killjoy wrote:

Many thanks, I assume that I should keep the directory but only empty
it. I am not using norton just plain old ME

Get rid of/rename the _RESTORE folder using Noel's recipe remembering to
delete the renamed folder when back in Win Me (don't try doing this from
DOS it takes too long). The folder will automatically be recreated and
the control files rebuilt when you remove the boot floppy and boot back
into Win Me. Don't forget to then set the space allocated to the folder
to suit your requirements.

System | Performance | File System | Hard Disk and adjust the restore
slider to your preferred setting. A figure of 200MB (the minimum) or
perhaps one notch above this is normally more than adequate for day to day
use allowing around a week of checkpoints to be available although
increasing this to perhaps 400-600MB for a few days during periods of
large installs such Microsoft Office is advisable.

It might now be a good time to test that system restore is working
correctly. You can do this by performing the following test.
a) Create a shortcut on your desktop to a file.
b) Create a manual checkpoint
Could you create a checkpoint?
c) Delete the shortcut
d) Restore your PC to the checkpoint you created.
Was the shortcut restored? Did you see any error messages?
e) Reboot your PC
Was the checkpoint retained?
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Mike Maltby