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Friday, April 17, 2009

How To Use System Restore in Windows XP

Have you ever made changes to your computer that seemed to just mess everything up? You can go back to another time to save yourself and your computer from any further torment.

A great feature of Windows is the System Restore option and it is very easy to use. You can go back to a previous setup without losing your documents, jpegs, emails or other files. It keeps track of changes in your system and automatically creates what are called "restore points." These points allow you to travel back in time to when your system was more stable.

In XP, to bring up System Restore, go to Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools, then click "System Restore." You must be logged in as the administrator and make sure that you close all programs and save all files. Select the button that says "Restore my computer to an earlier time" and click "Next." The days in bold type are days that have restore points.

Select the day you want and click "Next." Windows will shut down and then restart your computer with the settings from the date you chose.

You can also create your own restore points. Even though System Restore automatically creates restore points, it is a good idea to manually create one when you are making any changes (like installing new programs. To do this, choose the button marked "Create a Restore Point" on the first screen, then click "Next." Give the restore point a name and click "Create." You can make up whatever name you'd like or you could just use the date. It's up to you. The new point will be stamped with the current date and time.

Single Click Restore Point

Single Click Restore Point is a tiny executable that makes it really easy to create a restore point. While logged into an account with administrative privileges, you simply click the .EXE and it creates a restore point for you. The only inconvenience is you lose the ability to individually name your restore points. Every restore point created with Single Click Restore Point is labeled by the date and "Created With SCRP Tool", a more than acceptable compromise if it means you use the restore tool more frequently. Single Click Restore Point is freeware, Windows only.

Click this link to download Single Click Restore Point.

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