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----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes are made and the byline, copyright, and theresource box below is included.----------------------------------------------------------System Restore: The Big UndoBy Stephen BucaroSystem Restore is the ultimate band-aid fix for buggyMicrosoft Windows. If you make a hardware or softwarechange to your Windows Me or Windows XP system, and thenit doesn't work right, System Restore acts like a giant "undo".For System Restore to work, you need a "restore point" togo back to. A restore point saves a copy of the registry,drivers, and crucial operating system files. The files aresaved as compressed .cab files in a folder named_RESTORE/ARCHIVE.System Restore monitors all partitions on your computer(Windows XP lets you select which drives to monitor) andautomatically creates restore points. The actual numberof restore points saved depends on how much disk space hasbeen allocated for System Restore. System Restore will notrun if your system has less than 200 MB of free space.= Types of Restore Points- System Check Points: Scheduled restore points created byWindows. System Restore automatically creates a restorepoint every 10 hours (if your computer is on). Yourcomputer must be idle for a few minutes before a restorepoint can be created.- Manual Restore Points: Just before you make a hardware orsoftware change to your system, you can maually create arestore point.- Installation Restore Points: Restore points created by aninstallation program. Not all installation programs createa restore point.= Make sure System Restore is enabled1. Select Start | Settings | Control Panel and open SystemUtility.2. On the Performance tab, click on the [File System]button. The "File System Properties" dialog box appears.3. In the File System Properties" dialog box select the"Troubleshooting" tab.4. On the "Troubleshooting" tab, make sure the "DisableSystem Restore" checkbox is not checked.= To Create a Restore Point1. Select Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools |System Restore. The "Wecome to System Restore" window willappear. 2. In the "Welcome to System Restore" window, set the"Create Restore Point" radio button. Then click in the[Next] button. The "Create Restore Point" window willappear.2. In the "Create Restore Point" window, enter a name foryour restore point. For example, "Before Modem Upgrade".Then click on the [Next] button.3. After a period of disk activity, the "Confirm NewRestore Point" window will appear displaying the date andname of your restore point. Click on the [OK] button.= Restoring Your SystemYou made a hardware or software change to your system, andnow it doesn't work right. If Windows won't start, pressthe F8 key while your computer is starting. The "StartupMenu" should appear. In the Startup Menu select "Safe Mode".In safe mode, or if Windows does start, selectStart | Programs | Accessories | System Tools |System RestoreThe "Welcome to System Restore" window will appear. Clickon the [Next] button. On the "Choose a Restore Point" page,click on a restore point to highlight it. If there are norestore points listed, click on the [back arrow] button onthe calendar until you find the most recent restore point.Then click on the [Next] button. System Restore restoresyour system to the state it was in at the restore pointyou selected and then restarts your computer.= Note: System Restore does not undo any changes that youmade to files you created with your applications. If arestore doesn't work, you can undo it, and select a different restore point.When Microsoft created this big band-aid fix called SystemRestore, they admitted that Windows is an unstableoperating system. Now we should be able to get compensatedfor all the productivity we lost because of Windows crashing.----------------------------------------------------------Resource Box:Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintainyour computer and use it more effectively to design a Website and make money on the Web visithttp://bucarotechelp.comTo subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blankemail to mailto:bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com---------------------------------------------------------- Article Tags: System Restore Window, Doesn't Work, System Restore, Restore Point, Restore Points, Restore Window, Point Window