Difference between revisions of "System Restore"
(→Executing System Restore) |
|||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
==Executing System Restore== | ==Executing System Restore== | ||
To perform a system restore: | To perform a system restore: | ||
| − | # | + | #Click on start > all programs > accessories > system tools > system restore. |
#You will then get a screen that will have two options. The first is to restore your computer to earlier time and the second is to create a restore point. | #You will then get a screen that will have two options. The first is to restore your computer to earlier time and the second is to create a restore point. | ||
| − | #To continue with the restore be sure that the '''Restore my Computer to an Earlier Time''' is checked and click next. You will now be brought to a screen with a calendar. The dates in bold are dates that you can restore to. To select a date, simply click on it and click next. You will now be at a confirmation page to make sure you are selecting the correct date and are aware that anything saved onto your computer after the restore point will be lost. You can then click next a final time and the computer will restore to that date. | + | #To continue with the restore be sure that the '''Restore my Computer to an Earlier Time''' is checked and click next. You will now be brought to a screen with a calendar. The dates in bold are dates that you can restore to. To select a date, simply click on it and click next. |
| + | #You will now be at a confirmation page to make sure you are selecting the correct date and are aware that anything saved onto your computer after the restore point will be lost. You can then click next a final time and the computer will restore to that date. | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 8 December 2006
System Restore is a feature of Windows XP and will revert your computer to exactly how it was on a specific date chosen when performing a system restore. More specifically, any settings you've changed, programs installed, documents of any kind saved, and any other changes will be lost after the restore date. So, for example, if you choose to restore to December 1st and the current date is December 7th and you wrote 10 papers between the 1st and 7th all of those papers will be gone.
How is this useful?
Often, if you know the approximate date that an error started occurring and you do not know how to fix it then you can restore to a date you know your computer was working properly.
Executing System Restore
To perform a system restore:
- Click on start > all programs > accessories > system tools > system restore.
- You will then get a screen that will have two options. The first is to restore your computer to earlier time and the second is to create a restore point.
- To continue with the restore be sure that the Restore my Computer to an Earlier Time is checked and click next. You will now be brought to a screen with a calendar. The dates in bold are dates that you can restore to. To select a date, simply click on it and click next.
- You will now be at a confirmation page to make sure you are selecting the correct date and are aware that anything saved onto your computer after the restore point will be lost. You can then click next a final time and the computer will restore to that date.