Re: System Restore

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From: Gerry Cornell (gcjc_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:23:25 -0000

Will

If the OP wishes to take up your advice might he need a larger hard disk
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Hope this helps.

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"Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uJn$CQO9EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi
>
> Restore points are automatically deleted after 90 days - 4 months is
> longer than that. The only way to increase that value is via the
> Registry. That option can't be altered via Control Panel or anywhere
> else. A Restore point that old not be very good for your system -
> with regard to the Registry always updating.
>
> Open the Registry Editor and navigate to the following:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore
>
> In the right hand column double click 'RPLifeInterval' and change the
> Decimal Value. Default is 7,776,000 seconds (90 days). You'll have
> to change it to whatever you want - in seconds.
>
> --
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>
> Will Denny
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>
> "Tom Penharston" <thinkpersuasion@netscape.net> wrote in message
> news:1105120424.396785.13420@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>>I want to create a system restore point on January 12th and use it
>>once
>> a week for the next four months.
>>
>> Unfortunately, storage is limited to 12 percent of the hard disk. My
>> January 12th restore point will be overwritten by newer events.
>> How do I protect my restore point?
>>
>
>

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