Nothing installs when setting a sys restore point!!

[Guest]

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Hi,

This problem is very annoying, as you could imagine. Any program I try to
install that tries to set a system restore point before installing (or, any
ad-ware program that tries to set one before deleting junk) doesn't work. It
just hangs. I haven't been able to install anything lately, including Windows
Updates! What gives??

I'm running Win XP Pro, and the Windows Installer is enabled in services.msc.

Thanks

 

[Jerry]

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I guess I'll be the one to ask the obvious - is your system restore turned
off or on? You didn't say.

"miamisax" <miamisax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4C2DF010-DBC5-4035-833F-D5071F4825DC@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> This problem is very annoying, as you could imagine. Any program I try to
> install that tries to set a system restore point before installing (or,
> any
> ad-ware program that tries to set one before deleting junk) doesn't work.
> It
> just hangs. I haven't been able to install anything lately, including
> Windows
> Updates! What gives??
>
> I'm running Win XP Pro, and the Windows Installer is enabled in
> services.msc.
>
> Thanks

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

Ah..sorry I didn't make that clear. Yes, Sys Restore is enabled, along with
Auto Updates, BITS, Event log, blah blah blah.

"Jerry" wrote:
> I guess I'll be the one to ask the obvious - is your system restore turned
> off or on? You didn't say.
>
> "miamisax" <miamisax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4C2DF010-DBC5-4035-833F-D5071F4825DC@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > This problem is very annoying, as you could imagine. Any program I try to
> > install that tries to set a system restore point before installing (or,
> > any
> > ad-ware program that tries to set one before deleting junk) doesn't work.
> > It
> > just hangs. I haven't been able to install anything lately, including
> > Windows
> > Updates! What gives??
> >
> > I'm running Win XP Pro, and the Windows Installer is enabled in
> > services.msc.
> >
> > Thanks

 

[Jerry]

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OK - System Restore is on - how much space is being allocated. Hopefully
it's not a zero or very small.

"miamisax" <miamisax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E222346D-9109-45E0-8EEA-94C55804D29B@microsoft.com...
> Ah..sorry I didn't make that clear. Yes, Sys Restore is enabled, along
> with
> Auto Updates, BITS, Event log, blah blah blah.
>
> "Jerry" wrote:
>> I guess I'll be the one to ask the obvious - is your system restore
>> turned
>> off or on? You didn't say.
>>
>> "miamisax" <miamisax@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4C2DF010-DBC5-4035-833F-D5071F4825DC@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > This problem is very annoying, as you could imagine. Any program I try
>> > to
>> > install that tries to set a system restore point before installing (or,
>> > any
>> > ad-ware program that tries to set one before deleting junk) doesn't
>> > work.
>> > It
>> > just hangs. I haven't been able to install anything lately, including
>> > Windows
>> > Updates! What gives??
>> >
>> > I'm running Win XP Pro, and the Windows Installer is enabled in
>> > services.msc.
>> >
>> > Thanks

 

[Guest]

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Actually, I had no idea it was this big -- it's over 9 GB.

"Jerry" wrote:
> OK - System Restore is on - how much space is being allocated. Hopefully
> it's not a zero or very small.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?)

Go to:
- Start Menu -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore
- Click the link on the left labeled "System Restore Settings."
- Select whichever drive you want to see the settings to.
- Click the "Settings..." button.
- A dialog box with a slider should pop up, allowing you to change the
allocated space.

"~ FreeSpirit ~" wrote:
> "Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke@MSN.com> wrote in message
> news:OM0F3YG7EHA.1260@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> ========================
> WHERE is the size set?