Help please - system restore not working.

I have just gone into my system restore to find that there are no restart points at all so if I wanted to do one I couldn't Has anyone any idea why they just disappear like this because it was fine last time I used it ?

Hi Jan, As you know I'm a complete computer numpty so consquently won't be of much help. I always thought though that windows automatically creates a system restore point whenever you change or add new programs or anything??? I would have thought there should be at least one there somewhere??

Sorry not much help I know.

If the box has been ticked, all previous restore points would have been erased.

Under control panel, system, system restore.

Thanks Kath - that's what I can't understand its always had loads of restore points but now it just says there isn't any and it won't go back further than July either which is a pain so if it goes wrong looks like I will have to do a complete recovery

Foxy ..have you turned system restore off at some point ?? for a virus scan maybe ? ..I did once and forgot to put it back on have a look in system restore settings

Sorry for being thick CC but which box are we talking about

No I didn't know you could turn it off - so I haven't knowingly done it but might have done it unknowingly Where are the system restore settings?

Oh right just found the settings and the box with Turn off system restore is not ticked

Have a look at the little slider thing below that box , mine is set to max ..if you've used up all the space allocated to restore points then it won't make any more

Yes mine is set on Max too - should I move it?