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system restore points

Posted: 08-01-2003, 03:45 PM
Kyle
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>-----Original Message-----
>how can i delete system restore points except da last
one?
>.
>
I'm not sure if this will really work, but you can try it
at least. Find your last system restore point, save it to
a disk (or move it to a different folder maybe).
Secondly, you can turn off system restore, which will
delete all of the restore points. Then you should turn it
back on and put the old restore point in the folder you
got it from. This is pure guess work though, so you
should probably wait for someone more professional to
respond to this.

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Re: system restore points
Posted: 08-01-2003, 05:32 PM
Do you know the actual file names or location to delete
directly?
>-----Original Message-----
>Actually it's easy to do this. Just run Disk Cleanup,
then click on the More
>Options tab, and then in the section that says System
Restore, click on the
>Clean Up button. It will then prompt you to delete all
but the most recent
>Restore Point.
>
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>"Honn" <honnelsihonn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> how can i delete system restore points except da last
one?
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Re: system restore points
Posted: 08-01-2003, 05:49 PM
C:\System Volume
Information\_restore{998BE36B-A229-4A8E-8811-88D197461128}\RP???
Probably best not to delete directly when Disk Cleanup does it for you.
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<ernmcc@execulink.com> wrote in message
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> Do you know the actual file names or location to delete
> directly?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Actually it's easy to do this. Just run Disk Cleanup,
> then click on the More
> >Options tab, and then in the section that says System
> Restore, click on the
> >Clean Up button. It will then prompt you to delete all
> but the most recent
> >Restore Point.
> >
> >--
> >Don
> >
> >"Honn" <honnelsihonn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:68e301c3583b$c4e40b20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> how can i delete system restore points except da last
> one?
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> >
> >.
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Re: system restore points
Posted: 08-01-2003, 05:51 PM
Thank you Don, it it something a user asked us to do that
I agree would not be the ideal choice.I would actually
like to include the restore files in the backup done by
our 3rd party backup.
>-----Original Message-----
>C:\System Volume
>Information\_restore{998BE36B-A229-4A8E-8811-88D197461128}
\RP???
>Probably best not to delete directly when Disk Cleanup
does it for you.
>--
>Don
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><ernmcc@execulink.com> wrote in message
>news:021701c35852$edb5e7f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Do you know the actual file names or location to delete
>> directly?
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Actually it's easy to do this. Just run Disk Cleanup,
>> then click on the More
>> >Options tab, and then in the section that says System
>> Restore, click on the
>> >Clean Up button. It will then prompt you to delete all
>> but the most recent
>> >Restore Point.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Don
>> >
>> >"Honn" <honnelsihonn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >news:68e301c3583b$c4e40b20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> how can i delete system restore points except da last
>> one?
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
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Re: system restore points
Posted: 08-01-2003, 05:54 PM
You do not want to delete them directly.
Do it from Disk Clean-up or from System Restore.

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<ernmcc@execulink.com> wrote in message
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> Do you know the actual file names or location to delete
> directly?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Actually it's easy to do this. Just run Disk Cleanup,
> then click on the More
> >Options tab, and then in the section that says System
> Restore, click on the
> >Clean Up button. It will then prompt you to delete all
> but the most recent
> >Restore Point.
> >
> >--
> >Don
> >
> >"Honn" <honnelsihonn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:68e301c3583b$c4e40b20$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> how can i delete system restore points except da last
> one?
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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System Restore Points
Posted: 11-19-2003, 05:58 PM
When I try to use the System Restore Utility, I get an
error saying it cannot start the entry point or something
like that and says it cannot find the file winsta.dll in
the Dynamic Link Library. The file does exist in
winnt\system32 folder.
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Re: System Restore Points
Posted: 11-19-2003, 06:03 PM
Greetings

To solve this problem, perform the steps given below:

Disable and then re-enable the System Restore feature:

1. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type sysdm.cpl in the Open field. Click OK.
2. Click the "System Restore" tab.
3. Click to check the "Turn off System Restore on all drives" box, and click
OK.
4. Restart the computer.
5. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type sysdm.cp in the Open field. Click OK.
6. On the "System Restore" tab, remove the check mark from the "Turn off
System
Restore on all drives" box, and click OK.
7. Restart the computer again.
8. Check whether you can use the System Restore utility.

If that doesnt work, do the following.

1. In My Computer, click the Tools menu -> Folder Options.
2. On the View tab, make sure to check the option "Hide extensions for
known file types".
3. Click OK.
4. Click the Start menu -> Run. Type "%windir%\inf" (Without quotation
marks) in the Open field. Click OK.
5. Locate and select the file "sr.inf". Right-click it and then click
Install.

"Don Sidler" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I try to use the System Restore Utility, I get an
> error saying it cannot start the entry point or something
> like that and says it cannot find the file winsta.dll in
> the Dynamic Link Library. The file does exist in
> winnt\system32 folder.

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System Restore Points
Posted: 01-12-2004, 03:31 PM
Hi, I have a quick question.

Can a machine be instructed to create a restore point at every bootup?

Regards

Julie

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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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Re: System Restore Points
Posted: 01-12-2004, 03:39 PM
System Restore has a mind of its own. It will only create a
Restore Point when it senses the computer is idle for a certain
period of time or when it senses an application or update is about
to be installed. One cannot selectively customize its operation.

Microsoft Windows XP System Restore
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...temrestore.asp

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"Julie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
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| Hi, I have a quick question.
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| Can a machine be instructed to create a restore point at every bootup?
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| Regards
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| Julie
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ackyy
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RE: System Restore Points
Posted: 01-12-2004, 08:51 PM
yes u can,just check the option box in the main restore screen. make sure u hav allowed enuf memory for your points at least a third of the total allowed

----- Julie wrote: -----

Hi, I have a quick question.

Can a machine be instructed to create a restore point at every bootup?

Regards

Julie

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