I'd like to create a Scheduled task to create a system restore point

once a day, probably overnight (PC is always on, desktop).

 

Is there a command line command that I could use?

Would it actually buy me anything, or have I made some witless blunder?

 

It seems likely that I've blundered, because there is only one day in

the last month that does not contain a restore point, so what might be

creating them?

 

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Steve Swift

http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html

http://www.ringers.org.uk

How To Use the System Restore Utility with Windows Management Instrumentation in Windows XP:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=295299

 

How to automatically create a System Restore point upon the first boot up of the day?:

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/createrp.htm

 

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Regards,

 

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

 

 

"Swifty" <Steve.J.Swift@gmail.com> wrote in message news:uuy3Q0MvHHA.3640@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

I'd like to create a Scheduled task to create a system restore point

once a day, probably overnight (PC is always on, desktop).

 

Is there a command line command that I could use?

Would it actually buy me anything, or have I made some witless blunder?

 

It seems likely that I've blundered, because there is only one day in

the last month that does not contain a restore point, so what might be

creating them?

 

--

Steve Swift

http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html

http://www.ringers.org.uk

On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:18:50 +0100, Swifty <Steve.J.Swift@gmail.com>

wrote:

> I'd like to create a Scheduled task to create a system restore point

> once a day, probably overnight (PC is always on, desktop).

>

> Is there a command line command that I could use?

> Would it actually buy me anything, or have I made some witless blunder?

>

> It seems likely that I've blundered, because there is only one day in

> the last month that does not contain a restore point, so what might be

> creating them?

 

 

Windows *automatically* creates a restore point once a day, unless

something interferes with its doing it. There's no need to do it

yourself.

 

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

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Hi,

 

By default System Restore creates a automatic restore point every 24 hours.

The following page has some troubleshooting steps to take for missing

restore points:

http://bertk.mvps.org/html/missingrps.html

 

Regards,

Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User

http://bertk.mvps.org

Member: http://dts-l.org

 

Swifty wrote:

> I'd like to create a Scheduled task to create a system restore point

> once a day, probably overnight (PC is always on, desktop).

>

> Is there a command line command that I could use?

> Would it actually buy me anything, or have I made some witless blunder?

>

> It seems likely that I've blundered, because there is only one day in

> the last month that does not contain a restore point, so what might be

> creating them?

>

Ramesh, MS-MVP wrote:

> How To Use the System Restore Utility with Windows Management Instrumentation in Windows XP:

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=295299

 

Thank you (and Ken & Bert) for your helpful replies. Following the link

above I created a "crestore.vbs" which created the "this is a test"

restore point. This is my first step writing anything in vbs, and a lot

more useful than "Hello, World!".

 

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Steve Swift

http://www.swiftys.org.uk/swifty.html

http://www.ringers.org.uk