What does "System Restore" mean on my Windows XP Home computer, what does it do?

Answer 1

It is used to rewind your computer to a previous point in time.
It enables you to move the PC back to before a point when a problem arose.
You can re restore points before you add new/different programs, then rewind if it causes problems.

In short very useful.

Answer 2

It restores your system to an earlier time before an installation say. The system restore also sets regular restore points every few days by default. Do not confuse this with Factory Restore. This option will wipe your hard drive clean back to factory condition. You should not mess with that option. System restore is safe because you can restore to any of the highlighted dates that show a system restore point has been created. Suppose you install a programme and it makes your computer act strangely, you can use system restore to restore your computer back to the time just before installation.

Answer 3

If you have a problem with your computer you can REFORMAT your computer an put it to factory settings.

You can do a soft recovery too, but this reformats too but leaves all your data safe and your icons will be on your desktop still. But remember always good to save the setup files and data files. My data files for one game was wiped out, but the game remained.

Then the system restore to put your computer back a week or so. Say you load up a program and something goes wrong. It is possible to set the computer where it was before you loaded the program up. Like going back in time.

But click START then in the window click on the left side, HELP AND SUPPORT. From there you can find what you are looking for on answers.

Answer 4

While Microsoft will want you to keep using Vista you can install Windows XP easy enough. 1. Backup any data you want to keep and put onto Windows XP 2. Setup your BIOS (you can access it right after you power on your computer) so that it boots from the CD drive before it boots from the hard drive 3. Insert the Windows XP CD and reboot your computer 4. Make sure to start the Windows XP install program! Otherwise the computer is just going to boot Vista again. 5. Follow the instructions and make sure you delete the existing partitions (ie Vista). 6. Finish up the installation by configuring your computer the way you need it to be. If you want to install multiple operating systems here is the recommended order of installation: 1. Windows (oldest to newest) (95 then 98 then 2000 then XP then Vista then Win 7) 2. Linux, GNU/HURD, or BSD (so it can encapsulate Windows) Hope this helps out.

Answer 5

System Restore is a component of Windows XP Professional that you can use to restore your computer to a previous state, if a problem occurs, without losing your personal data files (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favorites, or e-mail). System Restore monitors changes to the system and some application files, and it automatically creates easily identified restore points. These restore points allow you to revert the system to a previous time. They are created daily and at the time of significant system events (such as when an application or driver is installed). You can also create and name your own restore points at any time.

Answer 6

It restores your computer to state at which it was working normally. For example, if you install a particular software and it causes your computer to become unstable, you can go to System Restore and restore your computer to a previous date before you installed the software. It's like "going back in time." I've had success for the most part with it. Is your computer unstable?

Answer 7

It takes the computer back to a "Restore Point" which you or the machine set up prior to a change you have made or has been made to your machine. Look at the Windows XP tour of its features

Answer 8

it takes a "snapshot" of your computers configuration once in a while. If you screw up and delete a critical file or something stops working, system restore will restore your machine to a recent time when it was working..

Answer 9

this restores your system to a previous stable state... the feature is very helpful in case u installed some malfunctioning driver

Answer 10

It is a convenient feature that allows viruses to implant themselves in there and restore themselves time after time when you have deleted them, causing you to smash up the computer and therefore spend more money..