Windows API: Setting System Restore not to backup app files
2005-01-23 -- Arnor@icetips.com (arnor Baldvinsson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.clarion
> As mentioned, if you do a system restore to fix something else, you just
>clobbered all your hard work along with it. Not a good thing. I don't want
>any association with restoring the machine to recover from OS instabilities
>and my work.
5 minutes of actual research might prevent your heart attacks
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnwxp/html/windowsxpsystemrestore.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/75814.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/sr/sr/monitoring_the_system.asp
leads me to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\BackupRestore\FilesNotToBackup
Add this key to your registry:
Key: Clarion
Value: C:\*.app /s
And the problem should be solved.
Best regards,
Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Software
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com
arnor@icetips.com
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