Computers: System Restore: The Big Undo

System Restore: The Big Undo

Written by Stephen Bucaro

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By Stephen Bucaro

System Restore is repparttar 107816 ultimate band-aid fix for buggy Microsoft Windows. If you make a hardware or software change to your Windows Me or Windows XP system, and then it doesn't work right, System Restore acts like a giant "undo".

For System Restore to work, you need a "restore point" to go back to. A restore point saves a copy of repparttar 107817 registry, drivers, and crucial operating system files. The files are saved as compressed .cab files in a folder named _RESTORE/ARCHIVE.

System Restore monitors all partitions on your computer (Windows XP lets you select which drives to monitor) and automatically creates restore points. The actual number of restore points saved depends on how much disk space has been allocated for System Restore. System Restore will not run if your system has less than 200 MB of free space.

= Types of Restore Points

- System Check Points: Scheduled restore points created by Windows. System Restore automatically creates a restore point every 10 hours (if your computer is on). Your computer must be idle for a few minutes before a restore point can be created.

- Manual Restore Points: Just before you make a hardware or software change to your system, you can maually create a restore point.

- Installation Restore Points: Restore points created by an installation program. Not all installation programs create a restore point.

= Make sure System Restore is enabled

1. Select Start | Settings | Control Panel and open System Utility.

2. On repparttar 107818 Performance tab, click on repparttar 107819 [File System] button. The "File System Properties" dialog box appears.

3. In repparttar 107820 File System Properties" dialog box select repparttar 107821 "Troubleshooting" tab.

4. On repparttar 107822 "Troubleshooting" tab, make sure repparttar 107823 "Disable System Restore" checkbox is not checked.

= To Create a Restore Point

1. Select Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools | System Restore. The "Wecome to System Restore" window will appear. 2. In repparttar 107824 "Welcome to System Restore" window, set repparttar 107825 "Create Restore Point" radio button. Then click in repparttar 107826 [Next] button. The "Create Restore Point" window will appear.

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The problem is your .exe, .pdf, etc. files. These can be and often are larger than what a standard floppy can hold.

There are a number of software programs that can help.

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