WinME restore functions. Can it be disabled?

[MNet]

Hi! I would really like to know if there is a way to safely delete and disable the safe restore functions of WindowsME to get back some of that precious HD space. If so, how?

Tks a lot for the info.

 

[GregMal]

Goto www.98lite.net and check their new version for WinMe...
Greg

 

[JellyBaby]

I find it rather amusing that just about everyone who installs ME turns of this feature. Isn't it one of the biggest selling points of this OS?

 

[ismellsmoke]

i know it's not what he asked , but that feature has saved my butt already .....

 

[CamaroGuy]

You can disable it through the System Properties. Since I'm not on my computer right now, I can't tell you exactly how to do it, but here's a simple outline. Open up System Properties (right-click on MyComputer, then 'properties'), then on one of the tabs there's a bunch of checkboxes. The last check box will disable System Restore.

Personally, I wouldn't disable it altogether. You have the ability to lessen the amount of disk space, and modify the frequency of saved restore points via the System Properties tabs also. I set mine to the minimum of 200MB.

-CamaroGuy

 

[corkyg]

Yes, it can be disabled, but why? It is worth every bit of disk space. Get yourself a bigger HDD . . . minimum 20GB.

 

[jinsonxu]

I turned it off too. Main reason was cause i didn't want Restore's monitoring programs to sap my resources. Anything for a higher keyrate.


By the way, RESTORE still has alot of bugs. I tried it out before when i deleted some items, changed some settings, and then tried to restore to a point saved sometime ago. No luck, when it completed, the deleted items were still gone, the settings were still messed up.