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Old 11-22-2007   #1 (permalink)
Farbuncle
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Restore points


Can I turn off the automatic creation of restore points in Vista? If so how?
Old 11-22-2007   #2 (permalink)
Jesper
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RE: Restore points

1. Open the Control Panel
2. Open System and Maintenance
3. Open the System Control Panel
4. Click on "System Protection" and accept the elevation prompt
5. Uncheck the boxes for all the disks in the "Automatic restore points"
dialog
6. Click OK.


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"Farbuncle" wrote:
Quote:

>
> Can I turn off the automatic creation of restore points in Vista? If so how?
Old 11-22-2007   #3 (permalink)
Farbuncle
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RE: Restore points

Thanks, Jesper. Its amazing how easy things are when you know how.

"Jesper" wrote:
Quote:

> 1. Open the Control Panel
> 2. Open System and Maintenance
> 3. Open the System Control Panel
> 4. Click on "System Protection" and accept the elevation prompt
> 5. Uncheck the boxes for all the disks in the "Automatic restore points"
> dialog
> 6. Click OK.
>
>
> ---
> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
>
>
> "Farbuncle" wrote:
>
Quote:

> >
> > Can I turn off the automatic creation of restore points in Vista? If so how?
Old 11-22-2007   #4 (permalink)
Jesper
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RE: Restore points

:-)

Yep. It's what comes from compulsive investigations of technology.


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"Farbuncle" wrote:
Quote:

> Thanks, Jesper. Its amazing how easy things are when you know how.
>
> "Jesper" wrote:
>
Quote:

> > 1. Open the Control Panel
> > 2. Open System and Maintenance
> > 3. Open the System Control Panel
> > 4. Click on "System Protection" and accept the elevation prompt
> > 5. Uncheck the boxes for all the disks in the "Automatic restore points"
> > dialog
> > 6. Click OK.
> >
> >
> > ---
> > Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
> >
> >
> > "Farbuncle" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> > >
> > > Can I turn off the automatic creation of restore points in Vista? If so how?
Old 11-22-2007   #5 (permalink)
Mike Hall - MVP
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Re: Restore points

You may regret not having restore points..

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Mike Hall - MVP
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx




"Farbuncle" <Farbuncle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:742CF21D-D91E-410A-BF22-A2AD2903FDB7@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Thanks, Jesper. Its amazing how easy things are when you know how.
>
> "Jesper" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> 1. Open the Control Panel
>> 2. Open System and Maintenance
>> 3. Open the System Control Panel
>> 4. Click on "System Protection" and accept the elevation prompt
>> 5. Uncheck the boxes for all the disks in the "Automatic restore points"
>> dialog
>> 6. Click OK.
>>
>>
>> ---
>> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
>>
>>
>> "Farbuncle" wrote:
>>
Quote:

>> >
>> > Can I turn off the automatic creation of restore points in Vista? If so
>> > how?
Old 11-22-2007   #6 (permalink)
Jesper
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Re: Restore points

True, but there are legitimate reasons to disable them. For example, I
disable them on all virtual machines. I also occasionally purge them when I
am in need of a few extra gigs of disk space.

In general, you should leave them on though.
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Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
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"Mike Hall - MVP" wrote:
Quote:

> You may regret not having restore points..
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
>
>
>
>
> "Farbuncle" <Farbuncle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:742CF21D-D91E-410A-BF22-A2AD2903FDB7@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > Thanks, Jesper. Its amazing how easy things are when you know how.
> >
> > "Jesper" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> >> 1. Open the Control Panel
> >> 2. Open System and Maintenance
> >> 3. Open the System Control Panel
> >> 4. Click on "System Protection" and accept the elevation prompt
> >> 5. Uncheck the boxes for all the disks in the "Automatic restore points"
> >> dialog
> >> 6. Click OK.
> >>
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
> >>
> >>
> >> "Farbuncle" wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Can I turn off the automatic creation of restore points in Vista? If so
> >> > how?
>
>
Old 11-23-2007   #7 (permalink)
Farbuncle
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Re: Restore points

It would only be short term on certain occasions

"Jesper" wrote:
Quote:

> True, but there are legitimate reasons to disable them. For example, I
> disable them on all virtual machines. I also occasionally purge them when I
> am in need of a few extra gigs of disk space.
>
> In general, you should leave them on though.
> ---
> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
>
>
> "Mike Hall - MVP" wrote:
>
Quote:

> > You may regret not having restore points..
> >
> > --
> > Mike Hall - MVP
> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Farbuncle" <Farbuncle@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:742CF21D-D91E-410A-BF22-A2AD2903FDB7@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > > Thanks, Jesper. Its amazing how easy things are when you know how.
> > >
> > > "Jesper" wrote:
> > >
> > >> 1. Open the Control Panel
> > >> 2. Open System and Maintenance
> > >> 3. Open the System Control Panel
> > >> 4. Click on "System Protection" and accept the elevation prompt
> > >> 5. Uncheck the boxes for all the disks in the "Automatic restore points"
> > >> dialog
> > >> 6. Click OK.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ---
> > >> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> > >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Farbuncle" wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> > Can I turn off the automatic creation of restore points in Vista? If so
> > >> > how?
> >
> >
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