System Restore Checkpoints

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Hi:
Up until 5 weeks ago, if I wanted to set a System Restore Point I had to
either do it manually or disable McAfee Firewall, wait 10-15 minutes and then
enable McAfee again. Since then my system aautomatically sets anywhere from
2-5 checkpoints automatically every day. Why the change if I haven't reset
the system? Does this indicate something is amiss, or was it always until 5
weeks ago?

Thanks in advance.

Vince
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vince

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general (More info?)

Mike:

Thanks! I suppose I should wonder why I needed to do the McAfee Firewall
dance before March 15, but if what's happening now is the way it should be, I
just accept it.
Thanks again.

Vince

"Mike M" wrote:

> When working correctly Win Me's system restore should create an automatic
> system checkpoint roughly every ten hours with additional checkpoints
> being created when software installs or upgrades are made that use the
> Microsoft windows installer, hotfixes installed either via AU or from the
> Windows Update site and also when software installs are made that use
> recent versions of InstallShield.
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> vince <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi:
> > Up until 5 weeks ago, if I wanted to set a System Restore Point I had
> > to either do it manually or disable McAfee Firewall, wait 10-15
> > minutes and then enable McAfee again. Since then my system
> > aautomatically sets anywhere from 2-5 checkpoints automatically every
> > day. Why the change if I haven't reset the system? Does this
> > indicate something is amiss, or was it always until 5 weeks ago?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Vince
>
>