System restore peculiarities

Don't seem to have any control over system restore.

Dialog box shows it's monitoring my non-boot drive, and does not even list
the boot drive in the same window. There is no button shown for changing
which drive(s) I want SR to monitor. Trying to use the check box to turn
off SR does nothing.

What do I need to do to make things normal again?

Right click on your My computer icon on your Desktop and select
Properties, System Restore. Place the cursor on the drive, click on
Settings and check the box before "Turn off System Restore on this
drive" and return to the screen upon which Settings appears. When you
get to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit. Finally run
Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files and the Disk
Defragmenter on your C drive.

Please note the only drive System Restore should be monitoring is the
drive or partition containing you Windows operating system and this
normally the C drive.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"Silver Surfer" <h.mcguffinspamouflage@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Don't seem to have any control over system restore.
>
> Dialog box shows it's monitoring my non-boot drive, and does not even
> list the boot drive in the same window. There is no button shown for
> changing which drive(s) I want SR to monitor. Trying to use the check
> box to turn off SR does nothing.
>
> What do I need to do to make things normal again?
>

There is no "settings" button showing up anywhere on the systems restore
screen. Also cannot highlight the drive that is being monitored which is my
non-boot drive. Boot drive not listed.


"Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@tenretnitb.com> wrote in message
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> Right click on your My computer icon on your Desktop and select
> Properties, System Restore. Place the cursor on the drive, click on
> Settings and check the box before "Turn off System Restore on this drive"
> and return to the screen upon which Settings appears. When you get to the
> Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit. Finally run Disk CleanUp
> to remove Temporary Internet Files and the Disk Defragmenter on your C
> drive.
>
> Please note the only drive System Restore should be monitoring is the
> drive or partition containing you Windows operating system and this
> normally the C drive.
>
> --
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> FCA
>
> Using invalid email address
>
> Stourport, Worcs, England
> Enquire, plan and execute.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> suggested solution worked for you.
>
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
> "Silver Surfer" <h.mcguffinspamouflage@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:OL6Z8Dy5FHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Don't seem to have any control over system restore.
>>
>> Dialog box shows it's monitoring my non-boot drive, and does not even
>> list the boot drive in the same window. There is no button shown for
>> changing which drive(s) I want SR to monitor. Trying to use the check
>> box to turn off SR does nothing.
>>
>> What do I need to do to make things normal again?
>>
>

Hi,

Has there been a new hard drive added to the system or has a partition
been replaced with an image?

If so, the fix is to reinstall System Restore. All existing restore
points will be deleted in the process.

How to reinstall System Restore:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#ReinstallSR

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


Silver Surfer wrote:
> There is no "settings" button showing up anywhere on the systems
> restore screen. Also cannot highlight the drive that is being
> monitored which is my non-boot drive. Boot drive not listed.
>
>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote
>> Right click on your My computer icon on your Desktop and select
>> Properties, System Restore. Place the cursor on the drive, click on
>> Settings and check the box before "Turn off System Restore on this
>> drive" and return to the screen upon which Settings appears. When
>> you get to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit.
>> Finally run Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files and the
>> Disk Defragmenter on your C drive.
>>
>> Please note the only drive System Restore should be monitoring is the
>> drive or partition containing you Windows operating system and this
>> normally the C drive.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> FCA
>>
>> Using invalid email address
>>
>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>>
>> "Silver Surfer" wrote
>>> Don't seem to have any control over system restore.
>>>
>>> Dialog box shows it's monitoring my non-boot drive, and does not
>>> even list the boot drive in the same window. There is no button
>>> shown for changing which drive(s) I want SR to monitor. Trying to
>>> use the check box to turn off SR does nothing.
>>>
>>> What do I need to do to make things normal again?

No new hard drives or partition replacements have been effected.

I'm certainly willing to try the SR reinstallation if you think that will
help my situation.


"Bert Kinney" <bert@NSmvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Has there been a new hard drive added to the system or has a partition
> been replaced with an image?
>
> If so, the fix is to reinstall System Restore. All existing restore points
> will be deleted in the process.
>
> How to reinstall System Restore:
> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#ReinstallSR
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://bertk.mvps.org
>
>
> Silver Surfer wrote:
>> There is no "settings" button showing up anywhere on the systems
>> restore screen. Also cannot highlight the drive that is being
>> monitored which is my non-boot drive. Boot drive not listed.
>>
>>
>> "Gerry Cornell" wrote
>>> Right click on your My computer icon on your Desktop and select
>>> Properties, System Restore. Place the cursor on the drive, click on
>>> Settings and check the box before "Turn off System Restore on this
>>> drive" and return to the screen upon which Settings appears. When
>>> you get to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and exit.
>>> Finally run Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files and the
>>> Disk Defragmenter on your C drive.
>>>
>>> Please note the only drive System Restore should be monitoring is the
>>> drive or partition containing you Windows operating system and this
>>> normally the C drive.
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Gerry
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> FCA
>>>
>>> Using invalid email address
>>>
>>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>>
>>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>>
>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Silver Surfer" wrote
>>>> Don't seem to have any control over system restore.
>>>>
>>>> Dialog box shows it's monitoring my non-boot drive, and does not
>>>> even list the boot drive in the same window. There is no button
>>>> shown for changing which drive(s) I want SR to monitor. Trying to
>>>> use the check box to turn off SR does nothing.
>>>>
>>>> What do I need to do to make things normal again?
>
>

