Win 7 Restore Points

What is the easiest way to simply VIEW what System Restore Points have
been made? All I can find is a link to restore my computer, or to make
a new restore point ... and I don't want to risk having a system restore
BEGIN when all I want to do ... is see if I have any.

Is it true that a new one is made every 24 hrs, meaning there would only
be one, if I have not made any? FWIW, I don't use the Windows backup
system. I've been making backups to an external hard drive with Memeo.
XP was so much easier for me to navigate and understand.
bj

chicagofan wrote:

What is the easiest way to simply VIEW what System Restore Points have
been made?

%systemroot%\system32\rstrui.exe

Select to do a restore. You will be shown what restore points are
available. You have to actually select one and click Next to do the
restore, so just cancel on the screen that lists the restore points. Be
sure to click the checkbox to show more restore points, if available.

chicagofan wrote on 6/23/2015 4:05 PM:
What is the easiest way to simply VIEW what System Restore Points have been made? All I can find is a link to restore
my computer, or to make a new restore point ... and I don't want to risk having a system restore BEGIN when all I want
to do ... is see if I have any.

Is it true that a new one is made every 24 hrs, meaning there would only be one, if I have not made any? FWIW, I don't
use the Windows backup system. I've been making backups to an external hard drive with Memeo. XP was so much easier for
me to navigate and understand.
bj
CCleaner has a viewer in it. Tools-System Restore. Don't worry, you initially presented a list.

VanguardLH wrote:
chicagofan wrote:

What is the easiest way to simply VIEW what System Restore Points have
been made?
%systemroot%\system32\rstrui.exe

Select to do a restore. You will be shown what restore points are
available. You have to actually select one and click Next to do the
restore, so just cancel on the screen that lists the restore points. Be
sure to click the checkbox to show more restore points, if available.

Does it bother anyone besides me, that is the only way to see them? sigh

Thanks for your response, and the tip on clicking to see more restore
points.
bj

Big_Al wrote:
chicagofan wrote on 6/23/2015 4:05 PM:
What is the easiest way to simply VIEW what System Restore Points
have been made? All I can find is a link to restore
my computer, or to make a new restore point ... and I don't want to
risk having a system restore BEGIN when all I want
to do ... is see if I have any.

Is it true that a new one is made every 24 hrs, meaning there would
only be one, if I have not made any? FWIW, I don't
use the Windows backup system. I've been making backups to an
external hard drive with Memeo. XP was so much easier for
me to navigate and understand.
bj
CCleaner has a viewer in it. Tools-System Restore. Don't worry,
you initially presented a list.

Thanks, Big Al! All options appreciated.
bj

chicagofan wrote in
:

Does it bother anyone besides me, that is the only way to see
them? sigh

It's not the only way. It's the easiest.

You can also open a command window as administrator and type:

VSSADMIN LIST SHADOWS

http://commandwindows.com/vssadmin.htm

On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:56:03 -0400 "Big_Al" wrote in
article
CCleaner has a viewer in it. Tools-System Restore. Don't worry, you initially presented a list.

+1

On 24/06/2015 10:10 AM, Jason wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:56:03 -0400 "Big_Al" wrote in
article
CCleaner has a viewer in it. Tools-System Restore. Don't worry, you initially presented a list.

+1

Well I have restore points turned off and rely on an image made with
Macrium reflect to get me out of trouble.

--
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Maurice Helwig
~~~~~~~~~~~~

On 23-Jun-2015 20:25, Maurice Helwig wrote:
On 24/06/2015 10:10 AM, Jason wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:56:03 -0400 "Big_Al" wrote in
article
CCleaner has a viewer in it. Tools-System Restore. Don't worry,
you initially presented a list.

+1

Well I have restore points turned off and rely on an image made with
Macrium reflect to get me out of trouble.


+2

Mark Blain wrote:
chicagofan wrote in
:

Does it bother anyone besides me, that is the only way to see
them? sigh
It's not the only way. It's the easiest.

You can also open a command window as administrator and type:

VSSADMIN LIST SHADOWS

http://commandwindows.com/vssadmin.htm

Thanks! I'll have to save these messages, because my short term
memory is so poor.
bj

In message , Ken1943
writes:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:55:05 -0400, chicagofan wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:
[]
Select to do a restore. You will be shown what restore points are
available. You have to actually select one and click Next to do the
restore, so just cancel on the screen that lists the restore points. Be
sure to click the checkbox to show more restore points, if available.

Does it bother anyone besides me, that is the only way to see them? sigh

Thanks for your response, and the tip on clicking to see more restore
points.
bj

NO


KenW

You have, of course, asked absolutely everyone before giving that answer
on behalf of everyone (-:?

I agree with chicagofan, it's a little unsettling to have to start the
restore process just to see the points available.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

Chuck Berry was once asked what he thought of Elvis Presley and he said, "He
got what he wanted, but he lost what he had." [Quoted by Anne Widdicombe, in
Radio Times 8-14 October 2011.]

On 6/24/2015 5:29 AM, T. Asgard wrote:
On 23-Jun-2015 20:25, Maurice Helwig wrote:
On 24/06/2015 10:10 AM, Jason wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:56:03 -0400 "Big_Al"
wrote in
article
CCleaner has a viewer in it. Tools-System Restore. Don't worry,
you initially presented a list.

+1

Well I have restore points turned off and rely on an image made with
Macrium reflect to get me out of trouble.


+2
They're not mutually exclusive.
I set a restore point before I do anything I haven't tried before.
Macrium image backups much less frequently.