Re: Rolling back a PC to a point before a problem arose

On Thu, 4 Dec 2008 19:27:32 -0500, "Mike Hall - MVP"
<mikehall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Will the rollback make the Windows update list back to what it was
before the updates were performed?

What files will be changed when you do a system restore? Will all the
previous system files and user files be restored? Can you roll back
and then roll forward?


"Karl TT" <kthurber@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23lODy9mVJHA.1456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Recently, my Dell XPS-420 started acting very strangely, with several
major problems. I understand that I can roll back the PC to reflect a date
just before things started acting strangely. But if I do this, what are
the risks of doing so? What surprises might I encounter by doing this,
like possibly losing recent e-mails, etc.

Also, if I am dissatisfied with rolling the PC back to a given date, can I
restore it to where it was before the rollback, without losing any data?

Also, where in Vista would I go to start this process? And is there any
tutorial on doing this in Vista?

Thanks.




You will not lose personal data. Windows System Restore recalls system files
from the date picked in order to get you working again..

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