Saving system restore points

I just reinstalled Vista. It took me hours! I now have it just the way I want
it. I know that I can create a manual restore point. I also know that as the
space for storing restore points fills up, the oldest restore points are
deleted. Is it possible to back up the restore points to an external hard
drive or burn them to disk so I can reinstall the restore points anytime that
I want to? Is it possible to delete individual restore points? What I'd like
to do is create a manual restore point & name it, say, "Just the way I want
it!", delete the restore points previous to the manual restore point & make
the manual restore point the first restore point & save it so that it won't
be deleted no matter how old it is. That way, I can go back to the beginning
without having to spend hours going thru the whole restore process all over
again.

Thank you.
David

On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:52:03 -0700, pc nerd
<> wrote:

>I just reinstalled Vista. It took me hours! I now have it just the way I want
>it. I know that I can create a manual restore point. I also know that as the
>space for storing restore points fills up, the oldest restore points are
>deleted. Is it possible to back up the restore points to an external hard
>drive or burn them to disk so I can reinstall the restore points anytime that
>I want to? Is it possible to delete individual restore points? What I'd like
>to do is create a manual restore point & name it, say, "Just the way I want
>it!", delete the restore points previous to the manual restore point & make
>the manual restore point the first restore point & save it so that it won't
>be deleted no matter how old it is. That way, I can go back to the beginning
>without having to spend hours going thru the whole restore process all over
>again.
>
>Thank you.
>David

External hard drive , backup software ( i.e. Acronis , macrium reflect
etc ) .

"pc nerd" <> kirjoitti
viestissä:4DA668D4-1007-49DD-8D07-...
>I just reinstalled Vista. It took me hours! I now have it just the way I
>want
> it. I know that I can create a manual restore point. I also know that as
> the
> space for storing restore points fills up, the oldest restore points are
> deleted. Is it possible to back up the restore points to an external hard
> drive or burn them to disk so I can reinstall the restore points anytime
> that
> I want to? Is it possible to delete individual restore points? What I'd
> like
> to do is create a manual restore point & name it, say, "Just the way I
> want
> it!", delete the restore points previous to the manual restore point &
> make
> the manual restore point the first restore point & save it so that it
> won't
> be deleted no matter how old it is. That way, I can go back to the
> beginning
> without having to spend hours going thru the whole restore process all
> over
> again.
>
> Thank you.
> David

I don't think a restore point is your answer, as ,AFAIK, there's no tool to
directly manipulate/save them.
I'd go for taking a image of the system partition (usually C with
something like Acronis TrueImage, Ghost or something from here
http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilit...andimage.shtml

--
Thomas Wendell
Helsinki, Finland
Translations to/from FI not always accurate

I read somewhere that the restore points are saved in the System Volume
Information folder & Windows won't let you view them even if hidden files &
folders are displayed. This is true, because when I viewed those folders,
they were empty even though there were a lot of restore points. Seems to me
that there would be a Registry hack or something. Oh well, I'll have to use
Acronis True Image!

Thank you.
David

"Thomas Wendell" wrote:

>
> "pc nerd" <> kirjoitti
> viestissä:4DA668D4-1007-49DD-8D07-...
> >I just reinstalled Vista. It took me hours! I now have it just the way I
> >want
> > it. I know that I can create a manual restore point. I also know that as
> > the
> > space for storing restore points fills up, the oldest restore points are
> > deleted. Is it possible to back up the restore points to an external hard
> > drive or burn them to disk so I can reinstall the restore points anytime
> > that
> > I want to? Is it possible to delete individual restore points? What I'd
> > like
> > to do is create a manual restore point & name it, say, "Just the way I
> > want
> > it!", delete the restore points previous to the manual restore point &
> > make
> > the manual restore point the first restore point & save it so that it
> > won't
> > be deleted no matter how old it is. That way, I can go back to the
> > beginning
> > without having to spend hours going thru the whole restore process all
> > over
> > again.
> >
> > Thank you.
> > David
>
> I don't think a restore point is your answer, as ,AFAIK, there's no tool to
> directly manipulate/save them.
> I'd go for taking a image of the system partition (usually C with
> something like Acronis TrueImage, Ghost or something from here
> http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilit...andimage.shtml
>
> --
> Thomas Wendell
> Helsinki, Finland
> Translations to/from FI not always accurate
>
>
>
>
> .
>

Nope, didn't know such a thing existed..

(I don't use Vista much, it's on my laptop, but that is used almost only
when way, and then only for specific apps (like Darts statistics and such)

I'd like to upgrade both desktop and laptop to Win7 sometime this year, but
that's a question of ??? (Family Pack coming later this year to Finland
(maybe))..


