Customize Vista's System Restore?

Phillip Pi · External Since: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 52

In Windows XP, I could customize each drive to have a non-default size
(low as 200 MB), disable, or enable for the system restore feature. In
Vista, I cannot customize each drive. I can only enable and disable it.

Did I miss this option in Vista?

Thank you in advance. Smile

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Michael Solomon · External Since: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 782

"Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi.TakeThisOut@symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
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> In Windows XP, I could customize each drive to have a non-default size
> (low as 200 MB), disable, or enable for the system restore feature. In
> Vista, I cannot customize each drive. I can only enable and disable it.
>
> Did I miss this option in Vista?
>
> Thank you in advance. Smile

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Did you try using System Restore to take you
back to a time prior to when this began. While System Restore is meant to
only restore your settings and registry to a specific point in time, as a
precaution, your data should be well backed up before using it. Start
Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore.

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Phillip Pi · External Since: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 52

On 8/6/2007 1:13 PM PT, Michael Solomon wrote:

>> In Windows XP, I could customize each drive to have a non-default size
>> (low as 200 MB), disable, or enable for the system restore feature. In
>> Vista, I cannot customize each drive. I can only enable and disable it.
>>
>> Did I miss this option in Vista?
>
> Did you try using System Restore to take you
> back to a time prior to when this began. While System Restore is meant to
> only restore your settings and registry to a specific point in time, as a
> precaution, your data should be well backed up before using it. Start
> Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore.

Umm, I am not restoring anything. I just want to customize it. Please
reread what I typed.
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Michael Solomon · External Since: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 782

"Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi.RemoveThis@symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
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> On 8/6/2007 1:13 PM PT, Michael Solomon wrote:
>
>>> In Windows XP, I could customize each drive to have a non-default size
>>> (low as 200 MB), disable, or enable for the system restore feature. In
>>> Vista, I cannot customize each drive. I can only enable and disable it.
>>>
>>> Did I miss this option in Vista?
>>
>> Did you try using System Restore to take you
>> back to a time prior to when this began. While System Restore is meant
>> to
>> only restore your settings and registry to a specific point in time, as a
>> precaution, your data should be well backed up before using it. Start
>> Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore.
>
> Umm, I am not restoring anything. I just want to customize it. Please
> reread what I typed.
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> Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
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> Symantec Corporation
> www.symantec.com
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I'm sorry, Phillip, I think that was meant for a different thread and
somehow I accidentally posted it in this one.

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Wayne L · External Since: Jun 12, 2007 Posts: 37

Phillip - There is a MS site for reducing System Restore. Do a Google search,
or go to "howtogeek.com" home page. I've used his advice and it works. Wayne
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"Michael Solomon" wrote:

>
>
> "Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi DeleteThis @symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
> news:#ZBSaAH2HHA.1100@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > On 8/6/2007 1:13 PM PT, Michael Solomon wrote:
> >
> >>> In Windows XP, I could customize each drive to have a non-default size
> >>> (low as 200 MB), disable, or enable for the system restore feature. In
> >>> Vista, I cannot customize each drive. I can only enable and disable it.
> >>>
> >>> Did I miss this option in Vista?
> >>
> >> Did you try using System Restore to take you
> >> back to a time prior to when this began. While System Restore is meant
> >> to
> >> only restore your settings and registry to a specific point in time, as a
> >> precaution, your data should be well backed up before using it. Start
> >> Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore.
> >
> > Umm, I am not restoring anything. I just want to customize it. Please
> > reread what I typed.
> > --
> > Phillip Pi
> > Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
> > ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
> > Symantec Corporation
> > www.symantec.com
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> > expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the
> > views of my employer. Thank you.
> I'm sorry, Phillip, I think that was meant for a different thread and
> somehow I accidentally posted it in this one.
>
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> Michael Solomon
> Backup is a PC user's best friend
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>
>

Phillip Pi · External Since: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 52

On 8/6/2007 3:19 PM PT, Michael Solomon wrote:

>
>
> "Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi RemoveThis @symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
> news:#ZBSaAH2HHA.1100@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> On 8/6/2007 1:13 PM PT, Michael Solomon wrote:
>>
>>>> In Windows XP, I could customize each drive to have a non-default
>>>> size (low as 200 MB), disable, or enable for the system restore
>>>> feature. In Vista, I cannot customize each drive. I can only enable
>>>> and disable it.
>>>>
>>>> Did I miss this option in Vista?
>>>
>>> Did you try using System Restore to take you
>>> back to a time prior to when this began. While System Restore is
>>> meant to
>>> only restore your settings and registry to a specific point in time,
>>> as a
>>> precaution, your data should be well backed up before using it. Start
>>> Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\System Restore.
>>
>> Umm, I am not restoring anything. I just want to customize it. Please
>> reread what I typed.

