Re: System Restore registry key missing

Exactly. The whole key is missing. I'm pretty sure I remember the
key existing years ago, (I've had no need to check it any time
recently), but I'm not sure if I may have looked at the one in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
\

I'll try the .vbs file first.

Thank you-
Vickie

On Jun 29, 9:05 pm, "Nepatsfan" <nepats...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Vickie" <vittoria2...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Two days ago I had read it was a good idea to occassionally run an
online antivirus scan sort of as a second opinion to one you run
installed on your computer so I ran the Kaspersky Online Scan which
said it found three items.  (Norton is installed on the machine and
found nothing.)

I sent three files to Kaspersky to evaluate and in the meanwhile I
disabled and then enabled System Restore again.  A restore point was
created at that time by itself.

After the fact I received an email from Kaspersky apologizing but it
was a false result.  Great.  Now I lost all my previous restore points
and it has not created a System Checkpoint since I enabled it again.

I went to check the registry and from what I've read online there
should be an entry determining checkpoint frequency
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion
\SystemRestore"  but it's missing.  Nothing.

I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services
\Sr"

I also have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet
\Services\Srservice"

Is there some handy little vbs file or easy fix to get that registry
key back again?

Thank you-

Vickie

Are you saying that you're missing this entire registry key?

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore

You should find a value named RPGlobalInterval set to 86400 decimal under that
key.

If it's not there, you could try reinstalling System Restore. Take a look at
this web site for more info.

Courtesy of Bert Kinney, MS-MVP
How to Reinstall System Restore in Windows XPhttp://bertk.mvps.org/html/reinstall.html

Another approach would be to see if you can run the first .vbs file listed on
this page.

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/srscripts.html

Good luck

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