Vista - Fixing Task Scheduler 'System: Scheduled Checkpoints'

What is the difference between a 'Manual: Restore Point' and a
'System: Scheduled Checkpoint' if any?

Because I just had to tinker with the task in Task Scheduler to make
it more to my liking I no longer get scheduled checkpoints after
midnight if the computer is on--I don't get any scheduled checkpoint.

Before I get into more detail of what I recall changing--I know I
deleted the default multiple task to also create a scheduled
checkpoint at boot or logon--I want to test whether anyone will tackle
this problem with me or if it has been handled so many times over the
years that the post will just be ignored?

Thank you.

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:44:35 -0700, Susan <UCE@xxxxxx> wrote:
One is set per a schedule, the other is done by choice... that's it.
Otherwise, no difference.
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:55:20 -0500, DDW
<dd.wright@xxxxxx> wrote:
Thank you. The remainder of this thread concerns 'System: Scheduled
Checkpoints then:

Because I just had to tinker with the task in Task Scheduler to make
it more to my liking I no longer get scheduled checkpoints after
midnight if the computer is on.

Before, based on the schedule it looked like a checkpoint was created
at 12 midnight every day and any time I turned the computer on. In
both cases when the machine was idle but in neither would it wake up
if asleep.

I deleted the multiple task to create a checkpoint when I turned the
computer on (I don't believe this choice ever worked). I added to
wake the computer if asleep. I also changed 365 days down to an hour.
Now the 12 midnight task doesn't run at all.

How do I straighten this problem out? Thanks.

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:18:04 -0700, Susan <UCE@xxxxxx> wrote:
Sorry... can't help you there. I have never tinkered with that, so my
system still creates a checkpoint if none has been created in 24
hours.

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Have a look at this article. It may shed some light on what you are trying
to do.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...10(VS.85).aspx

Paul

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I think this article did help. It mentioned that in Vista a restore
point is created every 24 hours since the last restore point. I
thought it would create one after midnight regardless of when the last
one might have been created manually. Task Scheduler for restore
points doesn't seem to include any setup regarding how it tracks the
last restore point and counts till the next 24 hours have passed. If
I let 24 hours pass then it still creates a new restore point
automatically. So basically it is working. I'll have to see next if
it will wake the machine if sleeping. Thanks.

On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:50:57 -0400, "PaulB" <PaulB@xxxxxx> wrote:

On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:41:59 -0700, Susan <UCE@xxxxxx> wrote:
It won't.

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On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:29:04 -0500, DDW
<dd.wright@xxxxxx> wrote:
Don't be so concerned about making a daily restore point if you turn
off your computer. Having a lot of restore points isn't normally of
much use... but if you think you need more, you can always make one
manually before shutting down.

I actually have a Quick Launch shortcut pointing to a file named
createrestorepoint.vbs that I placed in my root directory. It makes
creation even easier than it would otherwise be.

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/

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On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:29:04 -0500, DDW
<dd.wright@xxxxxx> wrote:
It woke up the sleeping machine or it did it all in background while
still asleep? I manually woke the machine at 1 AM after it was asleep
from 4 PM to 1 AM and discovered a new System: Scheduled Checkpoint.

This item is resolved now. What I set makes sense and seems to work
as advertised. I only want one a day after midnight and if I miss a
day that is okay. I'm ready to move on to something else.