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System Restore Why use it

System Restore is one of the most useful tools that Microsoft ever included in their Windows package.

Why do I say that ? Well the simple reason is that we all at some time have problems with the computer, caused either by installing a program that the computer disliked or for some unfathomable other reason.

With System Restore we can turn the Clock Back, and happily use the computer again.

How do we do that ?

Well there are 2 ( Two ) ways of accessing System Restore which I will list below:-

First method:-

Got to Start > Run Type in the box without the quotes “ MSConfig “

Select ʹLaunch System Restoreʹ

Second Method:-

Go to :- Start > All programs

Select Accessories > System Tools > System Restore

The choice is yours

When the System Restore Wizard opens Select “Create a Restore Point” > Next Follow the prompts and give the Restore point a name that means or indicates something to you, do not bother with the Date for System Restore automatically puts that in for you.

How to put the Clock Back:-

When something has gone wrong.

I say that because you are unlikely to use System Restore unless something has gone wrong.

Follow your preferred method from the two above to open System Restore.

When you are there select “Restore my computer to an earlier time”. > Next

When the window opens showing all the dates etc., If you click the date it then puts up a description of that save in the right-hand window.

Choose the one which you have made, or if the computer has made a later one before the problem started choose that one.

The beauty of it is that if the one you choose does not work go back and open System Restore again, and would you believe you can “ Undo “ the selection and start all over again with another restore point. 