System Restore Points Disappear !

[hoc7hoi9]

Recently, I've noticed that each time I restart the PC, the 'Windows XP-SP1' system restore point, created just before the restart, disappears ! That means there never any restore points exist in the system, unless you create one. I guess, perhaps, problems started after I installed the XP Update Rollup 1, but not sure whether that was the source of the problem.

I have verified the System Restore setup: ON. Disk space usage for system restore is well above 500mb for each partition. The interval set up for System Restore to delete restore points is 30 days. There must be something occur when the PC shuts down or starts up to automatically delete the restore points. I also verified each point from the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 301224 (about missing or deleted restore points), but nothing is similar to the desparate situation that I'm experiencing now. Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

[linney]

Some research for you to check out.

http://www.kellys-korner.com/xp_restore.htm

Q301224 - System Restore "Restore Points" Are Missing or Deleted

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q301/2/24.asp

Q310405 - How to Turn On and Turn Off System Restore in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q310/4/05.asp

Q302796 - Troubleshooting System Restore in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q302/7/96.asp

Q300044 - How the System Restore Tool Handles Hard-Disk Space Usage

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q300/0/44.asp

Q299904 - The System Restore Utility May Be Suspended on a System Drive Even Though There Is Enough Disk Space

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q299/9/04.asp

Q250231 - System Restore Points May Not Be Created for Hardware Device Driver Installations

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q250/2/31.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...y/en-us/dnwxp/html/windowsxpsystemrestore.asp

Some general things to try.

Check out your Event Viewer for any errors.

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/5/14.asp

If they don't work you could try repairing windows itself by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp