Vista won't keep restore points

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Carl G

Hi Guys
I have Vista Home Premium. I have noticed a while ago that vista will not
keep any restore points.
I can look now and it has only one point from system check.
If I install anything it will make a restore point. If I uninstall it will
make the restore point.
When I look a couple days later they are all gone.
This has been going on for months now. What would the problem apear to be ?
Thanks
 
Carl G typed:
Hi Guys
I have Vista Home Premium. I have noticed a while ago that vista
will not keep any restore points.
I can look now and it has only one point from system check.
If I install anything it will make a restore point. If I uninstall it
will make the restore point.
When I look a couple days later they are all gone.
This has been going on for months now. What would the problem apear
to be ? Thanks
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Do you run Windows XP also on the very same PC?
Axel
 
Thanks for the response guys.
I have 50 gig free on the drive , I have not made any changes to the store
size , I don't dual boot , but I have XP Home on a separate drive ,
which I boot to on startup using the Bios boot menue.
I do not get an option to show all points. The only buttons that show are ,
back next cancel.
I have had Vista since it came out and only once have noticed the show all
restore points button.
This morning I only have one restore point listed , which was created last
night just before shut down.
Do you think it could be deleteing them at shutdown or startup ?
Thanks
 
What is the significance of running XP on same computer?
I do and also have option to boot into "old version" or Vista when I reboot.
What must one do to avoid the backups being deleted. I also have a lot of
free space. Running vista business and only occassionally boot into XP
 
Hi,

It's a known issue with booting XP and Vista on the same system. If the
Vista system volume is visible to XP when XP is booted, then XP will erase
any restore points on that Vista volume. You can read about it here:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/dualboot.html

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

Carl G said:
Thanks for the response guys.
I have 50 gig free on the drive , I have not made any changes to the
store size , I don't dual boot , but I have XP Home on a separate drive ,
which I boot to on startup using the Bios boot menue.
I do not get an option to show all points. The only buttons that show are
, back next cancel.
I have had Vista since it came out and only once have noticed the show
all restore points button.
This morning I only have one restore point listed , which was created last
night just before shut down.
Do you think it could be deleteing them at shutdown or startup ?
Thanks
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Does that mean that if I have both operating systems on separate
independent hard drives with the boot files each on that spacefic drive it
is stil figured as dual booting ?
I totally disconected one hard drive when I installed the OP system on the
other.
One shouldn't know the other is present that way would it ?
Thanks
 
Hi,

Yes, it's still a dual boot. If the volume is visible under XP when XP is
booted, it will be affected regardless of whether or not it was connected
during installation or if it is monitored by XP's version of System Restore.
The only way that volume would not be affected is if it is hidden from XP
through the use of a third party boot manager.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

Carl G said:
Does that mean that if I have both operating systems on separate
independent hard drives with the boot files each on that spacefic drive it
is stil figured as dual booting ?
I totally disconected one hard drive when I installed the OP system on the
other.
One shouldn't know the other is present that way would it ?
Thanks
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OK thanks Rick.

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Carl G

Rick Rogers said:
Hi,

Yes, it's still a dual boot. If the volume is visible under XP when XP is
booted, it will be affected regardless of whether or not it was connected
during installation or if it is monitored by XP's version of System
Restore. The only way that volume would not be affected is if it is hidden
from XP through the use of a third party boot manager.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
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In message <[email protected]> Julsie
What is the significance of running XP on same computer?
I do and also have option to boot into "old version" or Vista when I reboot.
What must one do to avoid the backups being deleted. I also have a lot of
free space. Running vista business and only occassionally boot into XP
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In short, stop booting into XP. XP is what is damaging Vista's restore
points.

The options are either to use bitlocker (Ultimate and Enterprise only,
not available in business) or to use separate physical drives and swap
cables to revert to XP.
 
Thanks guys for all the come backs.
I will just turn off system restore and stop worrying about it.
I have Acronis true image 10 running an image of my hard drive every 2
weeks .
I know there is always a first time for everything , but I haven't had to
use either YET.
 
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