Max Goldman;945866 Wrote:
TGL wrote:

what I was left with was full
factory recovery or recovery with automatic data backup,and I chose
recovery with automatic data backup even though Gateway told me to
choose full factory recovery because I had never backed up any of my
files prior to my computer failing,so I had no choice and nothing to
lose. If I would have chose full factory recovery,I would have lost
everything.

And all the problems you had since then probably would not have
happened.


Max Goldman,

Do you work for Gateway?:sarc: I get the feeling that you do or you
know someone who does? Look,I had very important files on my computer. I
had NO CHOICE but to do the recovery with automatic data
option,besides,in the Gateway Starter Guide,it says that the recovery
with automatic data backup is (recommended). I was told by a phone
Gateway tech that the only reason they tell people over the phone to do
the full factory recovery is because people have trouble opening their
personal files afterwards-THAT'S THE ONLY REASON!-that's exactly what a
Gateway tech told me. They even said the words,"that's the only reason".
But,I had no problems opening up any of my files because the files I had
on my computer were only associated with the programs that come on my
computer-NO PROBLEMS THERE.

Besides,who's to say that the recovery with automatic data backup is
the cause for the problems that I have had anyway? Who are you to say
that,huh? What do you know about the recovery with automatic data backup
option? The full factory recovery and recovery with automatic data
backup both install a new copy of Windows and the copy of Windows comes
from the same source: D recovery partition.O.K. Anyway,I was told by a
few Gateway techs that my hard drive may be failing or there might be a
problem with the motherboard or memory because the restore with
automatic data backup installs a new copy of Windows,they even asked me
if I had anything connected to my computer when I was doing the recovery
with automatic data backup because that can cause problems afterwards.
Anyway,they said I shouldn't be having trouble after doing the recovery
with backup. But,before I send it in for repair or do a full factory
recovery after backing everything up on to DVDs,I would just like to see
if I could repair the system restore program-that's basically the only
problem I'm having now,get it?
You know what? The recovery with backup option has done me some good,as
I mentioned,I was able to replace the SensApi(System 32) file with the
same exact file that I had in my C backup folder-that solved those pesky
error screens that I had mentioned.

Max,look,if all you were going to do is blame me for my computer
problems,why did you even bother posting?

I'd appreciate it,if someone really wants to help me,please do not make
remarks like Max Goldman just did-don't blame me for my computer
problems,what has been done has been done! Let it be,thank you! I have a
few more choice words for him,but I am not going to say them here
because I really need help and I don't want my posts to be deleted.

Any help is appreciated(No Blame Game,Please),

TGL(Tonya)


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TGL

Max Goldman,

It's people like you who make people afraid to ask questions on these
forums. People come here for help and not to be treated like you just
treated me. If you can't offer help,don't post.

TGL(Tonya)


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TGL

Anybody,

I'm still here open to suggestions about fixing system restore(I'm
still losing restore points). I may have done something wrong with my
computer that's caused this,but there's nothing I can do about it now.
What has been done has been done,and,unfortunately,you can't choose a
restore point in real life and go back to a previous point in time to
undo something you did. If only that were true.

TGL(Tonya)


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TGL

Why would you receive updates every day? Also, you don't receive restore
points.

"TGL" wrote in message
...

snip

your disc-something to that effect. I do receive Windows Updates almost
on a daily basis,so I know that I receive restore points almost
everyday. I check system restore everyday and there is always restore
points,but any restore points that I receive disappear usually after 2

Larry Crites;946112 Wrote:
Why would you receive updates every day? Also, you don't receive restore
points.

"TGL" wrote in message
...

snip

your disc-something to that effect. I do receive Windows Updates
almost
on a daily basis,so I know that I receive restore points almost
everyday. I check system restore everyday and there is always restore
points,but any restore points that I receive disappear usually after
2


Actually I do "accrue" restore points on most days,at least every other
day from automatic Windows updates. See,when Windows updates are
installed,a restore point is created under system restore right before
it is installed. My computer is fairly new,I purchased it in May 2008.
Since I had to do the recovery with automatic data backup in October due
to my computer failing,I have had a lot of Windows Updates to make up
for. You lose all of your Windows Updates when you do that. In the month
of December,Windows updates were installed almost on a daily basis.
And,since December I have not been able to retain system restore points
for no longer than 2-3 days at a time. Before that,I would retain sytem
restore points for a month or more-I'm talking about like 30-40 restore
points that would be retained under system restore. Now I can't even
hold on to one or 2 restore points even though I have 242 GB free on my
hard drive-makes no sense.

