1. Change Restore Settings in XP Pro ?
Anyone know how to programmatically change the 'Restore' settings
on XP Pro? This would allow you to change which drive gets
included in the 'restore' snap shot...for example, say you have
C,D, and E drives being monitored and you only want the E drive
to be monitored, you would be able to disable monitoring of
C and D via a program.
The program or any ideas must be written in Euphoria.
Take care,
Al
E boa sorte com sua programacao Euphoria!
My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
From "Black Knight":
"I can live with losing the good fight,
but i can not live without fighting it".
"Well on second thought, maybe not."
2. Re: Change Restore Settings in XP Pro ?
Al Getz wrote:
>
>
> Anyone know how to programmatically change the 'Restore' settings
> on XP Pro? This would allow you to change which drive gets
> included in the 'restore' snap shot...for example, say you have
> C,D, and E drives being monitored and you only want the E drive
> to be monitored, you would be able to disable monitoring of
> C and D via a program.
>
> The program or any ideas must be written in Euphoria.
>
as far as i can tell, there are 2 system restore files in windows,
c:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe & srdiag.exe.
diag tells you what's being monitored, hdd1=on, hdd2=off, hdd3=on, etc. that
translates to 1,0,1 in the registry. ..\rstrui.exe, 101. and the disk spase usage
in the registry is ...\rstrui.exe, -2048 (or whatever).
running rstrui.exe from a dos prompt with any command line command only brings
up the restore window.
running srdiag.exe from a dos prompt and a /? brings up the 2 commands usable
and writes some log files in the c:\windows\system32\restore\ directory.
you could probably change things using a macro that manipulates the gui window.
having said all that, there is a system restore API.
check out article 315530 at microsoft.com.
there also appears to be some data in the article
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d6ee5a4b-8f43-f34f-932c-13da574afad5.aspx
there's more info at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/XPKernel/default.aspx
finally, i think there's some infor in this forum
https://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showforum.aspx?forumid=6&siteid=1
hope that helps.
--
jon
3. Re: Change Restore Settings in XP Pro ?
- Posted by don cole <doncole at pacbell.net>
Jun 02, 2007
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Last edited Jun 03, 2007
Al Getz wrote:
>
>
> Anyone know how to programmatically change the 'Restore' settings
> on XP Pro? This would allow you to change which drive gets
> included in the 'restore' snap shot...for example, say you have
> C,D, and E drives being monitored and you only want the E drive
> to be monitored, you would be able to disable monitoring of
> C and D via a program.
>
> The program or any ideas must be written in Euphoria.
>
>
> Al
>
> E boa sorte com sua programacao Euphoria!
>
>
> My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
>
Hello Al.
All I know is that restore looks at what's in Volume Information a hidden file
in c:\windows/system or c:\windows/system32 I forget which. If you get a virus in
VI then every time you restart the virus comes back. I had that problem. Solution
delete VI.
I don't know if that has anything to do with your question.
Don Cole
4. Re: Change Restore Settings in XP Pro ?
jxliv7 wrote:
>
> Al Getz wrote:
> >
> >
> > Anyone know how to programmatically change the 'Restore' settings
> > on XP Pro? This would allow you to change which drive gets
> > included in the 'restore' snap shot...for example, say you have
> > C,D, and E drives being monitored and you only want the E drive
> > to be monitored, you would be able to disable monitoring of
> > C and D via a program.
> >
> > The program or any ideas must be written in Euphoria.
> >
>
> as far as i can tell, there are 2 system restore files in windows,
> c:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
> & srdiag.exe.
>
> diag tells you what's being monitored, hdd1=on, hdd2=off, hdd3=on, etc. that
> translates to 1,0,1 in the registry. ..\rstrui.exe, 101. and the disk spase
> usage in the registry is ...\rstrui.exe, -2048 (or whatever).
>
> running rstrui.exe from a dos prompt with any command line command only brings
> up the restore window.
>
> running srdiag.exe from a dos prompt and a /? brings up the 2 commands usable
> and writes some log files in the c:\windows\system32\restore\ directory.
>
> you could probably change things using a macro that manipulates the gui
> window.
>
>
> having said all that, there is a system restore API.
>
> check out article 315530 at microsoft.com.
>
>
> there also appears to be some data in the article
> <a
> href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d6ee5a4b-8f43-f34f-932c-13da574afad5.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d6ee5a4b-8f43-f34f-932c-13da574afad5.aspx</a>
>
>
> there's more info at
>
> <a
> href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/XPKernel/default.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/XPKernel/default.aspx</a>
>
>
> finally, i think there's some infor in this forum
>
> <a
> href="https://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showforum.aspx?forumid=6&siteid=1">https://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showforum.aspx?forumid=6&siteid=1</a>
>
>
> hope that helps.
>
>
> --
> jon
Hi jon and Don,
I guess what i am after is a short read on the subject and hopefully
a few lines that say how to turn on or off a drive from being included
in the restore point.
A short read is the key here, and BTW jon i couldnt find anything on
the subject in your links...but thanks anyway.
Take care,
Al
E boa sorte com sua programacao Euphoria!
