amount of disk space assigned to hold them. Going back to September would probably cause more problems than it solves. You may also find this page helpful. Keeping System Restore Healthy http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.html More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in September, were gone. I agree with Ted, and your dad did a system recovery. SR doesn't prompt the user to restore the system. When did your dad perform the recovery? And how may restore points are there available? Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However, whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh! What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it. I'm lost. -- Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org |
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well that is al very nice to know if you need to simply restore your computer
to an earlier date 90 days ago. but i am so deperately looking for some way to fully restore my system back to how it was the day i got it. because my computer is so darn slow and unproductive due to virus's that i have had for some time now. and i just really need to know how to do a full system restore, or at least if i even can. because if there is no way to fully restore my computer, then i might as well just throw it in the trash. "Bert Kinney" wrote: quebi wrote: Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point, created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore, I can't restore to the last custom restore point! The calendar only shows available restore points. By default System Restore (SR) holds restore points for maximum of 90 days. The amount of days restore points are held can also depend on the size of the restore points and the amount of disk space assigned to hold them. Going back to September would probably cause more problems than it solves. You may also find this page helpful. Keeping System Restore Healthy http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.html More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in September, were gone. I agree with Ted, and your dad did a system recovery. SR doesn't prompt the user to restore the system. When did your dad perform the recovery? And how may restore points are there available? Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However, whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh! What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it. I'm lost. -- Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org |
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Hi Alex,
System Restore (SR) was not designed to restore a system to it's original state. System Restore monitors system changes and saves the system state as a restore point. If a system problem develops as a result of a system change, the user can return the system to a previous state using the data from a restore point. Applications and the system can create restore points when system changes occur. System Restore also creates checkpoints every 24 hours of absolute time. It can also be configured to create restore points at regular intervals. In addition, users can create restore points at any time. System Restore does not restore user data or documents, so it will not cause users to lose their files, e-mail, browsing history, or favorites. System Restore is also made available to users in safe mode, making it easier for them to restore their computers to a state before problems occurred. For more information on SR, click on the link in my signature block. Restoring a system to it's original state as it was when it was purchased involves a process called system recovery. This process depends on the manufacturer of the system. Some ship the recovery files on CD and some place them on a hidden partition on the hard drive. You will have to check the documentation that came with the system or the manufacture's web site. How to perform a clean install of Windows XP: http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html -- Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org Alex Baker15 wrote: well that is al very nice to know if you need to simply restore your computer to an earlier date 90 days ago. but i am so deperately looking for some way to fully restore my system back to how it was the day i got it. because my computer is so darn slow and unproductive due to virus's that i have had for some time now. and i just really need to know how to do a full system restore, or at least if i even can. because if there is no way to fully restore my computer, then i might as well just throw it in the trash. "Bert Kinney" wrote: quebi wrote: Summary of Problem: When trying to restore to a custom restore point, created in September, the calendar will not go back past October! Therefore, I can't restore to the last custom restore point! The calendar only shows available restore points. By default System Restore (SR) holds restore points for maximum of 90 days. The amount of days restore points are held can also depend on the size of the restore points and the amount of disk space assigned to hold them. Going back to September would probably cause more problems than it solves. You may also find this page helpful. Keeping System Restore Healthy http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.html More details: Recently, my parents computer was unbootable. My dad answered "yes" to a system restore prompt at the DOS prompt. After that, all the user settings and software configuration that I'd worked HOURS on, in September, were gone. I agree with Ted, and your dad did a system recovery. SR doesn't prompt the user to restore the system. When did your dad perform the recovery? And how may restore points are there available? Since we don't live in the same city, I am trying to provide system support, over the long-distance telephone line and I have tried to walk my mother through the system restore process. However, whenever we get to the calendar, she is unable to go back to September. She can only see October and November. She is logged in as "Owner", since that is the only user that was on the computer after my dad did the restore. Argh! What could be the problem? Why would the calander not go back beyond October? I'm assuming that "owner" has admin rights, so that can't be it. I'm lost. -- Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User http://bertk.mvps.org |
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