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| 596449 | 2007-09-30 19:39:00 | Can some, please, advise me why at the start of each month all my system restore points disappear? I have Windows XP Home with service pack two and all current updates. I have three hard drives and have almost 40% of free space on each drive. On this same computer I have used both XP Home and XP Pro and had same problem with both. Thanks, Ian. :thumbs: | ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 596450 | 2007-09-30 19:43:00 | How much space is allocated for system restore? | wratterus (105) | ||
| 596451 | 2007-09-30 19:46:00 | Restore is set to max on drives. Thanks.:help: | ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 596452 | 2007-09-30 20:01:00 | Windows automatically deletes any points over 90 days old, thats a setting that can't be changed, but each month? :confused: So on the first day of each month, all the points disappear? |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 596453 | 2007-09-30 20:03:00 | Yes, first day of each month all restore points disappear. | ianhnz (4263) | ||
| 596454 | 2007-09-30 20:08:00 | This (support.microsoft.com) is the only info from M$ that I can find about it, I havn't got time to read the whole thing through, hopefully theres something there that will help you. Fingers crossed somebody else knows.:blush: | wratterus (105) | ||
| 596455 | 2007-09-30 21:10:00 | Sorry to interrupt a thread that is already being answered nicely by Wratterus, but why on earth do you use System Restore? Its fairly useless, and dangerous if you have a virus, trojan etc. Why use it??? |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 596456 | 2007-09-30 21:28:00 | Sorry to interrupt a thread that is already being answered nicely by Wratterus, but why on earth do you use System Restore? Its fairly useless, and dangerous if you have a virus, trojan etc. Why use it???Because, um, it restores the system to a previously working state if a software install goes bum up. It's a valuable tool. And it's safe. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 596457 | 2007-09-30 21:45:00 | Because, um, it restores the system to a previously working state if a software install goes bum up. It's a valuable tool. And it's safe. How you can stuff a software install up still confuses me... And no, system restore is NOT safe. While undergoing system restore, all files are given Administrative access and rights, so if you have a virus/trojan etc on your system, during system restore the virus will be given admin rights on you pc. If it is clever enough, it will retain these rights after the restore is finished and wreck havoc on your computer. |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 596458 | 2007-09-30 22:04:00 | agreed. system restore is dangerous. and not the best way to retain a back up of previous states. not to mention, some viri can infiltrate the system restore files and make em useless anyway. | Cho (12330) | ||
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