You can write a little script that will make using System Restore quicker and easier. After you've completed this "tip" you'll have a little script on your desktop that you can run before making changes to the registry, or installing a major program like an anti-virus, firewall, or anti-spyware program. That way, if anything goes awry, you'll be able to restore you computer to a time right-before you make the registry changes or installed the program.

Here's how to create a script that will create a restore point when you double-click it:

1.  Using Notepad, type the following listing and save it with the file extension .vbs. Important! Make sure that you enclose the file name in quotation marks so Notepad doesn't add the .txt file extension to the name. For example "SystemRetore.vbs" or whatever you want to name it. Whatever you call it, it must end in .vbs. If you don't enclose the entire file name in quotes Notepad will save it as a plain text file and it will be useless to you.