Can Vista disable the "Automatic restore point" but keep manual restorepoint?

Hi All:

Can Vista disable the "Automatic restore point" but keep manual restore
point?

When I try to disable the "Automatic restore point", Vista always prompt
to completely stop the "System restore".

However, actually I just want to stop the "Automatic restore point"
creation and I want to keep the ability creating restore point manually
when necessary.


Thank you.

--
Jacky Kwok
jacky@alumni_DOT_cuhk_DOT_edu_DOT_hk

The automatic restore points are handled by the Task Scheduler. They can be
disabled there.
--
Paul


"jacky kwok" wrote:

> Hi All:
>
> Can Vista disable the "Automatic restore point" but keep manual restore
> point?
>
> When I try to disable the "Automatic restore point", Vista always prompt
> to completely stop the "System restore".
>
> However, actually I just want to stop the "Automatic restore point"
> creation and I want to keep the ability creating restore point manually
> when necessary.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Jacky Kwok
> jacky@alumni_DOT_cuhk_DOT_edu_DOT_hk
>

Click on the start Orb and type Task scheduler, then select it at the top.
Select Task Scheduler Library (by clicking on the small arrow next to the
words), then Microsoft, Windows. Then scroll down to System Restore and click
on it. In the right hand column under Actions, click on disable. You can
always reenable it there if you want.
--
Paul


"jacky kwok" wrote:

> Hi All:
>
> Can Vista disable the "Automatic restore point" but keep manual restore
> point?
>
> When I try to disable the "Automatic restore point", Vista always prompt
> to completely stop the "System restore".
>
> However, actually I just want to stop the "Automatic restore point"
> creation and I want to keep the ability creating restore point manually
> when necessary.
>
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Jacky Kwok
> jacky@alumni_DOT_cuhk_DOT_edu_DOT_hk
>

On Jul 30, 11:20*pm, PaulB <Pa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> Click on the start Orb and type Task scheduler,

"scheduler" is enough... I just tried it.

Thanks for posting this. I just looked through the entire list of
scheduled items. The configurability is amazing. Another reason
Vista is better than XP.

> then select it at the top.
> Select Task Scheduler Library (by clicking on the small arrow next to the
> words), then Microsoft, Windows. Then scroll down to System Restore and click
> on it. In the right hand column under Actions, click on disable. You can
> always reenable it there if you want.
> --
> Paul

Sorry to bump this up, but I was wondering if anyone had ideas on how t
disable applications and windows update from creating restore points.
previously disabled the scheduled tasks for system restore, but I hav
found that automatic restore points are made by certain programs an
windows updates. I am positive that A-squared spyware removal tool set
point on install, but i am not sure about the update. Regardless, I ha
a set restore point I wished to save, but now it is gone when i need i
the most (due to windows keeping only the newest). I would like to hav
the ability to choose which restore points to save if i cannot disabl
the applications from creating new restore points. Is another option t
find the actual restore file and keep that backed up on an external? An
help would be greatly appreciated

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on2valhall
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:35:10 +0100, on2valhalla
<> wrote:

>I would like to have
>the ability to choose which restore points to save if i cannot disable
>the applications from creating new restore points. Is another option to
>find the actual restore file and keep that backed up on an external? Any
>help would be greatly appreciated.

Can't stop restore points being automatically set by certain programs
and by Windows updates.

Can't choose which one to keep.

Can't save them elsewhere.

The only option - and it's a good one - is to use a backup/imaging
program like Acronis True Image to save a copy of your system when you
have it the way you want it.

on2valhalla wrote:
> Sorry to bump this up, but I was wondering if anyone had ideas on how to
> disable applications and windows update from creating restore points. I
> previously disabled the scheduled tasks for system restore, but I have
> found that automatic restore points are made by certain programs and
> windows updates. I am positive that A-squared spyware removal tool set a
> point on install, but i am not sure about the update. Regardless, I had
> a set restore point I wished to save, but now it is gone when i need it
> the most (due to windows keeping only the newest). I would like to have
> the ability to choose which restore points to save if i cannot disable
> the applications from creating new restore points. Is another option to
> find the actual restore file and keep that backed up on an external? Any
> help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
Restore points are cumulative. Therefore, you can't pick and choose
among them for deletion, although you can create manual retore points
and name them.

Bill

> Can't stop restore points being automatically set by certain programs
> and by Windows updates.
>
> Can't choose which one to keep.
>
> Can't save them elsewhere.
>
> The only option - and it's a good one - is to use a backup/imaging
> program like Acronis True Image to save a copy of your system when you
> have it the way you want it.


Thanks for the recommend, seems to be a nice tool. Just for my
inquisitive nature though, the files would have to be saved somewhere,
therefore wouldnt it be possible to snatch a file and replace it later?
i.e. MANUALLY saving a restore point(i stress manually)


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on2valhalla
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:25:29 +0100, on2valhalla
<> wrote:

>
>> Can't stop restore points being automatically set by certain programs
>> and by Windows updates.
>>
>> Can't choose which one to keep.
>>
>> Can't save them elsewhere.
>>
>> The only option - and it's a good one - is to use a backup/imaging
>> program like Acronis True Image to save a copy of your system when you
>> have it the way you want it.
>
>
>Thanks for the recommend, seems to be a nice tool. Just for my
>inquisitive nature though, the files would have to be saved somewhere,
>therefore wouldnt it be possible to snatch a file and replace it later?
>i.e. MANUALLY saving a restore point(i stress manually)

You can manually make a restore point, but you can't choose where it
will be kept. And you can't pick and choose something out of a
restore point to restore.

With Acronis True Image, you can do either or both.