Windows System Restore, Am I missing something?

[Guest James D]

It was my impression that Windows sets a checkpoint for the System Restore

daily. For some reason, mine likes to set a checkpoint whenever it feels

like it.

 

Is there a setting I am missing that should make it do this everyday?

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: Windows System Restore, Am I missing something?

 

It ( System Restore ) not only creates points on a calendar basis but

also prior to software installs or driver updates.

 

"James D" <newsgroopie@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> It was my impression that Windows sets a checkpoint for the System Restore

> daily. For some reason, mine likes to set a checkpoint whenever it feels

> like it.

>

> Is there a setting I am missing that should make it do this everyday?

>

[Guest PD43]

Re: Windows System Restore, Am I missing something?

 

"James D" <newsgroopie@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote:

>It was my impression that Windows sets a checkpoint for the System Restore

>daily. For some reason, mine likes to set a checkpoint whenever it feels

>like it.

 

Which means - I'm guessing - that it doesn't do one daily, but does it

less frequently?

 

Leave your computer on 24x7 - or run it manually each day - if you

want points established more frequently.

[Guest AJR]

Re: Windows System Restore, Am I missing something?

 

By default a System Restore (Checkpoint) is set after 24 hours use (note 24

hours of computer use) if no other point is created by such action as system

changes, installations, etc.

 

 

"James D" <newsgroopie@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> It was my impression that Windows sets a checkpoint for the System Restore

> daily. For some reason, mine likes to set a checkpoint whenever it feels

> like it.

>

> Is there a setting I am missing that should make it do this everyday?

>

[Guest HEMI-Powered]

Re: Windows System Restore, Am I missing something?

 

James D added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...

> It was my impression that Windows sets a checkpoint for the System

> Restore daily. For some reason, mine likes to set a checkpoint

> whenever it feels like it.

>

> Is there a setting I am missing that should make it do this

> everyday?

>

In general, Windows creates a System Checkpoint when it detects no

usage of the PC. Sometimes that's in the middle of the night, sometimes

in mid-morning, whatever. But, why would you want to stop them, they

are your first line of defense if anything goes wrong. If you really

want to stop monitoring of your partition(s), just tell the Restore

Point app to quit monitoring, but best be sure to set your own RPs

manually!

 

--

HP, aka Jerry

 

"And, that's all I'm going to say about that" - Forrest Gump

[Guest James D]

Re: Windows System Restore, Am I missing something?

 

Thanks for the responses. AJR gave me what I was looking for. Which would

explain why sometimes when I leave the pc on overnight it makes one and when

I shut it down it doesn't.

 

 

"James D" <newsgroopie@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message

news:ed9bzp1jIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> It was my impression that Windows sets a checkpoint for the System Restore

> daily. For some reason, mine likes to set a checkpoint whenever it feels

> like it.

>

> Is there a setting I am missing that should make it do this everyday?

>