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\C urrentVersion
\SystemRestore" but it's missing. Nothing.
I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
\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?
I did find a key in a different place HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software
\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\
Name: DisableSR
Type: Reg_DWORD
Data: 0X00000000 (0)
Is this the same thing?
I'm so upset over this. I've had no issues with System Restore for
the 5 years I've had this system.
Thank you-
Vickie
On Jun 29, 7:16*pm, Vickie <vittoria2...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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 yesterday morning.
>
> 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\C urrentVersion
> \SystemRestore" *but it's missing. *Nothing.
>
> I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
> \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
Vickie - regarding "...it has not created a System Checkpoint since I
enabled it again...." - default setting is to create a System Checkpoint, in
the absence of any other Resrore point creation, every 24 hours the computer
is operating - note that it is not 24 hours of operating time.
"Vickie" <vittoria2711@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:d474c689-d5ab-4934-9acb-f16144ed26c8@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> 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\C urrentVersion
> \SystemRestore" but it's missing. Nothing.
>
> I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
> \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
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
I Enabled System Restore yesterday morning, so it's been about 36
hours or so and no checkpoint. (It has faithfully made checkpoints
just about every day for years.)
There's no registry key for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft
\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion \SystemRestore
I'm worried there should be one there or I'll get no System
Checkpoints now.
Vickie
On Jun 29, 8:46*pm, "AJR" <ajr...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Vickie - regarding "...it has not created a System Checkpoint since I
> enabled it again...." - default setting is to create a System Checkpoint, in
> the absence of any other Resrore point creation, every 24 hours the computer
> is operating - note that it is not 24 hours of operating time.
>
> "Vickie" <vittoria2...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:d474c689-d5ab-4934-9acb-f16144ed26c8@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > 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\C urrentVersion
> > \SystemRestore" *but it's missing. *Nothing.
>
> > I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
> > \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- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
"Vickie" <vittoria2711@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:d474c689-d5ab-4934-9acb-f16144ed26c8@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> 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\C urrentVersion
> \SystemRestore" but it's missing. Nothing.
>
> I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
> \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?
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...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote:
> "Vickie" <vittoria2...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:d474c689-d5ab-4934-9acb-f16144ed26c8@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > 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\C urrentVersion
> > \SystemRestore" *but it's missing. *Nothing.
>
> > I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
> > \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\S ystemRestore
>
> 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
>
> Nepatsfan- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Vickie - I made an error in my first reply - regarding
"... note that it is not 24 hours of operating time...."
- it should have read "...note that it IS 24 hours of operating time....".
In other words if your computer is on six hours a day, it would be 4-5 days
before a routine System Checkpoint would be created.
"Vickie" <vittoria2711@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4043ef43-2753-413d-a1d8-263a13124bea@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
Thank you for your reply.
I Enabled System Restore yesterday morning, so it's been about 36
hours or so and no checkpoint. (It has faithfully made checkpoints
just about every day for years.)
There's no registry key for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft
\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion \SystemRestore
I'm worried there should be one there or I'll get no System
Checkpoints now.
Vickie
On Jun 29, 8:46 pm, "AJR" <ajr...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Vickie - regarding "...it has not created a System Checkpoint since I
> enabled it again...." - default setting is to create a System Checkpoint,
> in
> the absence of any other Resrore point creation, every 24 hours the
> computer
> is operating - note that it is not 24 hours of operating time.
>
> "Vickie" <vittoria2...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:d474c689-d5ab-4934-9acb-f16144ed26c8@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > 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\C urrentVersion
> > \SystemRestore" but it's missing. Nothing.
>
> > I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
> > \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- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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.
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...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote:
> "Vickie" <vittoria2...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:d474c689-d5ab-4934-9acb-f16144ed26c8@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > 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\C urrentVersion
> > \SystemRestore" *but it's missing. *Nothing.
>
> > I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
> > \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\S ystemRestore
>
> 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
>
> Nepatsfan- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Thanks, AJR. My computer is usually on 24 hours a day.
Vickie
On Jun 29, 9:32*pm, "AJR" <ajr...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Vickie - I made an error in my first reply - regarding
> *"... note that it is not 24 hours of operating time...."
> - it should have read "...note that it IS 24 hours of operating time....".
