Hi there,
Is it ok to run "Second Chance" and "System Restore" together ?
As far as I understand , System Restore concentrates on my system files , while Second Chance covers my data files(My Documents etc).
Is there any point in having them both running ?
If not....which would be the better option ?

Hope someone can help.

Thanks in advance ,

Dougie

System Restore is for the System. Apparently Second Chance is for data. So, is there a point in having them both running? Well, if you want the option to restore your data, then run the Second Chance. If you want the opportunity to restore your System, then make sure System Restore is enabled. As far as better option...guess that depends on which is more important to you.

Life is more painless for those who are brainless.

Every time I run system restore if I have updated my virus definitions via Norton Anti-virus 2002 , I recieve the unable to initialize virus scanning data base,error message at start up and my anti-virus icon on the taskbar will have a red X ,showing its not enabled and working! What I do is reverse the system restore, by using the undo my last system restore option within the utility, if you run into this problem ,if you are running Norton , their web site (symantec's) has a free download for a utility called the Hawkins Tool ,that suppose to corredt this problem ,in my case ,the reason for the restore was so trivial ,that I did not try the Hawkins Tool. However for those of you who do a system restore for a more serious reason ,may want to try this small download ?
God Luck Nick

"Every time I run system restore"

Do you have to run it often? As far as I'm concerned, if you keep on top of things & practice good housekeeping, it should NEVER have to be used. I keep it disabled on all my systems, ME or XP.

"...Norton Anti-virus 2002"

Last time I looked, it was 2006. Does LiveUpdate even support NAV 2002 anymore? you'd be better off with AVG Free.

I agree with jam on System Restore and AVG.

This is from an old post of mine:

Renaissance Man's 2¢ Worth:

I disabled System Restore and PC Health about 5½ years ago, with no problems since. Here' why:
• They're memory and space hogs. Your hard drive is always being accessed and nibbled to death. Both the _RESTORE folder and the PCHealth (sub-)folder(s) accumulate enormous amounts of data.
• Since it doesn't always work when you need it, it gives you a false sense of security.
• Although it is NOT the same as System Restore, you do have 5 backups (the default number) of your registry; use Scanregw /restore. Edit scanreg.ini to change the default.
• Those that seem to like it most are those who tweak WinME until it no longer works. If you don't do foolish things, you are much less likely to need it.
• IMHO, once you tweak WinME to your liking and it's fairly stable, the benefits of further tweaking, real or imagined, are far less than disabling System Restore and PC Health. One person reported that "After a clean install with no software, I was noticing a lot of nonsense going on: slowdowns, short pauses on the net, etc. I couldn't take it; after disabling system restore my system was running perfectly again."

I am NOT recommending that you disable System Restore and/or PC Heath! (Some claim it saved them from what would have otherwise been a disaster.) But, if you want to, here's how:
• In Control Panel, System Properties, Performance Tab, File System Properties button, Troubleshooting Tab, check "Disable System Restore".
• In Control Panel, Scheduled Tasks, disable or delete the PCHealth entry.
• In Start/Run, type msconfig, click on the Startup tab. Uncheck *StateMgr and PCHealth.
• After you reboot, you'll see "You are using Selective Startup..."; Click on "Don't show this dialogue again."

Somehow, even with System Restore disabled, the _RESTORE folder continues to fill up, albeit, slowly. You can just delete it in DOS. While you're in DOS, regain even more space with
"deltree /y c:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\datacoll\".
WARNING: Do NOT make a dummy _RESTORE file; it keeps updates from being installed.
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