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Its purpose is to create a
snapshot of the systems configuration. Using system restore, you can easily
return the operating system back to a known good configuration. The system restore feature was not designed to be used as a troubleshooter. If for instance you have installed a new driver that has adversely effected your system, the method of rolling back the driver to the old version should be used prior to using system restore. Another common use for system restore is to uninstall a recently installed program. Using the programs uninstall utility is the preferred method. Or, if the program doesn't have an uninstall method you can use Add/Remove Programs. [Top] |
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There are a few methods you can
use to open System Restore: Method #1:
Method #2:
Method #3:
Note: You may be prompted to enter an administrators password. [Top] |
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Restore points are created
everyday and also before any significant system change such as; Installing a
program or updating a device driver. Vista also allows users to create a
restore point manually. [Top] |
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Once the System Restore process completes, your system will automatically restart. [Top] |
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Here are a few methods to
choose from: Method #1:
Method #2:
Method #3:
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Yes. Prior to using system
restore a restore point is created. To undo the changes follow the
instructions below:
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System Restore monitors all
operating system files, installed programs and Windows registry settings. It
also monitors batch files, scripts and executable files. [Top] |
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System Restore does not monitor
personal files such as; email, personal documents and photos. You will need
to backup these files manually in order to restore them in the event you
should lose these files. [Top] |
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The restore points keep
accumulating until the maximum allotted default space is filled. Once this
maximum space is full, the restore points will begin to delete automatically
as the next is created. [Top] |
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My restore points disappear when I switch between XP and Vista |
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This is a common occurrence for
those that have a dual boot between older Windows versions and Vista. The
reason this happens is because in Vista, the restore points are handled a
little differently than in older Windows versions. The older versions do not
see the Vista restore points as being valid so they automatically delete
them. Once you switch back over to Vista, the restore points will begin
accumulating again. [Top] |
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It is not recommended to
disable system restore because in the event something should go wrong, you
won't be able to restore to a previous date, but for those of you that have
asked, here's how:
To turn the system restore feature back on, recheck the drive in step #6 above, then click Apply. [Top] |
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How much hard disk space is required for System Restore to work? |
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In order for System Restore to
function on your hard disk, it needs at least 300 MB of free space for each
drive that it is to function on. System Restore will not function on disks
that are smaller than 1 gigabyte (GB). If you were to turn off System Protection (the feature that creates the restore points), all restore points from that disk are deleted. Once System Protection is turned back on, new restore points will begin to be created. [Top] |
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No. System Restore in Vista
requires the NTFS file system in order to work. This is because Vista uses
shadow copies to create restore points. Shadow copies are not supported by
any FAT file system.
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This error usually occurs when
there is only 512MB of RAM installed on a system heavily occupied with large
data files. Usually, upgrading your RAM to at least 1 GB solves this
problem. [Top] |
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Yes, you control how much disk
space to allocate to Vista for the restore points. Here's how:
The above command will list
the current amount of Used, Allocated and Maximum allowed storage size for
the Volume Shadow Storage on your computer. Note: The above example
assumes that the root drive for your system is C: [Top] |
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