Hi.
It's also worth considering adjusting the amount of HD allocated to Restore Points:
Right click My Computer... Select Properties... System Restore...
The amount of allocated HD is set by the slider.
The default is 12% of the Hard Drive, no matter how large the drive, but the amount that needs to be backed up for a Restore Point is relatively small, and independent of HD size.
I long ago settled for a setting of 3% (approx. 3.8 GB) - a more sensible amount that gives me plenty of Restore Points (currently, 23 Restore points, going back to 7 December).
Note: turning System restore Off and On will revert this setting to the 12% default.
However...
An alternative way to clear out old Restore Points is:
- in My Computer, Right click on c:\ drive
- select 'Properties' and click the 'Disk Cleanup' button (Lower Right).
- select 'More Options'... Click the Clean Up button for System Restore (bottom of the panel).
This removes all but the latest Restore Point, and doesn't require a restart.
Cheers,
kb-r