Vista - Vista Ultimate 64 bit auto restore points

My restore points are supposed to be automatic, and they aren't. I have to manually go in and set the restore point every day or anytime I make a change. I use Vista Ultimate 64 bit solely, no dual boot. When I read the help on Vista it says it is set by default to auto record restore points, and it has not done one! What do I need to do to fix this?

Hi KbGeek,

Welcome to the forum.

You might check and see if this will help you.

- How to Change the Frequency of the Automatic System Restore Point in Vista

Shawn

Thank you for the suggestion. I did as you said, but set it for 300 (5 min) just to see if it would work and it didn't. I have no idea why this won't automatically make restore points. I even unclicked and reclicked the auto restore on and off the other day, and all that did was erase the manual restore points I had already done. Any other suggestions on what I can try?

Thank you!

KbGeek,

Did you try restarting the computer to apply the change?

If it still will not automatically create restore points, then the only thing I can offer is a way to create a shortcut to make creating a manual restore point a lot easier.

- How to Create a Create System Restore Point Shortcut in Vista

You might also check in your Group Policy settings to see if there is a policy that turned off this feature. You can see how to change the Group Policies at this link below. I do not have Group Policy with the Home Premium Vista, so I do not know which setting it would be.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...3.mspx#BKMK_03

Shawn