> In other words if your computer is on six hours a day, it would be 4-5 days
> before a routine System Checkpoint would be created.
>
> "Vickie" <vittoria2...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:4043ef43-2753-413d-a1d8-263a13124bea@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> I Enabled System Restore yesterday morning, so it's been about 36
> hours or so and no checkpoint. *(It has faithfully made checkpoints
> just about every day for years.)
>
> There's no registry key for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft
> \WindowsNT\CurrentVersion \SystemRestore
>
> I'm worried there should be one there or I'll get no System
> Checkpoints now.
>
> Vickie
>
> On Jun 29, 8:46 pm, "AJR" <ajr...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Vickie - regarding "...it has not created a System Checkpoint since I
> > enabled it again...." - default setting is to create a System Checkpoint,
> > in
> > the absence of any other Resrore point creation, every 24 hours the
> > computer
> > is operating - note that it is not 24 hours of operating time.
>
> > "Vickie" <vittoria2...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:d474c689-d5ab-4934-9acb-f16144ed26c8@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > 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\C urrentVersion
> > > \SystemRestore" but it's missing. Nothing.
>
> > > I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
> > > \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- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
This value, listed in seconds, specifies the idle time compression:
The amount of time to compress data after the computer reaches its
idle time. A service can compress data for the amount of time that is
specified in this value, and then stop. Then, at the next idle time
compression, the computer can repeat the process.
• DiskPercent
This value relates to the percentage of disk space that System Restore
uses for its data store. The default value is 12 percent. The data
store size is always calculated as "max(12 percent, DSMax),"
regardless of the size of the hard disk. The maximum (max) size is
what is specified in DSMax. For hard disk sizes that are less than 4
gigabytes (GB) in size, 12 percent is less than 400 megabytes (MB), so
"max(12 percent, DSMax) equals 400 MB." For hard disk sizes that are
greater than 4 GB, 12 percent is greater than 400 MB, so "max(12
percent, DSMax) equals 12 percent." This data store size is not a
reserved disk space, and the data store size is used only on demand.
• DSMax
This value specifies the maximum size for the System Restore data
store. The default size of the data store is 400 MB. The data store
size is always calculated as "max(12 percent, DSMax)," regardless of
the size of the hard disk. The maximum (max) size is what is specified
in DSMax. For hard disk sizes that are less than 4 GB, 12 percent is
less than 400 MB, so "max(12 percent, DSMax) equals 400 MB." For hard
disk sizes that are greater than 4 GB, 12 percent is greater than 400
MB, so "max(12 percent, DSMax) equals 12 percent." This data store
size is not a reserved disk space, and the data store size is used
only on demand.
• DSMin
This value relates to the minimum amount of free disk space that
System Restore needs so that it can function during the installation
process. Also, this value relates to the minimum amount of free disk
space that is needed for System Restore to reactivate and to resume
the creation of restore points after System Restore has been disabled
because of low disk space.
• RestoreStatus
This value specifies if the last restore operation failed (0),
succeeded (1), or had been interrupted (2).
• RPGlobalInterval
This value specifies, in seconds, the amount of time that System
Restore waits before it creates the automatic computer check points
for elapsed time. The default value is 24 hours.
• RPLifeInterval
This value specifies, in seconds, the restore points Time to Live
(TTL). When a restore point reaches this time and it is still on the
system, it gets deleted. The default value is (7776000), which will be
90 days.
• RPSessionInterval
This value specifies, in seconds, the amount of time that System
Restore waits before it creates the automatic computer check points
for session time (the amount of time that the computer has been on).
The default value is zero (0), which means that this feature is turned
off.
• ThawInterval
This value specifies, in seconds, the amount of time that System
Restore waits before it activates itself from a disabled state (after
the conditions for this process to occur have been met). If you start
the System Restore user interface, System Restore is activated
immediately.
On Jun 29, 9:47*pm, Vickie <vittoria2...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 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...@SBXXXIX.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Vickie" <vittoria2...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:d474c689-d5ab-4934-9acb-f16144ed26c8@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > 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\C urrentVersion
> > > \SystemRestore" *but it's missing. *Nothing.
>
> > > I have this one "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces
> > > \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\S ystemRestore
>
> > 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
>
> > Nepatsfan- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
System Restore registry key missing 
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