No screen for previous restore pts

According to Help file, I should have an option to choose a previous restore
point on the System Restore screen but I don't. I also have only one choice
of a restore point: today, which is useless. I've read so many of the threads
but can't find the solution. I'm running Vista Home Ediition, I have 220g
hard drive with lots of room to spare. I don't dual boot with XP, I have not
changed the defaults for space allocated to System Restore. I'm baffled and
I'm grateful for any help.

If you booted into XP, you wiped the Restore Points in Vista.
Unfortunate, but well known problem...

Chris S.

"Lance501" <> wrote in message
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> According to Help file, I should have an option to choose a previous
> restore
> point on the System Restore screen but I don't. I also have only one
> choice
> of a restore point: today, which is useless. I've read so many of the
> threads
> but can't find the solution. I'm running Vista Home Ediition, I have 220g
> hard drive with lots of room to spare. I don't dual boot with XP, I have
> not
> changed the defaults for space allocated to System Restore. I'm baffled
> and
> I'm grateful for any help.

Chris S.;710216 Wrote:
> If you booted into XP, you wiped the Restore Points in Vista
> Unfortunate, but well known problem..
>
> Chris S
>
> "Lance501" <Lance501@xxxxxx> wrote in messag
> news:3E0F1FF5-B964-4540-8FD5-CA034860674A@xxxxxx> > >
> > > According to Help file, I should have an option to choose a previou
> > > restor
> > > point on the System Restore screen but I don't. I also have only on
> > > choic
> > > of a restore point: today, which is useless. I've read so many of th
> > > thread
> > > but can't find the solution. I'm running Vista Home Ediition, I hav
> > 220
> > > hard drive with lots of room to spare. I don't dual boot with XP,
> > hav
> > > no
> > > changed the defaults for space allocated to System Restore. I'
> > baffle
> > > an
> > > I'm grateful for any help. > >

Hi Lance

This tutorial will show you how to stop XP from deleting the Syste
Restore Points and Shadow Copies in Vista everytime you boot into XP

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/12...oot-delete.htm

Hope this helps you
Shaw

--
Brin

*There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not as
them.*
'*VISTA FORUMS*' *Please post feedback to help others.*

Thanks to Chris S. and Brink but perhaps my question was not clear. Although
I have dual booth since installing a year ago, I have never booted with XP
since, so that could not explain why I have no previous restore points
besides today's.

"Lance501" wrote:

> According to Help file, I should have an option to choose a previous restore
> point on the System Restore screen but I don't. I also have only one choice
> of a restore point: today, which is useless. I've read so many of the threads
> but can't find the solution. I'm running Vista Home Ediition, I have 220g
> hard drive with lots of room to spare. I don't dual boot with XP, I have not
> changed the defaults for space allocated to System Restore. I'm baffled and
> I'm grateful for any help.

Hi, Lance,

Restore points are controlled by Shadowstorage.

Right click CMD.EXE and select - Run As Administrator,
Type - Vssadmin list shadowstorage and hit Enter.
Look at the Maximum storage space to see how much is allotted.

You can change the maximum size using the following line:
Vssadmin resize shadowstorage /For=C: /On=C: MaxSize=2GB (you can use from
2GB up to 10GB)

Good Luck
Jerry

"Lance501" <> wrote in message
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> Thanks to Chris S. and Brink but perhaps my question was not clear.
> Although
> I have dual booth since installing a year ago, I have never booted with XP
> since, so that could not explain why I have no previous restore points
> besides today's.
>
> "Lance501" wrote:
>
>> According to Help file, I should have an option to choose a previous
>> restore
>> point on the System Restore screen but I don't. I also have only one
>> choice
>> of a restore point: today, which is useless. I've read so many of the
>> threads
>> but can't find the solution. I'm running Vista Home Ediition, I have 220g
>> hard drive with lots of room to spare. I don't dual boot with XP, I have
>> not
>> changed the defaults for space allocated to System Restore. I'm baffled
>> and
>> I'm grateful for any help.

"Lance501" <> wrote in message
news:3E0F1FF5-B964-4540-8FD5-...
> According to Help file, I should have an option to choose a previous
> restore
> point on the System Restore screen but I don't. I also have only one
> choice
> of a restore point: today, which is useless. I've read so many of the
> threads
> but can't find the solution. I'm running Vista Home Ediition, I have 220g
> hard drive with lots of room to spare. I don't dual boot with XP, I have
> not
> changed the defaults for space allocated to System Restore. I'm baffled
> and
> I'm grateful for any help.

Right click the file in Windows Explorer and choose Properties. You'll see
the Previous version tab.

Make sure the file is not open in any program.

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