Can I fix this problem? I run Norton System Doctor. Is=20
this a problem or should I just make it a habit to=20
manually create restore points? How do I know if my=20
restore points work? Thank You=20
again for your help. =3D0)

-----Original Message-----
If you can make manual checkpoints then system restore or=20
rather the state
manager must be running and this isn't the cause of your=20
problem.

There can be many reasons for lack of regular automatic=20
system created
checkpoints including running a program such as=20
seti@home, folding@home or
other similar programs, or because a background=20
application is fooling Win
Me's state manager.exe into thinking that the system is=20
not idle although this
is not in fact the case. Examples of the latter utility=20
include v4 of
MotherBoardMonitor (but not v5), Cacheman, The Cleaner=20
(TCActive and
TCMonitor) and Norton's System Doctor where users have=20
reported use of the
Disk Health sensor has prevented the creation of=20
automatic checkpoints. NAV7
has also been reported as causing similar problems in=20
certain circumstances.
Other users have reported similar behaviour due to their=20
always on cable or
ADSL connection continually polling their HD and thus=20
giving the impression
that the system is never idle.

A significant number of users report that 3.x versions of=20
Zone Alarm also
prevent the creation of automatic checkpoints but this=20
doesn't seem to affect
all ZA users (including myself). This problem seems=20
though to have been
fixed in the newer 4.x version of ZA Pro. Similar=20
problems have been
experienced by BlackIce users and other software=20
firewalls have also been
reported to cause some users similar problems.

One user has reported that B's CLIP UDF packet writing=20
software
(http://www.bhacorp.com/products/clip/clip.html)=20
prevented the creation of
automatic checkpoints and another that they had=20
experienced the same problem
with Roxio's DirectCD. Another user has also reported=20
that CookieWall by
AnalogX will prevent automatic checkpoints being made if=20
its "Scan for cookies
every .... seconds" is set to a value less than 121=20
seconds (two minutes).
--=81
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



MissNascar38 wrote:

Windows does not automatically create restore points. I
can create restore points manually. I have the critical
updates up to date. I use WindowsMe program. Your help=20
is
appreciated. =3D0)