Last known good configeration? Hummmm?

Question

If the computer knows the "Last Known Good Configeration" and can go back to that, why doesnt it just tell you the minute you have a "Bad Configeration" (so your not chugging along like a dork thinking everything is GOOD with your Configerations)?

Answer 1

It's because sometimes when you go back to your last good configuration, you lose things that you have added since then. Your last known good configuration could be from, say, two weeks ago--but in the last two weeks you could have downloaded other programs and such, which you would lose.

Why doesn't it let you know the minute you have a bad configuration? Because it's not that sophisticated yet. Bad configurations occur because people delete registry keys; trojans get into the system; people delete system files they shouldn't be touching; malware gets involved; etc. Some programs and system tools let you know ASAP when something went wrong (depending on what these tools were designed to detect), but there is no overarching tool yet that can determine immediately when something has gone awry on a total systemwide basis. Moreover, when you do things such as delete registry keys, it alerts you beforehand not to do it unless you know exactly what you're doing, so it gives you the option not to mess stuff up beyond repair. By that same token, it gives you the option of messing it up completely if you like. It's totally democratic.

Answer 2

Because rolling back previous configurations might not be the best solution to the problem all the time is why. For example if a virus destroys files that allow the computer to operate correctly. Rolling back to a previous date is not going to remove the virus if it has been on a system for a long period of time. It'd fix some of the problems the virus might have caused but the virus is just going to just do it all over again.

Answer 3

it doesnt know if you have a bad configuration.

if you notice that things arnt as they are, i.e after you installed a certain program, you tell it to load a config before that program was isntalled, thus being the good config, if your using windows xp, it periodically sets 'restore points' for you which allow you to select a date in the past that you would like to restore to, so i assume your using windows me,98 or other such older versions, not windows xp, since microsoft is no longer supporting these programs i would strongly urge you to consider upgrading your operating system

Answer 4

"Last Known Good Configuration" is the configuration you started with last time.

so if you mess up and restart it more than once this feature becomes useless and thus you need to create a system restore point using Start->Programs ->Accessories->system tools->system restore.

Answer 5

it may come to that some day but for now we have to do it the old fashion way....computer will tell u when it about to crash if u see that screen on start up u can just about bet computer is on it's way out...or even in safe mode..either way ...so u can just about bet something nasty is fixin' to happen

Answer 6

Computers can only do what they are told. For it to think would be Artificial Intelligence

Answer 7

I'm seeing mammoth computer sabotage.How would you yourself write an operating system?Try this one:START---PROGRAMS---
ACCESSORIES---
COMMAND PROMPT.In the Command Prompt type:ping yahoo.com then press ENTER.(study the prompt for its information)
Now type:ping microsoft.com (study)
Now type:ping intel.com(study)
Timed Out means shut off!

Answer 8

Because computers are made by imperfect man.