System Restore - XP

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This was taken from a website:

How it works
System Restore monitors system files and creates checkpoints at the time of
significant system events (e.g., driver and application installation) and
periodically (every 24 hours). Periodical restore points are only created
when the CPU is idle. Additionally, users can manually create restore points
through the System Restore utility found in Start | Programs | Accessories |
System Tools.

By default, System Restore will use up to 12 percent of a user's hard drive
to store restore points. This means that users can store several restore
points on the hard drive, which are ready to be rolled back. The exact
number of restore points depends on the available space on the hard drive.
Larger hard drives have more restore points that can be saved. When there is
not enough space, older points are deleted. All restore points are
compressed using NTFS compression.
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When a HP tech had me try and do a "system restore" several weeks ago, there
was *NO* restore points! Was this something we did wrong? We never
touched anything concerning restore points and were surprised they weren't
automatically there as this article says. Should we manually do them this
time? Anyone.... ?

FS........
 
Yes, manually create your restore point now and see how that sets up. I create my own restore points when I use Acronis backup program.
 
oops, forgot to say that restore points can be turned on and off, check to see if yours is on "off".
 
sandie said:
oops, forgot to say that restore points can be turned on and off, check to
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see if yours is on "off".
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I don't know "where" to look. I looked before XP CRASHED last night and
couldn't find anywhere to turn it off or on, on the "set point" window.
But I was so tired and had a tension headache already. Then I had to do a
System RECOVERY with the help of a HP tech. The SR would FREEZE at the
"name your PC" window..... And this crash came after 13 hours of
reinstalling everything and using the PC to get my e-mail. I'm typing this
on the old W98SE PC. I can't even look at the new PC with XP on it this
morning. Now I see another 13 to 14 hours of reloading everything yet
again.....

FS.........
 
see if yours is on "off".
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I don't know "where" to look. I looked before XP CRASHED last night and
couldn't find anywhere to turn it off or on, on the "set point" window.
But I was so tired and had a tension headache already. Then I had to do a
System RECOVERY with the help of a HP tech. The SR would FREEZE at the
"name your PC" window..... And this crash came after 13 hours of
reinstalling everything and using the PC to get my e-mail. I'm typing this
on the old W98SE PC. I can't even look at the new PC with XP on it this
morning. Now I see another 13 to 14 hours of reloading everything yet
again.....

FS.........
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Suggestion: You have a seemingly good understanding of Windows in general
but seem to get tripped up on the new features in XP or old Windows
features that XP presents differently than older versions of Windows. From
your posts, there also seems to be some blurring of the lines when trying
to determine if something is governed by the operating system or handled by
third party software.

Because of this, I don't think beginner books like Step-By-Step or XP for
Dummies are going to be of much help. Something more advanced like Windows
XP Inside Out could be very useful to you. The book is written in good
clear English and is very appropriate for intermediate+ users. I think you
would get a lot of mileage out of a reference of this type and it might
help diminish the pain you're having in getting adapted to XP.

Also, you have had some odd problems. It's very possible that these are so
confusing because they actually stem from system problems (hardware),
programs that have been added to your system or a combination of the two.
You will have a better time in assessing these trouble spots if you bulk up
your XP knowledge a bit.

Sorry if this suggestion is out of line. But having seen you struggling to
learn more in these newsgroups when working out various problems, thought
it was at least worth mentioning.
 
When you click on start menu is there a setting to change
so you see all your programs at once? It drives me batty
because what I need is not in the "alotted" menu and then
have to hit the "All Programs" button, every single time
you want a program not shown? Thanx
 
When you click on start menu is there a setting to change
so you see all your programs at once? It drives me batty
because what I need is not in the "alotted" menu and then
have to hit the "All Programs" button, every single time
you want a program not shown? Thanx
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The initial panel of the Start Menu holds "most frequently used programs."
It is not intended to hold shortcuts for all of your programs. "All
Programs" is the way to go to get to the rest of your programs.

You can fit more programs into the Start Menu panel by changing from Large
Icons to small in Start Menu Properties. Also bump up the number of
programs to be displayed. With small icons and the default options for the
other start panel items, you should be able to get about 10 programs
listed.
 
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