Have you got all the updates from microsoft, I'm sure a couple deal with System Restore.

Yes I have all the updates. I will double check again though just to be sure.
JUst checked and the only one that I can find that pertains to System Resore is the one called Windows ME System Restore Update and it is shown as being installed.
aps
Dell Dimension 4100
Windows ME
1000 megahertz Intel Pentium III
BIOS Version 10
128MB 133MHz SDRAM
32MB NVIDIA TNT2 M64 AGP Graphics Card
20 GB ULTRA ATA-100 HARD DRIVE
V.90/56kTelephony Modem
12X DVD Rom
SB Live!
Altec Lansing ACS340-Speakers
100 MB Zip Drive
IE Version 6
Outlook Express Version 6
Zone Alarm Pro Version 3
Cable Modem, NAV 2002

Message Edited on 06/29/02 03:00PM by aps@sun

Check anything that is running in the background that might be using CPU time on a continuous basis. System restore will only create a restore point if it detects that the CPU has been idle for a certain period of time. I was had a memory manager running on my 8100 with Windows ME and it apparently was consuming CPU cycles on a continuous basis. No restore points were created so long as it was running in the background. I stopped the memory manager, left the computer, and within a few minurtes new restore points were created.

Steve

Hi Volcano 11, Your reply was of great interest, since nothing else I tried has allowed System Restore to create System Checkpoints. I have done a close-alt-delete to see what is running, and I do not see anything unusual-just the basic things like Explorer, Sys Tray, Zone Alarm, NAV, etc. I am just a basic user, do not have many additional things running other than what has come with the unit. I do have a APC Battery Backup that I just added this week, however no System Restore Points have been created during the last two weeks before this addition so I do not think this has anything to do with NO SYSTEM RESTORE POINTS being created. I have no idea how to check out your suggestion further. Could you provide any additional helpful hints?

aps
Dell Dimension 4100
Windows ME
1000 megahertz Intel Pentium III
BIOS Version 10
128MB 133MHz SDRAM
32MB NVIDIA TNT2 M64 AGP Graphics Card
20 GB ULTRA ATA-100 HARD DRIVE
V.90/56kTelephony Modem
12X DVD Rom
SB Live!
Altec Lansing ACS340-Speakers
100 MB Zip Drive
IE Version 6
Outlook Express Version 6
Zone Alarm Pro Version 3
Cable Modem, NAV 2002

Try shutting down everything in the close program dialog box (Cntrl-Alt-Delete) except systrary and explorer. Leave your computer for about 10 minutes and see if a restore point is created. If one is, then you know one of the programs you shut down is causing the problem. Reboot the computer, then repeat the procedure, this time leaving one other program open along with systray and explorer. Repeat until you find the culprit. (The only things I could see in message that could be causing the problem are Zone Alarm and all of the stuff in the etc. part that you didn't explicitly state).

If this doesn't help or in addition to this, see the following Microsoft Document concerning troubleshooting System Restore:

http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306768

Steve

Ok I will try closing everything down and give this a shot. The list of things I have running when I do the Ctrl-Alt-Delete are:
Explorer
Navapw32
Zapro
Speedkey
Em-exec
Devldr16
Iconclnt(my back up battery)
Hidserv
Systray
.....Ok, I tried closing out of everything and waited 20 minutes-NO System Checkpoints were created. I guess this is one of those problems that I won't be able to solve. I do thank you for your suggestions. I have read everything on System Restore that I could and have not found this particular problem addressed. Thanks for your suggestions though.

aps
Dell Dimension 4100
Windows ME
1000 megahertz Intel Pentium III
BIOS Version 10
128MB 133MHz SDRAM
32MB NVIDIA TNT2 M64 AGP Graphics Card
20 GB ULTRA ATA-100 HARD DRIVE
V.90/56kTelephony Modem
12X DVD Rom
SB Live!
Altec Lansing ACS340-Speakers
100 MB Zip Drive
IE Version 6
Outlook Express Version 6
Zone Alarm Pro Version 3
Cable Modem, NAV 2002

Message Edited on 06/30/02 08:14PM by aps@sun