When I click Start/Accessories/System Restore i am asked to click continue to give permission to run system Restore. I click ok and nothing happens even when I click run as administrator. I can run system restore after restart if i choose it on blue screen before windows opens up. But i would like to be able to use it from Start/accessories/system restore. I i click on it a second time I get a message telling me that it is already running but i don't see it running or am not given a choice to choose restore point. Please can you help me?

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Don't know where this came from but it works.
Copy&Paste the tex into NotePad rename the extension to .vbs and dblclick on it.Or 
in Run type > rstrui.exe < Enter.
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Set IRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
strDescription = InputBox("Restore point description: ","My Restore Point")
MYRP = IRP.createrestorepoint (strDescription, 0, 100)
-----------------
Make sure not to breake any line.








On Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 9:52 am, KMI wrote:

>When I click Start/Accessories/System Restore i am asked to click continue to give 

>permission to run system Restore.   I click ok and nothing happens even when I click 

>run as administrator.    I can run system restore after restart if i choose it on 

>blue screen before windows opens up.     But i would like to be able to use it from 

>Start/accessories/system restore.    I i click on it a second time I get a message 

>telling me that it is already running but i don't see it running or am not given 

>a choice to choose restore point.  Please can you help me? 

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Thank you Alex How do i find IRP in order to set it as you describe please?


On Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 11:46 am, alex wrote:
>

>Don't know where this came from but it works.
>Copy&Paste the tex into NotePad rename the extension to .vbs and dblclick on it.Or
>in Run type > rstrui.exe < Enter.
>-------------------
>Set IRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
>strDescription = InputBox("Restore point description: ","My Restore Point")
>MYRP = IRP.createrestorepoint (strDescription, 0, 100)
>-----------------
>Make sure not to breake any line.
>
>
>
>

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You don't have to find InstantRestorePoint.
######################
Set IRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
strDescription = InputBox("Restore point description: ","My Restore Point")
MYRP = IRP.createrestorepoint (strDescription, 0, 100)
##########################

 Copy and Paste the above text into a NotePad.Not the lines.Save as text file.Rename 
it if you want to"Instant Restore Point.VBS ")So now you know what IRP stands for.Double 
click on it to open the dialog box and there she goes.
.DON'T BREAK THE LINES when typing those 3 lines.
OR you could type this in RUN on the StartMenu.Don't type the signs for Bigger than,Less 
than > RSTRUI.EXE < neither you don't have to use upper case.)
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On Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 2:02 pm, KMI wrote:

>Thank you Alex

>How do i find IRP  in order to set it as you describe please?

>

>

> 

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Hi Alex, I did get System Restore to open and I chose a restore point. This took some time to go through and then when my PC restarted it said that it hadn't changed anything and it couldn't restore the PC. Since i bought this HP pc in August, i have several times gone through a Restore attempt and always afterwards i got a message that nothing had changed and to choose a different restore point. Several times I then tried a different restore point but nothing changed. Thanks for the help


On Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 6:41 pm, alex wrote:
>

>You don't have to find InstantRestorePoint.
>######################
>Set IRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
>strDescription = InputBox("Restore point description: ","My Restore Point")
>MYRP = IRP.createrestorepoint (strDescription, 0, 100)
>##########################
>
> Copy and Paste the above text into a NotePad.Not the lines.Save as text file.Rename
>it if you want to"Instant Restore Point.VBS ")So now you know what IRP stands for.Double
>click on it to open the dialog box and there she goes.
>.DON'T BREAK THE LINES when typing those 3 lines.
>OR you could type this in RUN on the StartMenu.Don't type the signs for Bigger than,Less
>than > RSTRUI.EXE < neither you don't have to use upper case.)
>--------------------------------
>
>

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How much allocated space for ShadowStorage you have if any?
If there isn't any space allocated it won't create restore point. 
You can find out easily how much is set for each drive or partition.

In Run type > cmd < and enter.In the command window the blinking cursor will show 
where to type this command:

> vssadmin list shadowstorage < and enter.Observe the space between the words and 
keep them while writing.After you hit Enter it will show the allocated space.






