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WindowsXP/System Restore

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by wdawes

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When I first got my PC with XP already installed from the seller, I could Restore back 3 to 4 days. Now I can't Restore back 1 day, or even 12 hours. What happened ?? Thanks, Bill

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by retstg

Are you having any other strange things going on such as Specific stop errors?

by wdawes

No strange things going on that I can tell. No stop errors. Any ideas ?? Thanks

by dbucyk

XP restore is like old windows 98 scanreg /restore; except that was a dos program and windows xp has nearly done away with that.

One thing that could have happened, however, is if your date/time changed and, everytime you boot up your computer, system restore makes a backup copy of that date/time. If it was done to many times, system restore could not restore your computer back to its original state because the date has not yet happened.

My best advice is if that had happened, then your only recourse is to back up important documents, download delpart.exe off the internet, and wipe out the low-level partitions off the computer.

Then, you go into your bios and enable boot from a cd and restore your system. Then you update your computer accordingly.

by art1whit

You may have had a bit of a crash that put some of your some of your setting back into default. In Control Panel's system properties you may find that system restore check box is no longer checked.do so. Art

by wdawes

I went into System Properties, & the only box I found I could check or uncheck is the one that turns the Restore on or off. Is there another box I'm not aware of ?? Thanks

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