How do I restore my computer back to a date in the past?

Question

I can't remember how to do this, where you can set your computer back to a certain date. It comes up with a calendar and you can click on a date and you computer will go back to the settings for that date. My internet is working but Yahoo won't come up - I have to use a search engine and then I can get to my mail or other Yahoo services but not my home page. So I want to see if setting my computer back a few days will help.

Answer 1

start/programs/accesories/system tools/system restore.

That is where mine is found.

you can also do a search for system restore.

Answer 2

Windows 7 and Vista has a feature called System Restore that automatically backs up registry and system files whenever you install new software or drivers. This feature is useful when you install evil software that makes your computer run really slow. But don’t worry, System Restore won’t remove Windows Vista. There are two places that you can use the system restore feature from. From within Windows, you can just type restore into the Start menu search box, and you’ll immediately see System Restore at the top of the start menu. Or you can type rstrui into the search box and hit enter. Your choice. You will immediate see a screen where you can choose to roll back the system to the last restore point. You can select “Recommended restore”, and just click next, or you can choose a different restore point. If you do choose a different restore point, you will see a list of restore points that you can choose from. Click one of them, and you will have to confirm and then restart your computer to roll the system back. Click next, and on the next screen select the drive that your copy of Windows 7 or Vista is installed on. Click Finish, and Windows will roll back to the previous restore point. Really pretty simple stuff. Note: For best results, you should run System Restore from safe mode. If you receive an error while restoring, then use it from safe mode and it should work fine. To get into Safe mode, you can reboot and use the F8 key right before Windows starts up.

Answer 3

Double click on the clock in the task bar.