My System Restores Have Vanished!!
Has this happened to you?
Strange as it may sound, a friend of mine has indeed had this complaint. (For those who don't know, System Restore brings back the PC to an earlier good working state.)
Say you've installed a new program and it causes a problem even after uninstalling it -- System Restore can help you here, as it backs up important system files and the Registry automatically. But there are reasons for it not doing so. After some investigation, here are a few important facts I found.
1. System Restore needs space. You need to dedicate some space for System Restore activities. Windows does this automatically, but if you aren't like my silly friend, don't fill up your primary partition's C drive with all your data, which can cause System Restore to not make any further restore files. See that you have at least 1 GB to 2 GB free on your C partition for Windows to work properly.
2. System Restore needs the Task Scheduler service to function. I'd made this mistake myself -- I'd disabled the service since I don't use Windows Task Scheduler. To check whether you have the Task Scheduler service running:
a. Go to Start Run or just Start in Vista.
b. Type in services.msc, and click OK.
c. Click on any one of the entries on the right pane and hit T on the keyboard to quickly run down to Task Scheduler.
d. Check whether the Status is set to Started (meaning "running,") and that Startup Type is Automatic.
e. If it's not, double-click on it, set the Startup Type to Automatic and click on the Start button to instantly start the service.
3. Last, if you can't get System Restore Points to work, just disable all system restoration and re-enable it. This will give System Restore a fresh start. To do this:
a. Right-click My computer and go to Properties.
b. Go to the System Restore tab.
c. Click on the first option (Turn off System Restore on all drives).
Has this happened to you?
Strange as it may sound, a friend of mine has indeed had this complaint. (For those who don't know, System Restore brings back the PC to an earlier good working state.)
Say you've installed a new program and it causes a problem even after uninstalling it -- System Restore can help you here, as it backs up important system files and the Registry automatically. But there are reasons for it not doing so. After some investigation, here are a few important facts I found.
1. System Restore needs space. You need to dedicate some space for System Restore activities. Windows does this automatically, but if you aren't like my silly friend, don't fill up your primary partition's C drive with all your data, which can cause System Restore to not make any further restore files. See that you have at least 1 GB to 2 GB free on your C partition for Windows to work properly.
2. System Restore needs the Task Scheduler service to function. I'd made this mistake myself -- I'd disabled the service since I don't use Windows Task Scheduler. To check whether you have the Task Scheduler service running:
a. Go to Start Run or just Start in Vista.
b. Type in services.msc, and click OK.
c. Click on any one of the entries on the right pane and hit T on the keyboard to quickly run down to Task Scheduler.
d. Check whether the Status is set to Started (meaning "running,") and that Startup Type is Automatic.
e. If it's not, double-click on it, set the Startup Type to Automatic and click on the Start button to instantly start the service.
3. Last, if you can't get System Restore Points to work, just disable all system restoration and re-enable it. This will give System Restore a fresh start. To do this:
a. Right-click My computer and go to Properties.
b. Go to the System Restore tab.
c. Click on the first option (Turn off System Restore on all drives).
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