--
Thomas Wendell
Helsinki, Finland
Translations to/from FI not always accurate



"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> kirjoitti
viestissä:1f4oba81pllic$.zrdu620qai3s$.dlg@40tude. net...
> Have you tried Shadow Explorer?
>
> On Sun, 5 Sep 2010 06:14:03 -0700, pc nerd wrote:
>
>> I read somewhere that the restore points are saved in the System Volume
>> Information folder & Windows won't let you view them even if hidden files
>> &
>> folders are displayed. This is true, because when I viewed those folders,
>> they were empty even though there were a lot of restore points. Seems to
>> me
>> that there would be a Registry hack or something. Oh well, I'll have to
>> use
>> Acronis True Image!
>>
>> Thank you.
>> David
>>
>> "Thomas Wendell" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "pc nerd" <> kirjoitti
>>> viestissä:4DA668D4-1007-49DD-8D07-...
>>>>I just reinstalled Vista. It took me hours! I now have it just the way I
>>>>want
>>>> it. I know that I can create a manual restore point. I also know that
>>>> as
>>>> the
>>>> space for storing restore points fills up, the oldest restore points
>>>> are
>>>> deleted. Is it possible to back up the restore points to an external
>>>> hard
>>>> drive or burn them to disk so I can reinstall the restore points
>>>> anytime
>>>> that
>>>> I want to? Is it possible to delete individual restore points? What I'd
>>>> like
>>>> to do is create a manual restore point & name it, say, "Just the way I
>>>> want
>>>> it!", delete the restore points previous to the manual restore point &
>>>> make
>>>> the manual restore point the first restore point & save it so that it
>>>> won't
>>>> be deleted no matter how old it is. That way, I can go back to the
>>>> beginning
>>>> without having to spend hours going thru the whole restore process all
>>>> over
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>> David
>>>
>>> I don't think a restore point is your answer, as ,AFAIK, there's no
>>> tool to
>>> directly manipulate/save them.
>>> I'd go for taking a image of the system partition (usually C with
>>> something like Acronis TrueImage, Ghost or something from here
>>> http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilit...andimage.shtml
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thomas Wendell
>>> Helsinki, Finland
>>> Translations to/from FI not always accurate
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:13:28 +0300, Thomas Wendell wrote:

> Nope, didn't know such a thing existed..
>
> (I don't use Vista much, it's on my laptop, but that is used almost only
> when way, and then only for specific apps (like Darts statistics and such)
>
> I'd like to upgrade both desktop and laptop to Win7 sometime this year, but
> that's a question of ??? (Family Pack coming later this year to Finland
> (maybe))..

You put the copy of my post after your signature, which is why it got
lost from this reply, but FYI, the utility I mentioned, Shadow Explorer,
can be found at

http://www.shadowexplorer.com/

I suggest that you (& anyone else reading this) look at the site for
education, even if you don't want the advantage of having the software.

PS: it's a good (and polite) idea not put the quoted text after your
signature - or equivalently, not to put your signature ahead of the
quoted reply.

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> kirjoitti
viestissä: ...
> On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:13:28 +0300, Thomas Wendell wrote:
>
>> Nope, didn't know such a thing existed..
>>
>> (I don't use Vista much, it's on my laptop, but that is used almost only
>> when way, and then only for specific apps (like Darts statistics and
>> such)
>>
>> I'd like to upgrade both desktop and laptop to Win7 sometime this year,
>> but
>> that's a question of ??? (Family Pack coming later this year to Finland
>> (maybe))..
>
> You put the copy of my post after your signature, which is why it got
> lost from this reply, but FYI, the utility I mentioned, Shadow Explorer,
> can be found at
>
> http://www.shadowexplorer.com/
>
> I suggest that you (& anyone else reading this) look at the site for
> education, even if you don't want the advantage of having the software.
>


!> PS: it's a good (and polite) idea not put the quoted text after your
!> signature - or equivalently, not to put your signature ahead of the
!> quoted reply.

>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)

Will try to remember

--
Thomas Wendell
Helsinki, Finland
Translations to/from FI not always accurate

On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:51:10 +0300, Thomas Wendell wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> kirjoitti
> viestiss⹩ ...
>> On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 14:13:28 +0300, Thomas Wendell wrote:
>>
>>> Nope, didn't know such a thing existed..
>>>
>>> (I don't use Vista much, it's on my laptop, but that is used almost only
>>> when way, and then only for specific apps (like Darts statistics and
>>> such)
>>>
>>> I'd like to upgrade both desktop and laptop to Win7 sometime this year,
>>> but
>>> that's a question of ??? (Family Pack coming later this year to Finland
>>> (maybe))..
>>
>> You put the copy of my post after your signature, which is why it got
>> lost from this reply, but FYI, the utility I mentioned, Shadow Explorer,
>> can be found at
>>
>> http://www.shadowexplorer.com/
>>
>> I suggest that you (& anyone else reading this) look at the site for
>> education, even if you don't want the advantage of having the software.
>>
>
>
> !> PS: it's a good (and polite) idea not put the quoted text after your
> !> signature - or equivalently, not to put your signature ahead of the
> !> quoted reply.
>
>>
>> --
>> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)
>
> Will try to remember

Thanks. Good response :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)