Re: system restore

From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 11/30/03


Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 16:57:55 -0700

Bob;
There is no need.
The old Restore Points are deleted on a First In First Out basis.
The time they last is determined largely by the space you allocated to
System Restore.
See this for more about System Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/itcommunity/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.asp

-- 
Jupiter Jones  [MVP]
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"Bob Brannon" <bbran@3rivers.net> wrote in message
news:eJd459rtDHA.684@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Is there anyway to delete old system restore points that one does
not need
> any longer?
>
> -- 
> Bob Brannon
>
>
>


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