On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 12:34 am, KMI wrote:

>Hi Alex, I did get System Restore to open and I chose a restore point.    This took 

>some time to go through and then when my PC restarted it said that it hadn't changed 

>anything and it couldn't restore the PC.    Since i bought this HP pc in August, 

>i have several times gone through a Restore attempt and always afterwards i got 
a 

>message that nothing had changed and to choose a different restore point.   Several 

>times I then tried a different restore point but nothing changed.    Thanks for 
the 

>help

>

>

> 

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Hi Alex, thank you I did as you said but I got error message telling me to run this command from elevated administrator priviliges. How do i do this please? And again thanks for your help.


On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 8:24 pm, alex wrote:
>

>How much allocated space for ShadowStorage you have if any?
>If there isn't any space allocated it won't create restore point.
>You can find out easily how much is set for each drive or partition.
>
>In Run type > cmd < and enter.In the command window the blinking cursor will show
>where to type this command:
>> vssadmin list shadowstorage < and enter.Observe the space between the words and
>keep them while writing.After you hit Enter it will show the allocated space.
>
>

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Open Start Menu. 
Go to accessories Locate the command prompt under accessories. 
Right Click on its shortcut then select Run as Administrator. 








On Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 12:51 am, KMI wrote:

>

>Hi Alex, thank you I did as you said but I got error message telling me to run this 

>command from elevated administrator priviliges.   How do i do this please?    And 

>again thanks for your help.

>

> 

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Hi Alex, i managed that thanks to your help. It shows used shadow storage 51.494Gb and allocated Shadow storage 53.529GB and Max 55.13GB. But I still cant restore.


On Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 8:24 pm, alex wrote:
>

>How much allocated space for ShadowStorage you have if any?
>If there isn't any space allocated it won't create restore point.
>You can find out easily how much is set for each drive or partition.
>
>In Run type > cmd < and enter.In the command window the blinking cursor will show
>where to type this command:
>> vssadmin list shadowstorage < and enter.Observe the space between the words and
>keep them while writing.After you hit Enter it will show the allocated space.
>
>

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You have over 51GB used storage that's way too much.Get rid of that old stuff.To 
delete old Restore Points.Open disk cleanup.C\Properties\DiskCleanup\MoreOptions:SysRest 
and ShadCopies.Or rename the folder System Volume Informationin in your system drive 
and then delete it.But you will have to get a full control of that folder first and 
that could be tricky for you.
Run from CMD window > vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=500MB<
If your system drive letter is other than C change it to your drive letter.a
Nd the Maxsize you can change too.1GB or 2GB.







On Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 3:08 am, KMI wrote:

>

>Hi Alex, i managed that thanks to your help.  It shows used shadow storage 51.494Gb 

> and allocated Shadow storage 53.529GB  and Max 55.13GB.  But I still cant restore.
 

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Hi Alex, thanks for all the information. I will try what you say but will have to leave it for a few days as I am a bit nervous about trying it and have a lot on at the moment. Will let you know in a few days or a week when i get a chance to try it. I am very much an amature on computer, but willing to learn. In the meantime thanks very much.


On Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 7:28 pm, alex wrote:
>

>You have over 51GB used storage that's way too much.Get rid of that old stuff.To
>delete old Restore Points.Open disk cleanup.C\Properties\DiskCleanup\MoreOptions:SysRest
>and ShadCopies.Or rename the folder System Volume Informationin in your system drive
>and then delete it.But you will have to get a full control of that folder first and
>that could be tricky for you.
>Run from CMD window > vssadmin Resize ShadowStorage /For=C: /On=C: /MaxSize=500MB<
>If your system drive letter is other than C change it to your drive letter.a
>Nd the Maxsize you can change too.1GB or 2GB.
>
>
>

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You are welcome.
A.






On Friday, February 15, 2008 at 2:24 am, KMI wrote:

>

>

>

>Hi Alex, thanks for all the information.    I will try what you say but will have 

>to leave it for a few days as I am a bit nervous about trying it and have a lot 
on 

>at the moment.   Will let you know in a few days or a week when i get a chance to 

>try it.    I am very much an amature on computer, but willing to learn.  In the 
meantime 

>thanks very much.

>

> 

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