Solved Create "Restore Point" -- system protection is OFF ?

[bawldiggle]

I am trying to create my first ever "restore point".

Start > Settings > Control Panel > System (icon) > System (window) > System protection (item) > System-Properties (dlg)
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System Properties (dialog) > System Protection (tab)

There are two Available drives in the "Protection Settings" panel

1. (C Local Disk (System) ... Protection:= ON
2. System ... Protection:= OFF

Should "System" be OFF ?

If I only Create "... drives that have system protection turned on..." -- will I be getting what I expect --
a valid restore point ?

In Configure (btn) > System Protection for (C: Local Disk (dlg)
Disk Space Usage is set to "0 bytes" (zero)
Is this a correct setting (and what about #2. System (drive), too) ?

Would the same method/assumptions, apply to both Win7 32/64bit PCs
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1. My Laptop -- Toshiba, Win7 32Bit
2. One tower (as per "My System specs") -- Win7 64bit

 

[Jacee]

I have Configure (btn) > System Protection for (C: Local Disk (dlg)
Disk Space Usage set to 10% of my memory (Ram)

I'm showing only one, not two system protection(s) to turn on.

 

[Brink]

Hello GrayGhost,

In addition, you don't need System Protection turned on for your other System drive/partition.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/330-system-protection-turn-off.html

 

[cyrilhubert]

I agree with Brink.

There are two Available drives in the "Protection Settings" panel
(C Local Disk (System) ... Protection:= ON
System ... Protection:= OFF
Should "System" be OFF ?
Yes, as this is the backup area of your OEM partition if your Toshiba laptop comes with Toshiba OEM restore management system. If it' s ON, any downloaded virus,malware,rootkit. etc can change the original setting and cause your Toshiba OEM restore management system to fail.


In Configure (btn) > System Protection for (C: Local Disk (dlg)
Disk Space Usage is set to "0 bytes" (zero)
Is this a correct setting (and what about #2. System (drive), too) ?

Would the same method/assumptions, apply to both Windows 7 32/64bit PCs
Yes, there should be no difference.

My answer may not be correct

 

[BetsyRogers]

There are two Available drives in the "Protection Settings" panel:
1) C: (System) ... protection=ON
2) System ... protection=OFF

Should "System" be OFF ?
Yes, as this is the backup area of your OEM partition if your Toshiba laptop comes with Toshiba OEM restore management system. If it' s ON, any downloaded virus,malware,rootkit. etc can change the original setting and cause your Toshiba OEM restore management system to fail.

Thank you So Much for this explanation (I'll assume it's correct because so far it's the only one that makes any sense!). I have the same issue with two "available drives" showing up, and I also have a Toshiba. The first available drive listed is the "C: (System)" drive, as you'd expect. But there's a second drive listed, it's just called "System".

I do have a Toshiba laptop with OEM restore point management. System restore for the 2nd one was Off, just like the original post described. I wasn't sure if that was the default or if I had accidentally turned it off, but based on the feedback I'll leave it OFF.
Thanks!!!!!