System Restore

How to Turn System Restore On or Off in Vista​

information   Information
This will show you how to turn System Restore on or off in Vista.
Note   Note
System Restore helps you restore your computer's to an earlier point in time. It affects Windows system files, programs, and registry settings. It can also make changes to scripts, batch files, and other types of executable files on your computer. It is a way to undo system changes to your computer that you did not like the results of without affecting your personal user folder files, such as e‑mail, documents, or photos.

Sometimes, the installation of a program or a driver can cause an unexpected change to your computer or cause Windows to behave unpredictably. Usually, uninstalling the program or driver corrects the problem. If uninstalling does not fix the problem, you can try restoring your computer's system to an earlier date when everything worked correctly.
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Tip   Tip
System Restore uses these Services with these settings for them:
  • Volume Shadow Copy
    • This service is set to Started and Manual by default.
  • Microsoft Shadow Copy Provider
    • This service is set to Started and Manual by default.





Here's How:
1. Open the Control Panel (Classic View)​
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2. Click on the System icon.​
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3. Click on the Advanced system settings link. (upper left corner)​
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4. If prompted by UAC, then click on Continue.​
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5. Click on the System Protection tab.​
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6. To Turn On System Restore for a Drive​
A) Check the Available Disk letter(s) that you want System Restore to create restore points for and stored on the same drive. (See screenshot below)​
NOTE: Each drive selected will have it's own restore points stored on only that same drive. For example, C will not be stored on D, and D will not be store on C.​
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B) Go to step 8.​
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System_Properties.jpg​
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7. To Turn Off System Restore for a Drive​
A) Uncheck any Available Disk letter that you no longer want restore points created for. (See screenshot above)​
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B) You will get a pop up window. (See screenshot below)​
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C) Click on the Turn System Restore Off button.​
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8. Click on OK.​
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That's it,
Shawn


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Here it is again, I hope!

When you have time can you help me. I didnt disable any of this, and Shadow Copy/Restore Point Is still active. TIA, Bare Foot kid

:eek:
 
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Hi Bare Foot Kid,

This is a normal setting if you unchecked the box in step 7. The services Volume Shadow Copy and Microsoft Shadow Copy Provider for these are set to Started and Manual by default. Take a look in Services to see what they are truly set as.

If you unchecked the box, then this would be why the service is showing as Stopped instead of Running in System Configuration (msconfig). What does it say for the Volume Shadow Copy service?

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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Hi Brink.

Volume Shadow Copy service?
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is Running. And now Shadow Copy Provider is running also. I have noticed that it is sometimes
running and sometimes its not. I did change the Maximum Shadow Storage to 20 GB yesterday. Could that have something to do with it? Thanks for your help and thanks for cleaning up my earlier mess!!! Later, Bare Foot Kid P.S. The shadow/restore creater is working. one more thing the local disc C: is checked in step 6.

I also went to Services: BOTH Shadow Copy Provider and Volume Shadow Copy are set at MANUEL.
 
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    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
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    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
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    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
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    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
Sorry I had to open another reply but if i "edit" too much it delets the screenshots. I had to put that one back. Anyway I went to System Restore: and it is creating new restore points, one for "system checkup" and one for that update today earlier today.

I just created a restore point and went to see, and it said RUNNING. who knows ???
Thank you Brink for all your time and trouble Later Bare foot Kid
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    * BFK Customs *
    CPU
    Intel C2Q 9550 Yorkfield
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5Q Pro
    Memory
    8GB Dominator 8500C5D
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX ATI 1GB 4870 XXX
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7-1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1x 47" LCD HDMI & 2x 26" LCD HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080P & 1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    2x 500GB 7200RPM 32MB Cache WD Caviar Black
    PSU
    Corsair 620HX
    Case
    CM Cosmos RC-1000
    Cooling
    Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
    Mouse
    Razer Diamondback 3G
    Keyboard
    HP Enhansed Multimedia
    Internet Speed
    18.6Mb/s
    Other Info
    My First Build ;)
Bare Foot Kid,

Glad to hear that everything is working just fine.


I did change the Maximum Shadow Storage to 20 GB yesterday. Could that have something to do with it?
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No, that would just the amount of hard drive space that it can use. Vista will only run a service set to Started and Manual in Services when it needs it. If the service was set to Manual only, then it will not run unless you call for it to run, usually by running a program or feature in Vista.

Shawn
 

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Is system restore actually needed ? Well of course it is always good for backups but from my past experience with Windows, whenever there is a serious problem it usually won't be able to boot up to Windows. So I would like to ask if in any case that the computer isn't able to boot into Windows, is there any other way to do system restore from a saved point ?
 

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Hi Yongkailoon,

Yes. You can boot from your Vista installation DVD into the System Recovery Options screen to do a System Restore. Method Two in this tutorial outlines how to do this.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/76905-system-restore-how.html

System Restore can come in handy for problems that just happened to help bail you out of it.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
I don't know, if I understand you. Please create a link for me. However the system does not allow me create restore point to another disk.

What about restore points that were stored by Norton Ghost on DVD and restore it on originally place?

Thank you and best regards
 

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Hi Nipo.

Norton Ghost has nothing to do with this. You will need to read the instructions for that program to see if it is possible to change where Norton stores it's restore points.

For the Vista System Restore, you will have to have another hard drive or partition to be have the option to select another drive in the screenshot below step 6 above. Otherwise you will just have the C: drive to select to turn System Restore on or off.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
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    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
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    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
The Norton Ghost images must be contains the restore point’s file. How the named those files that are belong to Restore point? How Can I recognize them?

[FONT=&quot]If I check another partition, I suppose that belong this partition but not the system partition. Please correct me if I wrong.

Tx
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Nipo,

The Vista System Restore Points and Norton Ghost images are completely different. You will need to go to Norton's website to see how that program works. :(

This is a link to download the manuals from Norton. Just select your program and version.

Home & Home Office - Symantec Corp.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Norton Ghost images contains it's own restore images created by the Norton program and not the Vista System Restore Points created by Vista.
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2, 4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2, 8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system, Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam, HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn, APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI, Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
TAKE CONTROL OF SYSTEM RESTORE:

Here's a tip some of you might like to try:

1. Turn off System restore as described by Brink.

2. Go into services and ensure Volume Shadow Copy and Microsoft Shadow Copy are both set to manual and start them ( right click on each service to bring up the options to do this .)

3. Create a restore point ( control panel>system>advanced system settings>system protection,check the boxes for the drives you want to create a restore point for and click apply.)

4. Go back to services and stop and disable Volume Shadow Copy and Microsoft Shadow Copy.

5. This restore point will always be there for you - just re-enable and restart Volume Shadow Copy and Microsoft Shadow Copy before restoring.

6. You can repeat this as often as you like so you always have the restore point(s) that you want, without having System Restore running in the background using up resources.

Let me know if this is any use to you

SIW2
 

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  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
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    win7/vista
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    intel i5-8400
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    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
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