My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
From "Black Knight":
"I can live with losing the good fight,
but i can not live without fighting it".
"Well on second thought, maybe not."
5. Re: Change Restore Settings in XP Pro ?
sorry, Al, but i didn't find any short reads.
looking up article 315530 at microsoft.com definitely details the API.
using the API, even if it is described for C++, is still windows programming,
and Euphoria speaks Windows.
and in the middle of this link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/XPKernel/default.aspx
you will find several paragraphs about restore.
maybe you should log into the MS develpers forums and ask them.
--
jon
6. Re: Change Restore Settings in XP Pro ?
Al Getz wrote:
>
>
> Anyone know how to programmatically change the 'Restore' settings
> on XP Pro? This would allow you to change which drive gets
> included in the 'restore' snap shot...for example, say you have
> C,D, and E drives being monitored and you only want the E drive
> to be monitored, you would be able to disable monitoring of
> C and D via a program.
>
> The program or any ideas must be written in Euphoria.
>
>
> Al
>
> E boa sorte com sua programacao Euphoria!
>
>
> My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
>
Al:
Here is some info on changing the registery but there are
some posts out on the web that say they could not get these to change things.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q295659
Bernie
My files in archive:
WMOTOR, XMOTOR, W32ENGIN, MIXEDLIB, EU_ENGIN, WIN32ERU, WIN32API
Can be downloaded here:
http://www.rapideuphoria.com/cgi-bin/asearch.exu?dos=on&win=on&lnx=on&gen=on&keywords=bernie+ryan
7. Re: Change Restore Settings in XP Pro ?
- Posted by don cole <doncole at pacbell.net>
Jun 04, 2007
-
Last edited Jun 05, 2007
Al Getz wrote:
>
> jxliv7 wrote:
> >
> > Al Getz wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Anyone know how to programmatically change the 'Restore' settings
> > > on XP Pro? This would allow you to change which drive gets
> > > included in the 'restore' snap shot...for example, say you have
> > > C,D, and E drives being monitored and you only want the E drive
> > > to be monitored, you would be able to disable monitoring of
> > > C and D via a program.
> > >
> > > The program or any ideas must be written in Euphoria.
> > >
> >
> > as far as i can tell, there are 2 system restore files in windows,
> > c:\windows\system32\restore\rstrui.exe
> > & srdiag.exe.
> >
> > diag tells you what's being monitored, hdd1=on, hdd2=off, hdd3=on, etc. that
> > translates to 1,0,1 in the registry. ..\rstrui.exe, 101. and the disk spase
> > usage in the registry is ...\rstrui.exe, -2048 (or whatever).
> >
> > running rstrui.exe from a dos prompt with any command line command only
> > brings
> > up the restore window.
> >
> > running srdiag.exe from a dos prompt and a /? brings up the 2 commands
> > usable
> > and writes some log files in the c:\windows\system32\restore\ directory.
> >
> > you could probably change things using a macro that manipulates the gui
> > window.
> >
> >
> > having said all that, there is a system restore API.
> >
> > check out article 315530 at microsoft.com.
> >
> >
> > there also appears to be some data in the article
> > <a
> > href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d6ee5a4b-8f43-f34f-932c-13da574afad5.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d6ee5a4b-8f43-f34f-932c-13da574afad5.aspx</a>
> >
> >
> > there's more info at
> >
> > <a
> > href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/XPKernel/default.aspx">http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/12/XPKernel/default.aspx</a>
> >
> >
> > finally, i think there's some infor in this forum
> >
> > <a
> > href="https://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showforum.aspx?forumid=6&siteid=1">https://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showforum.aspx?forumid=6&siteid=1</a>
> >
> >
> > hope that helps.
> >
> >
> > --
> > jon
>
>
> Hi jon and Don,
>
>
> I guess what i am after is a short read on the subject and hopefully
> a few lines that say how to turn on or off a drive from being included
> in the restore point.
>
> A short read is the key here, and BTW jon i couldnt find anything on
> the subject in your links...but thanks anyway.
>
>
> Al
>
> E boa sorte com sua programacao Euphoria!
>
>
> My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
>
Hello again Al,
Should I let System Restore monitor my external drive?
It is a bad practice to let System Restore monitor an external drive. By design
most external drives are monitored by System Restore. If any changes are made to
the external drives files while it is not connected to the system, the next time
it’s connected System Restore will find an inconsistency in the SR log and cause
all existing restore points to become corrupt and require there deletion. The
same can be true if the external drive is powered off while the system is
running.
A possible work around is to assign a permanent drive letter (the higher in the
alphabet the better) to the external drive via Disk Management. To access Disk
Management, go to Start - Run and type diskmgmt.msc then press enter.
Right-click a partition, logical drive, or volume, and then click Change Drive
Letter and Paths.
Do one of the following:
1. To assign a drive letter, click Add, click the drive letter you want to use,
and then click OK.
2. To modify a drive letter, click it, click Change, click the drive letter you
want to use, and then click OK.
Reboot the system. Open System Restore and stop monitoring that drive. This
should keep System Restore from monitoring that drive, but not always.
This from:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#DriveLetterMissing
Don Cole
