Everything You Ever Wanted
To Know About System Restore
But Were Afraid To Ask - This tip
applies to Windows ME and Windows XP (all versions)
System Restore is a feature in Windows XP (and in Windows ME) that can
save you a lot of headaches. It's really not difficult to understand the
concept or to use it. You can access system restore in Windows XP by
clicking Start -->All Programs-->Accessories--->System Tools-->System
Restore. When system restore appears you'll be given three options.
"Restore my computer to an earlier time" ,"Create a restore point" ,
"Undo my last restoration".
1. If you choose "Restore my computer to an earlier time" you'll be
shown a calendar with dates highlighted that you can choose from. When
you choose a date you're telling Windows to revert your computer to the
state it was in on that date. Today, for example, we'll say is December
17, 2006 (It might not be -OK? But for the purposes of this article, it
is!) Let's say yesterday you installed "Joe's Hotdog Machine - Graphics
for the Hotdog" program and since then you've had nothing but problems.
So you open System Restore, go back to a date before you installed
"Joe's Hotdog Machine" and restore your computer to the state it was in
before you installed that program. You would choose December 14, 2006
from the System Restore calendar (although you could go back further if
you chose to do so). It's important to remember that restoring your
computer to an earlier time is not a complete restore to an earlier
time. Any documents you created or email you have received, photos you
stored, etc. will not be erased. But any programs you've installed,
system configuration changes you've made, or settings changes you made
will be lost - and that's the purpose - to revert back to a time before
you installed a program or made a settings change that adversely
affected your computer. You can go back to a time when your computer
worked well.
2. If you choose "Create a restore point" you will create a restore
point at that instant. This is a great feature if you're about to
install a major software application like an anti-virus or firewall.
Create a restore point just before you install any major new software
and if something goes wrong you can easily revert back to the restore
point you created. This has been a life-saver for us many times.
3. If you choose "Undo my last restoration" you will have the option to
undo a system restore that you've completed. You would only use this
option if running a system restore made your computer worse than it was
before the system restore process.
To learn what System Restore actually
"backs up"
please click here.
Registry
Mechanic - A Cloudeight Endorsed Product
(Advertisement)
Download
A Free Trial of Registry Mechanic by PC Tools
With Registry Mechanic you can safely clean, repair and optimize the
Windows registry with a few simple mouse clicks! Problems with the Windows registry are a
common cause of Windows crashes, slow performance and error messages. By using a registry
cleaner regularly and fixing registry errors your system should not only be more stable
but it will also help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades.
Download
A Free Trial of Registry Mechanic by PC Tools
Registry Mechanic
uses a high-performance detection algorithm to quickly identify missing and invalid
references in your Windows registry. These problems can occur for many reasons including
being left-behind after the un-installation or incorrect removal of software, by missing
or corrupt hardware drivers, or orphaned startup programs. Download
A Free Trial of Registry Mechanic by PC Tools
With a few easy steps Registry
Mechanic will scan your entire registry for any invalid entries and provides a
list of the registry errors found, you can then choose to selectively clean each item or
automatically repair them all. For your convenience and protection Registry
Mechanic can also make a backup of any repairs made so that you can easily
recover any changes if required. Try it free now! Download
A Free Trial of Registry Mechanic by PC Tools
|
|
Make our Start Page your
Home Page | Close this
Window
©2006 Cloudeight Internet |
|
