System restore

Does anyone know why my computer will not restore before
today's date?

Maybe because there are no previous restore dates.. is the system set to
save restore points?..


"Steve" wrote in message
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Does anyone know why my computer will not restore before
today's date?

Steve--

These might apply to your situation and keep in mind that SR when XP RTM'd 3
years ago on August 24, 2003 (It's a 3 years old-- today is its Birthday)
was considerably hampered because you couldn't reach many restore points.
This situation is corrected in SP1 and of course SP2. It also is subject to
hard drive space limitations and points will corrupt if you have a dirty
shutdown, also there are "conflicts" that will cause it to stop abruptly
rarely and delete all its restore points:

See:

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding System Restore in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../faqsrwxp.mspx

System Restore "restore points" are missing or deleted
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

System Restore Tool Displays a Blank Calendar in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

Windows System Restore Utility Quits and All Restore Points Are Deleted
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

http://tinyurl.com/6neqj


What does Windows XP Service Pack (SP1) do for System Restore?

The service pack provides several security and bug fixes for the
Windows XP operating system including those for System Restore. Highlights
of the key fixes for System Restore in the service pack include:

. Fixes the issue where System Restore does not launch and
displays the error "System restore was unable to start due to a missing
Framedyn.dll. Please reinstall the application to fix this problem"

. Fixes the issue where the System Restore tool on a Windows
XP-based computer and the calendar on the left side of the "Choose a Restore
Point" window is not displayed

. Fixes the restore process issue where users were encountering
failed restores. Although some of this is attributed to file corruption in
the System Restore data store, in many cases it was due to locked file
issues (a file which system restore couldn't access cause it was locked out
by another application or process) causing the restore process to fail,
notably in situations where fast user switching was used

. Fixes the drive table inconsistency causing System Restore to
not create restore points

. Several Security fixes for System Restore to protect against
hackers and viruses



hth,

Chad Harris
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"Steve" wrote in message
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Does anyone know why my computer will not restore before
today's date?