Re: Reverting system to an earlier date

Ted

If System Restore is set to automatically create daily Restore Points
it is likely that you will not be able to go back too far. The size of each
Restore Point means that unless you allocate a large amount of disk
space to System Restore the System will inevitably remove old
restore points to create space for the new ones.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, England

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"Ted Zieglar" <teddy.z@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Please do not fall into the common trap of "My computer's not working
right so I'll try System Restore". SR has a specific purpose.

Understand that once you go back to a restore point your computer will
have a mix of old and new system files. This is not necessarily a good
idea. The further back in time you reach, the more you risk the
possibility that old system files will not be compatible with the state of
your system as it is today.

I advise my friends and family not to use a restore point any older than
they would feel comfortable wearing the same pair of underwear. If you're
not using your computer for hours a day, every day, you can probably go
back a few days more.

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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

Debsieo wrote:
Thanks so much Ted - I feel very foolish but it was just not coming to
me. I appreciate your tips too, but I didn't word that part of my plea
very well - I knew what it would do, and I wanted it to do just what you
described. For some reason, my printer wasn't "talking" to my computer.
I did everything I knew how - re-installed the driver, ran diagnostics,
etc., but no go. I figured that a System Restore might do it, but I just
blanked on the name - wish me luck!

PS - thanks for the reminder - I DO need to do a copmplete backup!

"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

System Restore, Find it at Control Panel > System > System Restore tab.

Some tips: SR does not "take your system back in time". It restores a
limited set of system files to the way they were at an earlier point in
time. The rest of your computer is the same as it always was.

SR is very useful for what it does: If key system files that make up the
essential parts of the operating system are damaged you can regain the
essential functionality of the OS through SR. However, System Restore is
not the same thing as a backup. And it has no effect at all on your own
files (documents, spreadsheets, music files, etc.)

---
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

Debsieo wrote:
Really embarassed because I can't remember what you call it, but
there's a way to take your system back in time to an earlier date in
order to go back before certain system issues cropped up. What is that
called? I can't look it up because I'm having a brain hiccup on the
term!

Thanks for your help!
Debsieo


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