restore points-how far back

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From: "Old Bob" <OldBob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 04:34:01 -0700

How far back does system restore? How do you control how far back to keep
restor points? I have been trying to fix a problem since February and want
to go back to before then and my restore only goes back to April..I have not
knowingly deleted any restore functions.
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