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From: Jim on 4 Mar 2010 10:47 Hi Jan , just a suggestion , have a look at ERUNT system which creates a SR point everyday . On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 10:27:18 +0800, "Jan" <Jan(a)Jan.com> wrote: >The auto restore points are created in the calendar every day however after >the restoration I get a message that it was not succesful. My manual restore >points work OK. I don't have Norton. >Thank you Jose and Glee for your replies. I will now work through the >various options and see how it goes. > > >"glee" <glee29(a)spamindspring.com> wrote in message >news:eonUCUuuKHA.3536(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> "Jan" <Jan(a)Jan.com> wrote in message >> news:usR9J0quKHA.5936(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>I have Windows XP Home SP3 on my 6 year old computer that has been working >>>quite well todate. I discovered today that my System Restore program does >>>not seem to work correctly. When I set my own restore point it works OK >>>but the restore points it automatically creates itself every day do not >>>work. What could be wrong with this and how can this be rectified. >> >> You don't state what you mean by they "do not work". Are you getting an >> error message? Are there restore points in the calendar in System >> Restore, and they fail with an error message when you try to restore? >> >> There are a few reasons why a restore point would fail, and some of those >> failures can be due to programs installed on the computer (such as Norton >> Anti-Virus). >> >> A common cause for corrupted restore points is that the default setting in >> Windows for the percentage of drive space used by System Restore is far >> too high for modern hard drive sizes. The first article linked below >> explains how to adjust this. >> >> These articles should help you troubleshoot the cause yourself: >> >> How to Adjust the amount of disk space System Restore uses to hold >> restore points: >> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspace.html >> >> Here are some troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to >> restore: >> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srfail.html >> >> "Restoration Incomplete. Your computer cannot be restored . . . " >> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/symantecdoc1.html >> >> Troubleshooting steps to take when System Restore fails to create an >> automatic restore point: >> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srauto.html >> >> Tips on keeping System Restore healthy: >> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.html >> >> -- >> Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 >> A+ >> http://dts-l.net/ >> >
From: glee on 4 Mar 2010 17:23
ERUNT does not make any System Restore points, and has nothing to do with System Restore. ERUNT makes a Registry backup. That is something far different than a Restore Point. "Jim" <bojimbo261(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:rclvo5pl68q9d6depsk7men7umi4nfctdt(a)4ax.com... > > Hi Jan , just a suggestion , have a look at ERUNT system which creates > a SR point everyday . -- Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009 A+ http://dts-l.net/ |