system restore points?

[boohbah]

I just went into system restore to go back before last install and i have only one

restore point from five days ago and that was an automatic restore point there are NO

other restore points .

could it be that i have inadvertently switched off this feature and can they be

switched back on

 

[gurustevie]

If you go to:

Control Panel (showing all items) ---> System ---> System Protection ---> Click on hard drive and then 'Configure'

Do you have the 'Restore system settings and previous versions of files' radio button highlighted?

 

[boohbah]

Yes . its highlighted
what i dont get is why there are no restore points as there should be

 

[boohbah]

AH ive worked it out i switched off UAC recently then re applied UAC ,in doing so it deletes the restore points, cant say i think thats a good thing but that explains it thanks for your help stevie

 

[gurustevie]

Ahhh I see, easily done! Glad it's back up and running though

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello Julian.





Now that you have that sorted, there is always this option in the tutorial at the link below.


System Restore Point : Create at System Startup

 

[billberry12]

I have on system restore, but have UAC off because of a WORD problem. Is this something I should be concerned about?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello billberry12.





It is never a good idea to disable UAC as that gives any malware that finds its way into the system un-checked control over the entire system, UAC is the last defense to alert you of potential intrusions.

 

[gurustevie]

I would seriously consider re-enabling UAC as it serves an extremely useful purpose for protecting against unauthorised use of your computer.

 

[boohbah]

BFK i followed the tut for instant restore point at startup without details and when i extracted the zip file /winrar there was only one file in the folder and the other was a shortcut on the desk top,
anyhow i cut and pasted into prog files and startup file and restarted but there is no restore point for the startup i just did.
could i have done something wrong

 

[stormy13]

One good reason why you are not seeing a lot of restore points, Windows 7 only creates one automatically if one hasn't been created manually or by the install of something that triggers one every 7 days,

Restore Points (Windows)

System Restore can be configured to create restore points at regular intervals. Users can also manually create and name a restore point at any time from within the System Restore user interface. These restore points are saved and compressed, and these choices are available to the user through the System Restore user interface. System Restore in Windows 7 creates a scheduled restore point only if no other restore points have been created in the last 7 days. System Restore in Windows Vista creates a checkpoint every 24 hours if no other restore points were created that day. System Restore in Windows XP creates a checkpoint every 24 hours of absolute time.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

BFK i followed the tut for instant restore point at startup without details and when i extracted the zip file /winrar there was only one file in the folder and the other was a shortcut on the desk top,
anyhow i cut and pasted into prog files and startup file and restarted but there is no restore point for the startup i just did.
could i have done something wrong

Hello mate.



I just set-up the one with no description and it worked flawlessly, which one are you using?

I / you should get UAC prompts as soon as windows starts/you log-on, did you?


this one first --> then this one.

 

[boohbah]

Hi BFK no , i got no prompts, i have just restarted a second time to be sure and still nothing i have used the no description Dl , i shall re do it and see

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Howdy, don't copy/paste the files/shortcut use cut/paste, that's how I always do it.

 

[boohbah]

OK ive re-done everything as stated in tut and cut not copy, the bit im not getting is in the tut there are two files in the folder and when i extract i get one file.... eg

 

[boohbah]

i should make that clearer ...when i extract the folder there is one file in it plus a shortcut on desktop

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Here's how ...



Extract the Zip file to the desktop ...

Cut "Instant Restore Point" file and paste to "Program Files" not the x86 one.



Then open the "Startup File in the start menu ....



Then cut/paste the "Instant Restore Point" shortcut into the Startup folder.



Then close everything and restart and it will work.

 

[boohbah]

Ted feel free to give me whatever size Darwin award you choose .
although i followed the tut to the letter the one mistake i was making was cutting the FILE inside the folder and not the actual FOLDER, Doh
thanks for your patience.and screens

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

That's OK Julian we all have our moments'



I'm just pleased you got it working mate, thanks for keeping me updated.