Customizing Vista's SystemRestore:Unless u want it for 136 yrs !

In Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore points after roughly 136
years ... yeah, let that sink...

Normally Windows uses up to 15 percent of a drive’s available space to save
restore points. In XP, the option to change this figure was configurable from
the System Restore tab of the System Properties dialog box. But sadly this
option is no longer offered in Vista.

But you can do so as follows :
Open regedit and go to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
SystemRestore\Cfg Double-click the DiskPercent.
The default is f (in hexadecimal) which is 15 in decimal. For making it say
10% type 'a'

Now again, how frequently you'd like to have your SystemRestore points
auto-created can also b configured as follows :
Open regedit and go to
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
\SystemRestore
You can change the value RPGlobalInterval from its default setting of 86,400
seconds (24 hours) to, say, 43200 (a8c0) if u want it created every 12 hrs.

As and how your new restore points get created, the older ones get deleted
due to the availble space contstraint.
Otherwise by default, in Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore
points after roughly 4,294,967,295 seconds or 136 years, which was a mere 90
days in XP !

The idea apparantly, is to delete them only when absolutely necessary due to
space constraint!!! But err...136 years !!!

But if you'd like to, you can also change this interval too. Change the
value of RPLifeInterval in the same key; a setting of 7,776,000 seconds (or
76a700 in hexadecimal) is equivalent to 90 days.

source : www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html
--
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Microsoft MVP 2007 Awardee.

Not sure why they chose 4,294,967,295 seconds, but it is one less than
2^32... and a little more than 136 years...

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"anandk" <> wrote in message
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> In Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore points after roughly 136
> years ... yeah, let that sink...
>
> Normally Windows uses up to 15 percent of a drive’s available space to
> save
> restore points. In XP, the option to change this figure was configurable
> from
> the System Restore tab of the System Properties dialog box. But sadly this
> option is no longer offered in Vista.
>
> But you can do so as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
> SystemRestore\Cfg Double-click the DiskPercent.
> The default is f (in hexadecimal) which is 15 in decimal. For making it
> say
> 10% type 'a'
>
> Now again, how frequently you'd like to have your SystemRestore points
> auto-created can also b configured as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
> \SystemRestore
> You can change the value RPGlobalInterval from its default setting of
> 86,400
> seconds (24 hours) to, say, 43200 (a8c0) if u want it created every 12
> hrs.
>
> As and how your new restore points get created, the older ones get deleted
> due to the availble space contstraint.
> Otherwise by default, in Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore
> points after roughly 4,294,967,295 seconds or 136 years, which was a mere
> 90
> days in XP !
>
> The idea apparantly, is to delete them only when absolutely necessary due
> to
> space constraint!!! But err...136 years !!!
>
> But if you'd like to, you can also change this interval too. Change the
> value of RPLifeInterval in the same key; a setting of 7,776,000 seconds
> (or
> 76a700 in hexadecimal) is equivalent to 90 days.
>
> source : www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html
> --
> www.WinVistaClub.com
> Microsoft MVP 2007 Awardee.
>

http://www.google.com/search?q=+4%2C...e7&rlz=1I7SUNA

"anandk" <> wrote in message
news:8DFDEFBE-3CB8-40FD-9C87-...
> In Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore points after roughly 136
> years ... yeah, let that sink...
>
> Normally Windows uses up to 15 percent of a drive’s available space to
> save
> restore points. In XP, the option to change this figure was configurable
> from
> the System Restore tab of the System Properties dialog box. But sadly this
> option is no longer offered in Vista.
>
> But you can do so as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
> SystemRestore\Cfg Double-click the DiskPercent.
> The default is f (in hexadecimal) which is 15 in decimal. For making it
> say
> 10% type 'a'
>
> Now again, how frequently you'd like to have your SystemRestore points
> auto-created can also b configured as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
> \SystemRestore
> You can change the value RPGlobalInterval from its default setting of
> 86,400
> seconds (24 hours) to, say, 43200 (a8c0) if u want it created every 12
> hrs.
>
> As and how your new restore points get created, the older ones get deleted
> due to the availble space contstraint.
> Otherwise by default, in Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore
> points after roughly 4,294,967,295 seconds or 136 years, which was a mere
> 90
> days in XP !
>
> The idea apparantly, is to delete them only when absolutely necessary due
> to
> space constraint!!! But err...136 years !!!
>
> But if you'd like to, you can also change this interval too. Change the
> value of RPLifeInterval in the same key; a setting of 7,776,000 seconds
> (or
> 76a700 in hexadecimal) is equivalent to 90 days.
>
> source : www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html
> --
> www.WinVistaClub.com
> Microsoft MVP 2007 Awardee.
>

Hi

Thanks for sharing.

136 years? Wow. Good to know.


