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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Setup and Deployment / December 2007Reinstalling Vista Home Premium
I'm having a problem with system restore. Restore point are gone after reboot. Anyway, if I reinstall Vista over the existing install will my system basically the way it was without much changes and added clutter? > I'm having a problem with system restore. Restore point are gone after > reboot. Anyway, if I reinstall Vista over the existing install will my > system basically the way it was without much changes and added clutter? Unless you get to the root of why your restore points disappear... you may end up back in the same place after a re-install. If you give more details youmay get some help. Especially important would be what you did just prior to the problem... and software you use... and external devices... Also...are you dual booting? etc I have along thread in group: vista.general concerning this and so far have not found a solution. In short when I restart my computer restore point(s) are deleted. They remain during the session but not after a shutdown/restart. I've gone as far as uninstalling the 2 utilities I have - PcTools Spyware Doctor and Desktop Mechanic (cleanup tool) and then creating a restore point but it was gone when I restarted. James >> I'm having a problem with system restore. Restore point are gone after >> reboot. Anyway, if I reinstall Vista over the existing install will my [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Also...are you dual booting? etc > I have along thread in group: vista.general concerning this and so far > have not found a solution. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > PcTools Spyware Doctor and Desktop Mechanic (cleanup tool) and > then creating a restore point but it was gone when I restarted. Well if you are sure you have tried everything... then I guess you might as well backup your data and perform a clean install. Next time run your system without Desktop Mechanic... just a guess, but it might have caused some irreparable damage >I'm having a problem with system restore. Restore point are gone after >reboot. Any chance you're dual-booting with XP? If James is dual booting with XP then thee lies his answer. System Restore works differently in XP to that in Vista, therefore, as soon as you boot into XP it deletes all restore points and shadow copies on the Vista partition.  Signature-- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. >>I'm having a problem with system restore. Restore point are gone after >>reboot. > > Any chance you're dual-booting with XP? no dual boot James > If James is dual booting with XP then thee lies his answer. System Restore > works differently in XP to that in Vista, therefore, as soon as you boot [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> Any chance you're dual-booting with XP? "John Barnett MVP" <freelance@invalid.invalid> wrote... > System Restore > works differently in XP to that in Vista, therefore, as soon as you boot > into XP it deletes all restore points and shadow copies on the Vista > partition. Thank goodness for small favors. ;-) Sadly this little glitch was found out too late to do anything about. The problem lies with XP, not Vista and, to repair the issue, would require an extensive amount of recoding in windows XP. As Windows XP is being fazed out Microsoft deemed it to expensive and time consuming to change the code. Yes they had loads of complaints, but it looks like their hearing aid batteries were in need of replacement:-) Signature-- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. > "John Barnett MVP" <freelance@invalid.invalid> wrote... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thank goodness for small favors. ;-) Personally, I think that VISTA has no business making "shadow copies" nor defaulting to allow up to 15% of one's drive space to be used to house 'restore' points. So if XP kicks it's a.s for doing so, it's fine by me. ;-) DM > Sadly this little glitch was found out too late to do anything about. The > problem lies with XP, not Vista and, to repair the issue, would require an [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > Thank goodness for small favors. ;-) Vista sure doesn't make it easy to adjust "shadow copy" max space. James > Personally, I think that VISTA has no business making "shadow copies" > nor defaulting to allow up to 15% of one's drive space to be used to house [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> > >> > Thank goodness for small favors. ;-) > Vista sure doesn't make it easy to adjust "shadow copy" max space. > > James Hard drive growing by the gigabyte overnight ? Can't see why ? Microsoft und Zee Department of Zee Homeland Zecurity can... ;-) > > Personally, I think that VISTA has no business making "shadow copies" > > nor defaulting to allow up to 15% of one's drive space to be used to house > > 'restore' points. So if XP kicks it's a.s for doing so, it's fine by me. > > ;-) > > > > DM > >> Sadly this little glitch was found out too late to do anything about. The > >> problem lies with XP, not Vista and, to repair the issue, would require [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >> Yes they had loads of complaints, but it looks like their hearing aid batteries > >> were in need of replacement:-) > >> "David Morgan (MAMS)" <findme@m-a-m-s.comC/Odm> wrote in message > >> > "John Barnett MVP" <freelance@invalid.invalid> wrote... > >> >> System Restore works differently in XP to that in Vista, therefore, > >> >> as soon as you boot into XP it deletes all restore points and shadow > >> >> copies on the Vista partition. > >> > Thank goodness for small favors. ;-) |
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