Today,I have restore points listed under system restore,but in 2 days
when I check system restore,those restore points will be gone and the
system restore screen will say,"No restore points have been created on
your computer's system disc."-that's almost exactly what it says-It's
been doing this since December.

TGL(Tonya)


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TGL

TGL wrote:
Anybody,

I'm still here open to suggestions about fixing system restore(I'm
still losing restore points). I may have done something wrong with my
computer that's caused this,but there's nothing I can do about it now.
What has been done has been done,and,unfortunately,you can't choose a
restore point in real life and go back to a previous point in time to
undo something you did. If only that were true.

TGL(Tonya)


Turn off System restore. Purchase Rollback Rx and everything will be
sweet and you will NEVER get into hassles again. And no, I have no
alegience to Rollback smile. It just saved me countless times, as I
have a problem where Restore points are not being created at all (as
many others are also having the same problem).

Frenchy

TGL
probably not the cause but worth checking that Volume Shadow Copy is
set to automatic.
click "Start" and in "Start Search" type services.msc. That will open
the list of services and you can check it there.
Had a similar problem and found that Volume Shadow copy was set to
manual. Setting it to automatic sorted my problem.
nomadic


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nomadic
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TGL.Do you have an external usb hard drive?
If your data is that crucial,I would recommend it.They are cheap enough.

Just a suggestion,for a little cash,you can have allot of peace of mind.

I would just back up all of my data on an external drive,and do a complete
system restore.Your computer should be factory fresh after this.

"TGL" wrote in message
...

For about a month now,I have been losing restore points every 2-3 days.
I am set up for automatic Windows Updates and any restore points that
appear over a 2-3 day period completely disappear after that period-(I
can only hold restore points for 2-3 days in other words). I do have
plenty of storage left on my hard drive-243 GB free,so I have plenty of
room on my hard drive. I use to retain at least a whole month's worth of
dozens of restore points,but now I can only retain 2-3 days worth. I
wonder if it could have something to do with Norton Internet Security-I
activated the 60 day trial about a month ago on my laptop computer and
it seems like my system restore points have only been disappearing since
I activated the trial. But,the same thing happened with my Windows
Update History about 2 months ago-I had completely lost my update
history,but that was before Norton Internet Security.

When I go to System Restore after the 2-3 day period,the system
restore window says that no system restore points have been created on
your disc-something to that effect. I do receive Windows Updates almost
on a daily basis,so I know that I receive restore points almost
everyday. I check system restore everyday and there is always restore
points,but any restore points that I receive disappear usually after 2
days. Also,that box that you check to see system restore points older
than 5 days is no longer on the system restore window. I'm open to any
suggestions. Don't be afraid to get too technical with me.

Thank You in Advance


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TGL

Thanks Mike,

I probably will have to do a full factory restore because Gateway told
me that in order to weed out whether or not there is some type of
hardware failure,I need to do the full factory restore. My 1 year
warranty ends in May. They said that if my computer is still messed up
after the full factory restore,they'll know that my computer had some
type of hardware failure. I did puchase an extended 2 year warranty
plan,so I can put it off for a while. (Really,the only thing that is
wrong with it is system restore). I would just like to get that working
beforehand in case a problem arises before I do the full factory
restore.

I just dread the whole thing of backing up all my files and then
redownloading programs like Picasa 3 etc. and then restoring all the
files that I backed up and hoping that I will be able to open them.

One thing that I am concerned about though is,I went to the Microsoft
website a few weeks ago and went to the compare keys part of the website
where they read your product key off your computer. Well,the last 5
digits of the product key they were showing for my computer was not the
same last 5 digits shown on the product key sticker on the bottom of my
laptop. The last 5 digits did not match the last 5 digits of my product
key. So,I followed their instructions to update my product key: I
right-clicked Computer,clicked Properties,clicked Change Product Key,and
then entered the product key listed on the sticker on the bottom of my
computer. And after that,I clicked the Validate Windows button on their
website and now when I go on there,it is showing the correct last 5
digits of my product key.

But,is this going to pose a problem,(the fact that I changed my product
key on my computer),when I do the full factory restore or a clean
installation with the operating system disc I received from Gateway?
Obviously,based on what Microsoft was telling me,the product key on the
motherboard of my computer was different from the product key listed on
the sticker on the bottom of my computer. When I do a full factory
restore,will it take me back to my old product key that was on the
motherboard when I received my computer? Or,when I changed my product
key to the one that is on the sticker on the bottom of my laptop,did
that change the product key on the motherboard?

Thanks,
TGL(Tonya)


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TGL

Tonya,

When you do the factory restore, it will use the product key that you
had originally instead. You will need to change your product key to the
one you have again afterwards if you do not want to use the original
one. You would use the same way to do so.


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