"anandk" <> wrote in message
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> In Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore points after roughly 136
> years ... yeah, let that sink...
>
> Normally Windows uses up to 15 percent of a drive¡¦s available space to
> save
> restore points. In XP, the option to change this figure was configurable
> from
> the System Restore tab of the System Properties dialog box. But sadly this
> option is no longer offered in Vista.
>
> But you can do so as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
> SystemRestore\Cfg Double-click the DiskPercent.
> The default is f (in hexadecimal) which is 15 in decimal. For making it
> say
> 10% type 'a'
>
> Now again, how frequently you'd like to have your SystemRestore points
> auto-created can also b configured as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
> \SystemRestore
> You can change the value RPGlobalInterval from its default setting of
> 86,400
> seconds (24 hours) to, say, 43200 (a8c0) if u want it created every 12
> hrs.
>
> As and how your new restore points get created, the older ones get deleted
> due to the availble space contstraint.
> Otherwise by default, in Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore
> points after roughly 4,294,967,295 seconds or 136 years, which was a mere
> 90
> days in XP !
>
> The idea apparantly, is to delete them only when absolutely necessary due
> to
> space constraint!!! But err...136 years !!!
>
> But if you'd like to, you can also change this interval too. Change the
> value of RPLifeInterval in the same key; a setting of 7,776,000 seconds
> (or
> 76a700 in hexadecimal) is equivalent to 90 days.
>
> source : www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html
> --
> www.WinVistaClub.com
> Microsoft MVP 2007 Awardee.
>

Very grateful for this information, but all things considered, if I
should be lucky enough to celebrate my 176th birthday, I suspect Windows
will not be foremost on my mind.


--
MarkyMarc43

LOL. Maybe it would be your grandchildren doing the job

"MarkyMarc43" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Very grateful for this information, but all things considered, if I
> should be lucky enough to celebrate my 176th birthday, I suspect Windows
> will not be foremost on my mind.
>
>
> --
> MarkyMarc43

anandk wrote:
> In Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore points after roughly 136
> years ... yeah, let that sink...

This might be some hint as to ms' thoughts as to when they plan on
releasing a really new os.

>
> Normally Windows uses up to 15 percent of a drive’s available space to save
> restore points. In XP, the option to change this figure was configurable from
> the System Restore tab of the System Properties dialog box. But sadly this
> option is no longer offered in Vista.
>
> But you can do so as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
> SystemRestore\Cfg Double-click the DiskPercent.
> The default is f (in hexadecimal) which is 15 in decimal. For making it say
> 10% type 'a'
>
> Now again, how frequently you'd like to have your SystemRestore points
> auto-created can also b configured as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
> \SystemRestore
> You can change the value RPGlobalInterval from its default setting of 86,400
> seconds (24 hours) to, say, 43200 (a8c0) if u want it created every 12 hrs.
>
> As and how your new restore points get created, the older ones get deleted
> due to the availble space contstraint.
> Otherwise by default, in Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore
> points after roughly 4,294,967,295 seconds or 136 years, which was a mere 90
> days in XP !
>
> The idea apparantly, is to delete them only when absolutely necessary due to
> space constraint!!! But err...136 years !!!
>
> But if you'd like to, you can also change this interval too. Change the
> value of RPLifeInterval in the same key; a setting of 7,776,000 seconds (or
> 76a700 in hexadecimal) is equivalent to 90 days.
>
> source : www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html


--
norm

Hi,

Just to be clear, System Restore in Vista ignores registry keys at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Cu rrentVersion\SystemRestore
Changes to these keys in Vista will have no effect on how System Restore
functions.
These keys are there for backwards compatibility with some XP scripts.

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.org

anandk wrote:
> In Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore points after roughly 136
> years ... yeah, let that sink...
>
> Normally Windows uses up to 15 percent of a drive’s available space to save
> restore points. In XP, the option to change this figure was configurable from
> the System Restore tab of the System Properties dialog box. But sadly this
> option is no longer offered in Vista.
>
> But you can do so as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\
> SystemRestore\Cfg Double-click the DiskPercent.
> The default is f (in hexadecimal) which is 15 in decimal. For making it say
> 10% type 'a'
>
> Now again, how frequently you'd like to have your SystemRestore points
> auto-created can also b configured as follows :
> Open regedit and go to
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\S ystemRestore
> You can change the value RPGlobalInterval from its default setting of 86,400
> seconds (24 hours) to, say, 43200 (a8c0) if u want it created every 12 hrs.
>
> As and how your new restore points get created, the older ones get deleted
> due to the availble space contstraint.
> Otherwise by default, in Vista, SystemRestore is set to delete restore
> points after roughly 4,294,967,295 seconds or 136 years, which was a mere 90
> days in XP !
>
> The idea apparantly, is to delete them only when absolutely necessary due to
> space constraint!!! But err...136 years !!!
>
> But if you'd like to, you can also change this interval too. Change the
> value of RPLifeInterval in the same key; a setting of 7,776,000 seconds (or
> 76a700 in hexadecimal) is equivalent to 90 days.
>
> source : www.winvistaclub.com/tips.html