Re: System Restore registry key missing

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Boy am I a dummy. I didn't expand Current Version and scroll down to
where System Restore is listed. I thought it was a value I should
have seen simply by highlighting Current Version.

OK, here are some values from the right side:

Name: DisableSR Type: REG_DWORD Data: 0x00000000 (0)
Name: Restore Status Type: REG_DWORD Data: 0x00000001 (1)
Name: RPGlobalInterval Type: REG_DWORD Data: 0x00015180 (86400)
Name: RPLifeInterval Type: REG_DWORD Data: 010076a700
(7776000)

I think the values are set for System Restore to be Enabled and make a
restore point every 86400 seconds (24 hours), is that right?

What is the Restore Status for and the value of (1) mean?

Are these set correctly?

Thanks again-
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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