Re: Mike..Re: Rundll32 error
Re: Mike..Re: Rundll32 error
There is something very wrong if you are unable to select a bolded date in
the restore calendar. What actually happens when you try to do that? it
might be worth resetting system restore and then checking that all is OK.
> I've just set it at 412MB..because I couldnt seem to get it to stop
> at just 400
You can only select one of the 11 preset values, the smallest of which is
200MB and the largest 12% of the size of your C: drive with the other 9
being equally spaced between those two extremes.
To reset System Restore:
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and check "Disable
System
Restore", Apply and IMMEDIATELY reboot. This will flush you restore
folder
and erase all checkpoints, then,
System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and uncheck "Disable
System Restore", Apply and again IMMEDIATELY reboot. This should now
automatically create a new checkpoint immediately following the restart
and also rebuild the System Restore control files..
Finally adjust the space allocated to the restore folder:
System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore
slider
to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB is normally more than
adequate
for day to day use allowing perhaps a week of checkpoints to be available
although increasing this to perhaps 400-500MB for a few days during
periods of
large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable.
Having reset System Restore you might wish to check that all is now
working by performing the following quick test.
1) Create a shortcut on your desktop to a file.
2) Create a manual checkpoint
Could you create a checkpoint?
3) Delete the shortcut
4) Restore your PC to the checkpoint you created.
Was the shortcut restored? Did you see any error messages?
5) Reboot your PC
Was the checkpoint retained?
--
Mike Maltby
mike.maltby@gmail.com
Honeysweet <HoneySweet1@Gmail.com> wrote:
> I use my pc mostly for odd and end things like emails, sometimes
> games..nothing hardcore like
> online gaming like with an Xbox or anything of that sort...mostly
> games that came with the pc or a few Ive downloaded from RealArcade
> or Gamehouse.
> I've just set it at 412MB..because I couldnt seem to get it to stop
> at just 400..at any rate..I'll see how this works out.
> I dont have to worry about having check points so far back...The pc
> never lets me go back that far anyway.
> I can usually see the previous month..and usually the dates that can
> be used as a restore point are
> in bold numbers, but for some reason even still, they arent
> clickable. Or I may have some that I can click, but then I get a
> pop up telling me to pick a date to restore..even though I just did...
> Not sure why it does that...
>
>
> "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
> news:uPbgDvN5IHA.3784@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Tarcia,
>>
>>> I would think I need to lower that since it is near the max
>>> line..but what is a decent place to set it on Windows ME?
>>
>> How long's a piece of string? The answer to your question is
>> somewhat dependent on how you use your PC and what you do with it.
>> If it is a stable system and you rarely install or uninstall
>> programs then lowering the slide to the minimum 200MB can be OK,
>> however if you tend to install and then perhaps uninstall programs
>> and games that you come across on your wanders you might want to set
>> a larger archive, around 400MB or so. Be guided by the number and
>> age of your checkpoints. Ideally you might like to see a checkpoint
>> each day (if you use your PC often) stretching back around a week.
>> You don't need checkpoints going back weeks (unless you only have a
>> few) as it can be a bit of a lottery if you restore to a checkpoint
>> created more than a few days ago - in part because one often can't
>> remember what changes one had made to the system between the date of
>> the checkpoint and now. --
>> Mike Maltby
>> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>>
>>
>> Honeysweet <HoneySweet1@Gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Joan...
>>> No, I dont mind you stepping in...I appreciate all the help I can
>>> receive! I went and checked on the space System Restore was taking
>>> up...
>>> It is near the max line...like maybe 3 slots away...and it has the
>>> number 624MB over the line
>>> it is on.
>>> I would think I need to lower that since it is near the max
>>> line..but what is a decent
>>> place to set it on Windows ME?
>>> And no..I will not be using a cleaner on the registry....Ive had
>>> enough trouble with that..
>>>
>>> Thanks again!