Re: System Restore Keeping Only One Restore Point

Thanks Kayman,

Of all the links and suggestions you offered, one of them might be
surprisingly helpful. Not surprising that Kelly's Korner was helpful, but a
surprise to me at the result.

On Kelly's Korner, I found the category discussing missing SR points,
specifically this:

- Check the event logs to investigate System Restore service errors:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click "Performance and
Maintenance".
2. Click Administrative Tools, click Computer Management, double-click Event
Viewer, and then click System.
3. Click the Source tab to sort by name, and then look for "sr" or
"srservice." Double-click each of these services, and then evaluate the
event description for any indication of the cause of the problem.


I followed the advice and lo and behold, there were descriptions of events
that happened with SR. None of the events actually showed up as "errors",
but none-the-less they described that SR was "suspending" and then
"resuming" due to lack of space allocated and then more space being
re-allocated. I was convinced that 3% or 1076MB would be plenty of space,
but apparently not. If I'm not mistaken though, even when I accidentally
had 12% allocated, SR was still only allowing one restore point.

So I've now allocated 10% of disc space or 3700MB to see what happens. That
is an outrageously huge amount of space to allow, but I have to do it for
now.

I'll let you know. Thanks again!

Danno

"Kayman" <kaymanDeleteThis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u7r5QCXvIHA.5448@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Sat, 24 May 2008 01:23:55 GMT, Danno wrote:

<snip for brevity>

Maybe I should disable ZoneAlarm altogether for 3 or 4 days, and use the
built in Windows firewall... just to test if ZA is involved in any way
with
my dilemma.


Very, very sensible approach; IMO, ZA is not worth having.
I'd uninstall the entire ZA suite for good and ask for a refund.
If uninstalling via the Add/Remove program does not work satisfactory then
go to:
http://zonealarm.donhoover.net/uninstall.html

Revo Uninstaller
http://www.revouninstaller.com/
can also be of assistance

Consider the following:
For the average homeuser, the Windows Firewall in XP does a fantastic job
at its core mission and is really all you need if you have an 'real-time'
anti-virus program, [another firewall on your router or] other edge
protection like SeconfigXP and practise safe-hex.
The windows firewall deals with inbound protection and therefore does not
give you a false sense of security. Best of all, it doesn't implement lots
of nonsense like pretending that outbound traffic needs to be monitored.

Activate and utilize the Win XP built-in Firewall; Uncheck *all* Programs
and Services under the Exception tab.
Read through:
Understanding Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx
Using Windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/security/winfirewall.mspx
Exploring the windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/VistaFirewall/default.aspx
"Outbound protection is security theater-it's a gimmick that only gives
the
impression of improving your security without doing anything that actually
does improve your security."
In conjunction with WinXP Firewall use:
Seconfig XP 1.0
http://seconfig.sytes.net/
(http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Seconfig-XP-Download-39707.html)
Seconfig XP is able configure Windows not to use TCP/IP as transport
protocol for NetBIOS, SMB and RPC, thus leaving TCP/UDP ports 135, 137-139
and 445 (the most exploited Windows networking weak point) closed.)

Real-time AV applications - for viral malware.
Do not utilize more than one (1) real-time anti-virus scanning engine!
Disable the e-mail scanning function during installation (Custom
Installation on some AV apps.) as it provides no additional protection.

Avira AntiVir® Personal - FREE Antivirus
http://www.free-av.com/
You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir Nagscreen'
http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm
or
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
It includes ANTI-SPYWARE protection, certified by the West Coast Labs
Checkmark process, and ANTI-ROOTKIT DETECTION based on the best-in class
GMER technology.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
(Choose Custom Installation and under Resident
Protection, uncheck: Internet Mail and Outlook/Exchange.)
or
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/
(Choose custom install and untick the email scanner plugin.)

Why You Don't Need Your Anti-Virus Program to Scan Your E-Mail
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

On-demand AV applications.
(add them to your arsenal and use them as a "second opinion" av scanner).
David H. Lipman's MULTI_AV Tool
http://www.pctipp.ch/ds/28400/28470/Multi_AV.exe
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
English:
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/01/09/scan-your-computer-with-multiple-anti-virus-for-free/
Additional Instructions:
http://pcdid.com/Multi_AV.htm
and/or
BitDefender10 Free Edition
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html

A-S applications - for non-viral malware.
The effectiveness of an individual A-S scanners can be wide-ranging and
oftentimes a collection of scanners is best. There isn't one software that
cleans and immunizes you against everything. That's why you need multiple
products to do the job i.e. overlap their coverage - one may catch what
another may miss, (grab'em all).

SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
and
Ad-Aware 2007 - Free
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html
and
Spybot Search & Destroy - Free
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
and
Windows Defender - Free
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
WD monitors the start-registry and hooks registers/files to prevent
spyware
and worms to install to the OS.
Interesting reading:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136195/article.html
"...Windows Defender did excel in behavior-based protection, which detects
changes to key areas of the system without having to know anything about
the actual threat."

This may solve your original problem:
System Restore for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_restore.htm

And routinely practice Safe-Hex.
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
Hundreds Click on 'Click Here to Get Infected' Ad
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2132447,00.asp

Good luck :)


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