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Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Collect System Restore Information in Windows Vista?

June 3, 2009 Jun 3, 2009 06/3/09
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! I was looking at System Restore on my Windows Vista computer, and I had an idea. Wouldn’t it be great if I could script the collection of information for System Restore? I would like it to tell me how much disk space is being consumed, as well as when it is scheduled to run. I think you should write a script that will ...

How Can I Enable System Restore Using a Script?

November 2, 2006 Nov 2, 2006 11/2/06
ScriptingGuy1
Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I enable Windows XP’s System Restore using a script?-- RL Hey, RL. Thanks for the question; the Scripting Guy who writes this column is running way late today, the clock is ticking, and he was desperately in need of a question a he could answer without having to use a lot of code. A question about enabling System...