How Do I Set a System Restore Point?

Before changing your system settings you should always set a System Restore Point in order to make recovery easier in case of problems. While Windows XP will set these points automatically at various times; setting a specific point can be useful if there are things you've done after Windows sets its automatic point that you want to keep. Recovery to a set System Restore Point can cause data loss from that point foward as that's the purpose of the restore point: to restore the system to a particular point in time.

To set a System Restore Point...

• Open the Start menu
• Open the Programs menu
• Open the Accessories menu
• Open the System Tools menu
• Finally, start System Restore

• Pick the option for setting a System Restore Point and click on the Next button

• Fill in a name for the restore point so you can find it and click on the Create button

• Click on the Close button when done

If you need to restore the system to a particular point or change the options Windows uses to set restore points use the System Restore tool as well.

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More Information

• A good technical reference can be found on the Microsoft site.
• And, if all you want is information about the registry, please see the CKnow page here.