System Retore?

Question

What happens when youdo a system restore? and whats it for?

Answer 1

To elaborate just a little...

You'll often see people here advising others to turn off their system restore and run their scans. This is *not* a good one-size-fits all advice. When you turn off your system restore you lose all of your prior restore points and there is no going back. (Once you turn off sys restore, you can't go back to before you turned it off).
Now what happens if turning it off and running the scan fails... or worse; what if you remove some vital files or lose your internet? Well you have nothing to fall back on. Sometimes an infected restore point is better than none at all.

So it is only advisable to turn off your system restore before running a scan when you are reasonably certain that the infection is *in* the restore files. Otherwise, heal your computer first, *then* turn sys restore off and back on.

Answer 2

When You Use System Restore
Your Computer Changes Its Current Settings With Its Settings On A Previous Date. So Basically Your Taking Your Computer Back Into Time.

This Is For If You Have Done Something Wrong With Your Computer And You Would Like To Take It To A Previous Time So You Can Undo It. This Is A Good Step if You Do Not Wish To Reformat Your Computer.

All Your Computer Settings Changes Except For Your Documents Folder.

Answer 3

Usually when a person performs a system restore, is because their computer in "real time", has a problem and you are unable to resolve. Then you go back to your last known good system operation. (This will resolve the "real time" problem.

There are exceptions where a system restore will not resolve a current problem and in some cases you may have to re-install your platform, or try to fix the problem in "safe mode".

Minddoctor, France