Lost System Restore Points

[Saldawop]

IHello, just upgraded to Vista x64 .Am quite impressed with it so far.After all the negatives I have heard about it, I was quite sceptical.Didn't need to be.Anyway, my question.
I turned off System Restore ,then thought seeing as I have the HDD space I may as well use it.I switched System Restore back on and thought no more about it. Now I notice there are no restore points.It should set a restore point at boot up and before installing software? It does neither and I can't find an option to turn it on.
Thank you

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Saldawop,

Welcome to Vista Forums!

You will find this tutorial very helpful; at the link below.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66971-system-restore.html

Keep us informed.


Later Ted

 

[Saldawop]

Well, I have now turned off system restore BUT it still wouldnt set a restore point at startup or at midnight , even though they were both set up in task scheduler.It did set points when installing certain programs . Not having used system restore before I didnt realise that it was only when cetain installers were used, I thought it was every time a program was installed.It also set up points when using backup(which I have also turned off , in favour of Acronis True Image).
Also, followed the instructions to delete old restore points, but they wouldn't delete!
Still not sure if its a good idea to turn it off.Was worried by how much disc space it was using,but I guess with 132GB system disc and 796GB of storage ,its not too bad

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello again.

Well, I have now turned off system restore BUT it still wouldnt set a restore point at startup or at midnight , even though they were both set up in task scheduler.

I too have this problem. I tried deleting the "old" task and creating a "new" task.
I used every available trigger in an attempt to get it create "Restore Points" to no avail.
I have found it easier to just create a point once a day.

Also, followed the instructions to delete old restore points, but they wouldn't delete!

Is this the tutorial you used?

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76073-disk-cleanup.html

Still not sure if its a good idea to turn it off.Was worried by how much disc space it was using.

Did you look at this tutorial?

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76227-system-restore-disk-space.html

Look at these and let us know.


Later Ted

 

[Saldawop]

Cheers Ted, I didnt follow the guide properly .I have re enabled System Restore, and done a couple of restore points, deleted via disk cleanup , and am left with just the last one. Also changed the maximum size used for system restore.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Saldawop!

You're quite welcome.

The real credit belongs to Shawn aka Brink and Vista Forums; without whom
I would be just as clueless as when I first hit the power button on this thing.

PS, I don't believe he still has grey matter, I think he's replaced it with a 64-bit Vista OS.


Later Ted

 

[johngalt]

Ah, so, he now has blue orb matter with quad colored Windows logos floating around happily and flapping in the wind fer a brain?

Makes sense....