Thanks for the link. I have checked that info already, but it didn't help.
Thanks, again!
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Tommy Tillman
A+ Network+ MCP
"Brink" wrote:
Quote:
>
> Hello Tommy,
>
> Here are some possible reasons why you may have some missing restore
> points in this link to Microsoft.
>
> 'System Restore "restore points" are missing or deleted'
> (http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q301224)
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> Tommy Tillman;803454 Wrote: Quote:
> > Hi Gang!
> >
> > I have Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 on my home PC. I recently noticed
> > some
> > odd behavior.
> >
> > I used to have at least 10 restore points in my System Restore. But
> > yesterday I noticed that it now only had 4 restore points!
> >
> > I have 2 Hard Drives - C is set to allow 20 gigs for restore points
> > (and
> > shadow copies) and the D drive is set to about 60 gigs for restore
> > points
> > (and shadow copies). The C drive is 160 Megs total and the D drive is
> > 500
> > Megs.
> >
> > So that would be about 5 gigs per restore point (20/4)? Or is there
> > something else going on?
> >
> > I noticed that ALL my files appear to have shadow copies.... why? I
> > looked
> > at my D: drive... that is where I store my music and pictures... and
> > there
> > appear to be many shadow copies of the pictures... even though I have
> > not
> > changed them in any way!
> >
> > Can all this be a side effect of some other program making it appear
> > that
> > the files have been changed... then shadow copy service says... "make a
> > copy!!".. and then I run out of storage space for the copies on C and D
> > causing the system restores to kick out the older restore points to
> > make
> > room? I am thinking along the lines of virus checkers... spyware
> > checkers....
> >
> > What do you think???
> >
> > --
> > Tommy Tillman
> > A+ Network+ MCP
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
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