Yes, reinstall System Restore.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


Silver Surfer wrote:
> No new hard drives or partition replacements have been effected.
>
> I'm certainly willing to try the SR reinstallation if you think that
> will help my situation.
>
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote
>> Hi,
>>
>> Has there been a new hard drive added to the system or has a
>> partition been replaced with an image?
>>
>> If so, the fix is to reinstall System Restore. All existing restore
>> points will be deleted in the process.
>>
>> How to reinstall System Restore:
>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#ReinstallSR
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> Silver Surfer wrote:
>>> There is no "settings" button showing up anywhere on the systems
>>> restore screen. Also cannot highlight the drive that is being
>>> monitored which is my non-boot drive. Boot drive not listed.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gerry Cornell" wrote
>>>> Right click on your My computer icon on your Desktop and select
>>>> Properties, System Restore. Place the cursor on the drive, click
>>>> on Settings and check the box before "Turn off System Restore on
>>>> this drive" and return to the screen upon which Settings appears.
>>>> When you get to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and
>>>> exit. Finally run Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files
>>>> and the Disk Defragmenter on your C drive.
>>>>
>>>> Please note the only drive System Restore should be monitoring is
>>>> the drive or partition containing you Windows operating system and
>>>> this normally the C drive.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> FCA
>>>>
>>>> Using invalid email address
>>>>
>>>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>>>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>>>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>>>
>>>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>>>
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Silver Surfer" wrote
>>>>> Don't seem to have any control over system restore.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dialog box shows it's monitoring my non-boot drive, and does not
>>>>> even list the boot drive in the same window. There is no button
>>>>> shown for changing which drive(s) I want SR to monitor. Trying to
>>>>> use the check box to turn off SR does nothing.
>>>>>
>>>>> What do I need to do to make things normal again?

Bingo. System Restore is looking normal again. Thanks a bunch for your
help.

"Bert Kinney" <bert@NSmvps.org> wrote in message
news:OU1EdPz5FHA.2576@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Yes, reinstall System Restore.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
> http://bertk.mvps.org
>
>
> Silver Surfer wrote:
>> No new hard drives or partition replacements have been effected.
>>
>> I'm certainly willing to try the SR reinstallation if you think that
>> will help my situation.
>>
>>
>> "Bert Kinney" wrote
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Has there been a new hard drive added to the system or has a
>>> partition been replaced with an image?
>>>
>>> If so, the fix is to reinstall System Restore. All existing restore
>>> points will be deleted in the process.
>>>
>>> How to reinstall System Restore:
>>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#ReinstallSR
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>>
>>>
>>> Silver Surfer wrote:
>>>> There is no "settings" button showing up anywhere on the systems
>>>> restore screen. Also cannot highlight the drive that is being
>>>> monitored which is my non-boot drive. Boot drive not listed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Gerry Cornell" wrote
>>>>> Right click on your My computer icon on your Desktop and select
>>>>> Properties, System Restore. Place the cursor on the drive, click
>>>>> on Settings and check the box before "Turn off System Restore on this
>>>>> drive" and return to the screen upon which Settings appears.
>>>>> When you get to the Settings screen click on Apply and OK and
>>>>> exit. Finally run Disk CleanUp to remove Temporary Internet Files
>>>>> and the Disk Defragmenter on your C drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please note the only drive System Restore should be monitoring is
>>>>> the drive or partition containing you Windows operating system and
>>>>> this normally the C drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gerry
>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>> FCA
>>>>>
>>>>> Using invalid email address
>>>>>
>>>>> Stourport, Worcs, England
>>>>> Enquire, plan and execute.
>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>> Please tell the newsgroup how any
>>>>> suggested solution worked for you.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Silver Surfer" wrote
>>>>>> Don't seem to have any control over system restore.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dialog box shows it's monitoring my non-boot drive, and does not
>>>>>> even list the boot drive in the same window. There is no button
>>>>>> shown for changing which drive(s) I want SR to monitor. Trying to
>>>>>> use the check box to turn off SR does nothing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do I need to do to make things normal again?
>
>

You're welcome, and thanks for the feedback.

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org


Silver Surfer wrote:
> Bingo. System Restore is looking normal again. Thanks a bunch for
> your help.
>
> "Bert Kinney" wrote
>> Yes, reinstall System Restore.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> Silver Surfer wrote:
>>> No new hard drives or partition replacements have been effected.
>>>
>>> I'm certainly willing to try the SR reinstallation if you think that
>>> will help my situation.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bert Kinney" wrote
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Has there been a new hard drive added to the system or has a
>>>> partition been replaced with an image?
>>>>
>>>> If so, the fix is to reinstall System Restore. All existing restore
>>>> points will be deleted in the process.
>>>>
>>>> How to reinstall System Restore:
>>>> http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#ReinstallSR
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
>>>> http://bertk.mvps.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Silver Surfer wrote:
>>>>> There is no "settings" button showing up anywhere on the systems
>>>>> restore screen. Also cannot highlight the drive that is being
>>>>> monitored which is my non-boot drive. Boot drive not listed.