One of the best features in Windows Millennium Edition (Me) and Windows XP was System Restore, which has proved itself to be a life saver. This feature carries forward in slightly improved form in Windows Vista. What System Restore does is automatically back up key system files at opportune times, such as when you’re installing a new hardware driver. That way, if a driver or application wreaks havoc with your PC, you can use System Restore to reload older system file versions and get back up and running again.
System Restore now has the following two main interface points.
System Protection: Located in the System Properties dialog box (which is annoyingly much harder to find in Windows Vista than it was in previous Windows versions). To get to it the quickest possible way, open the Start Menu, right-click My Computer and choose Properties, and then click the Advanced System Settings link in the System window. Then, navigate to the System Protection tab.
This interface enables you to configure which disks or partitions you will protect (typically only the system volume, which is usually drive C:). You can also manually create a system restore point by clicking the Create button. You’ll need to supply a name for the restore point.
System Restore Wizard: Restores your PC’s key system files to a previous point in time. To launch this wizard, open the Start menu and navigate to All Programs ➪ Accessories ➪ System Tools ➪ System Restore.
In the introductory page of the wizard, you can choose the recommended restore point (typically the most recent one) or optionally see a list of previously created restore points. Most of these will have been automatically created by the system and will include a description of what was going on when each restore point was created. If you manually created your own restore points from System Protection, those restore points will have the word (Manual) appended to the front of the name.
When you select a restore point, Windows will move into the secure desktop and begin restoring your system to its previous state. This will require the PC to reboot. Note that any applications you’ve installed since that restore point will almost certainly need to be reinstalled.
System Restore now has the following two main interface points.
System Protection: Located in the System Properties dialog box (which is annoyingly much harder to find in Windows Vista than it was in previous Windows versions). To get to it the quickest possible way, open the Start Menu, right-click My Computer and choose Properties, and then click the Advanced System Settings link in the System window. Then, navigate to the System Protection tab.This interface enables you to configure which disks or partitions you will protect (typically only the system volume, which is usually drive C:). You can also manually create a system restore point by clicking the Create button. You’ll need to supply a name for the restore point.
System Restore Wizard: Restores your PC’s key system files to a previous point in time. To launch this wizard, open the Start menu and navigate to All Programs ➪ Accessories ➪ System Tools ➪ System Restore.In the introductory page of the wizard, you can choose the recommended restore point (typically the most recent one) or optionally see a list of previously created restore points. Most of these will have been automatically created by the system and will include a description of what was going on when each restore point was created. If you manually created your own restore points from System Protection, those restore points will have the word (Manual) appended to the front of the name.
When you select a restore point, Windows will move into the secure desktop and begin restoring your system to its previous state. This will require the PC to reboot. Note that any applications you’ve installed since that restore point will almost certainly need to be reinstalled.
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