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Why does it take over 3 minutes
for my restore program to show on the screen?
The restore function works fine but its forever getting it to show ... TIA |
Why does it take over 3 minutes
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Why does it take over 3 minutes
wrote in message ... for my restore program to show on the screen? The restore function works fine but its forever getting it to show ... I've noticed this also on my Vista Home Premium system. I found that it is directly related to the number of Restore Points you have accumulated. If you do a "Cleanup" on your C: drive and delete all but the last Restore Point, you'll find that System Restore comes up MUCH faster. If your system is running well, you don't need all those restore points from weeks, months ago. On my 250 GB hard drive, I can save up to 35 GB of drive space (and about 2 minutes of System Restore access) if I delete those unneeded points. |
Why does it take over 3 minutes
It did come up very fast the second time it was used. Hmmm ...
I do have a lot of restore points so next time I clean them out I will test it. Thanks Guys for the quick answers. |
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Why does it take over 3 minutes
Paul Montgomery wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:59 -0400, wrote: It did come up very fast the second time it was used. Hmmm ... Told ya so! 8-D I do have a lot of restore points so next time I clean them out I will test it. Instant with only a few. As a related question.... Is it possible to automate the deletion of all except the last n restore points? I support about 125 computers at a local Hospice and virtually all of them are shared computers that simply load the OS and then execute a Citrix ICA client to connect to the server. Their desktop and all apps are on the server. Restore points almost serve no purpose. I might consider 1 or 2 as potentially useful. If this can't be done, I'm leaning towards turning the feature off completely..... -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services |
Why does it take over 3 minutes
Hank , have a look 'here ' (http://www.winvistaclub.com/t2.html)i'm sure that by changing the delete period for old restore points and adjusting when they are created you can achive a working compromise. -- barman58 Regards, *Nigel* the beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.,- frank herbert |
Why does it take over 3 minutes
On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:29:37 -0400, "Hank Arnold (MVP)"
wrote: As a related question.... Is it possible to automate the deletion of all except the last n restore points? I support about 125 computers at a local Hospice and virtually all of them are shared computers that simply load the OS and then execute a Citrix ICA client to connect to the server. Their desktop and all apps are on the server. Restore points almost serve no purpose. I might consider 1 or 2 as potentially useful. If this can't be done, I'm leaning towards turning the feature off completely..... I'm no automate gury... I have System Restore set to only accept manual restore points (Windows updates still set them, as do some driver updates etc.). Using the "vssadmin" function in the article referred by "barman" to limit the size of the space reserved by System Restore is fine - I've used it on this machine - but it won't be fun if you have to do it 125 times. You might look into making the regedit changes on one machine, export those changes to a .REG file and then install that file each machine. |
Why does it take over 3 minutes
"Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote in message ... Paul Montgomery wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:59 -0400, wrote: It did come up very fast the second time it was used. Hmmm ... Told ya so! 8-D I do have a lot of restore points so next time I clean them out I will test it. Instant with only a few. As a related question.... Is it possible to automate the deletion of all except the last n restore points? I support about 125 computers at a local Hospice and virtually all of them are shared computers that simply load the OS and then execute a Citrix ICA client to connect to the server. Their desktop and all apps are on the server. Restore points almost serve no purpose. I might consider 1 or 2 as potentially useful. If this can't be done, I'm leaning towards turning the feature off completely..... -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services I don't understand why you even care? The machine will manage restore points by itself, and if more disk space requires deletion of restore points, it will do it. Restore points are limited to 12 -15% of the disk in any event. So why not go on to bigger problems? Most of the folks I have encountered worried about restore points are worried they are somehow losing disk space. They are not. Also, in conjunction with shadow files, it offers an extensive opportunity to recover lost files. Well whatever you do, good luck. |
Why does it take over 3 minutes
"Wandering" wrote:
"Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote in message ... Paul Montgomery wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:59 -0400, wrote: It did come up very fast the second time it was used. Hmmm ... Told ya so! 8-D I do have a lot of restore points so next time I clean them out I will test it. Instant with only a few. As a related question.... Is it possible to automate the deletion of all except the last n restore points? I support about 125 computers at a local Hospice and virtually all of them are shared computers that simply load the OS and then execute a Citrix ICA client to connect to the server. Their desktop and all apps are on the server. Restore points almost serve no purpose. I might consider 1 or 2 as potentially useful. If this can't be done, I'm leaning towards turning the feature off completely..... -- Regards, Hank Arnold Microsoft MVP Windows Server - Directory Services I don't understand why you even care? The machine will manage restore points by itself, and if more disk space requires deletion of restore points, it will do it. Restore points are limited to 12 -15% of the disk in any event. So why not go on to bigger problems? Most of the folks I have encountered worried about restore points are worried they are somehow losing disk space. They are not. They ARE. 12%-15% is a lot in those cases where the machine is running out of space, especially since that will store 20 or more points, most of which are not needed. Setting the system so that maybe 2% of the drive is reserved (and eventually used) for restore points can make sense. Also, in conjunction with shadow files, it offers an extensive opportunity to recover lost files. Well whatever you do, good luck. DDW -- Reply via this group No email please |
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