> I'm sorry, Phillip, I think that was meant for a different thread and
> somehow I accidentally posted it in this one.

Thanks for the reply. Misreplying happens (I have done it before). Smile

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Phillip Pi · External Since: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 52

On 8/6/2007 3:54 PM PT, Wayne L wrote:

> Phillip - There is a MS site for reducing System Restore. Do a Google search,
> or go to "howtogeek.com" home page. I've used his advice and it works. Wayne

Thank you.
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Phillip Pi · External Since: Mar 08, 2006 Posts: 52

On 8/6/2007 3:54 PM PT, Wayne L wrote:

> Phillip - There is a MS site for reducing System Restore. Do a Google search,
> or go to "howtogeek.com" home page. I've used his advice and it works. Wayne

http://lifehacker.com/software/windows-vista/vista-tip--reduce-system-...tore-di
for anyone who cares. I wonder why MS disabled this. I think it is a big
waste to have GBs of system restore points if I had an one TB drive
(153.6 GB used for system restore points) or something. :/
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Jon · External Since: Jan 17, 2007 Posts: 703

"Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi.TakeThisOut@symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
news:uS5XeKG2HHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> In Windows XP, I could customize each drive to have a non-default size
> (low as 200 MB), disable, or enable for the system restore feature. In
> Vista, I cannot customize each drive. I can only enable and disable it.
>
> Did I miss this option in Vista?
>
> Thank you in advance. Smile

> --
> Phillip Pi
> Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
> ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
> Symantec Corporation
> www.symantec.com
> -----------------------------------------------------
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> expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the
> views of my employer. Thank you.

There's this option at the command line, although how well it works I don't
know

vssadmin resize shadowstorage /?

I recall a thread a while back where it was suggested that it doesn't work
as intended, due to a bug (?). May be worth a try though. Let us know if it
does the trick.

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Lord Takyon · External Since: Apr 25, 2007 Posts: 94

"Jon" <Email_Address.TakeThisOut@SomewhereOrOther.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Phillip Pi" <phillip_pi.TakeThisOut@symantec.comSYMC> wrote in message
> news:uS5XeKG2HHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> In Windows XP, I could customize each drive to have a non-default size
>> (low as 200 MB), disable, or enable for the system restore feature. In
>> Vista, I cannot customize each drive. I can only enable and disable it.
>>
>> Did I miss this option in Vista?
>>
>> Thank you in advance. Smile

>> --
>> Phillip Pi
>> Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
>> ISP/Symantec Online Services, Consumer Business Unit
>> Symantec Corporation
>> www.symantec.com
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> Email: phillip_pi.TakeThisOut@symantec.comSYMC (remove SYMC to reply by e-mail)
>> -----------------------------------------------------
>> Please do NOT e-mail me for technical support. DISCLAIMER: The views
>> expressed in this posting are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the
>> views of my employer. Thank you.
>
>
>
> There's this option at the command line, although how well it works I
> don't know
>
> vssadmin resize shadowstorage /?
>
> I recall a thread a while back where it was suggested that it doesn't work
> as intended, due to a bug (?). May be worth a try though. Let us know if
> it does the trick.
>
> --
> Jon
>
>

It ha worked fine on the 4 machines I have done it so far. The only thing I
did notice was that it did not take first time on one of the machines. This
had to be done on these machines because system restore was using up to 50%
of the HDD. I set it to 5 Gig on each machine.

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Bert Kinney · External Since: Dec 28, 2006 Posts: 109

Hi Phillip,

How to adjust disk space in Windows Vista:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/diskspacev.html

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
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Phillip Pi wrote:
> In Windows XP, I could customize each drive to have a non-default size
> (low as 200 MB), disable, or enable for the system restore feature. In
> Vista, I cannot customize each drive. I can only enable and disable it.
>
> Did I miss this option in Vista?
>
> Thank you in advance. Smile