{"id":935,"date":"2013-03-02T15:59:48","date_gmt":"2013-03-02T23:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-olio.com\/cknow\/cms\/?p=935"},"modified":"2013-03-02T15:59:48","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T23:59:48","slug":"how-do-i-set-a-system-restore-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cknow.com\/cms\/articles\/how-do-i-set-a-system-restore-point.html","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Set a System Restore Point?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note:<\/strong> This article shows techniques for Windows XP. It will be updated for Windows Vista soon. (For the impatient: Use the same menu options as below. The utility that pops up differs but is pretty obvious; just be certain to click on the open System Protection link and then close the utility after the System Protection tab pops up.)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

To set a System Restore Point…<\/p>\n