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can someone please explain system restore to me, i understand it restores
your computer to a previous state but how many restore points does it save,
can u choose 1, how much space does this take up, is it reliable and will it
restore everything on your pc up untill that point?. help me understand
please, thank you.
 
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By default 12% of hard drive space is used, you can change it to less.
System Restore is intended to restore system files and is not intended
to protect personal data.
For personal data you need a back-up plan.

See this for more about System Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx

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"RobLee" <RobLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> can someone please explain system restore to me, i understand it
> restores
> your computer to a previous state but how many restore points does
> it save,
> can u choose 1, how much space does this take up, is it reliable and
> will it
> restore everything on your pc up untill that point?. help me
> understand
> please, thank you.
 
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thank you jupiter......(cool name). But can i select or set my own restore
point and if my system becomes infected, will restoring eradicate the virus?

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> By default 12% of hard drive space is used, you can change it to less.
> System Restore is intended to restore system files and is not intended
> to protect personal data.
> For personal data you need a back-up plan.
>
> See this for more about System Restore:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "RobLee" <RobLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C55EE0A9-9114-448C-AA1A-5AF541C831E1@microsoft.com...
> > can someone please explain system restore to me, i understand it
> > restores
> > your computer to a previous state but how many restore points does
> > it save,
> > can u choose 1, how much space does this take up, is it reliable and
> > will it
> > restore everything on your pc up untill that point?. help me
> > understand
> > please, thank you.
>
>
>
 
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You can choose any of the available Restore Points.
It may or may not eradicate the virus.
You should have an anti virus program to get rid of viruses.
If you know the virus name, search for the virus and a resolution
should be displayed as well:
http://www.symantec.com/search/

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"RobLee" <RobLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> thank you jupiter......(cool name). But can i select or set my own
> restore
> point and if my system becomes infected, will restoring eradicate
> the virus?
>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> By default 12% of hard drive space is used, you can change it to
>> less.
>> System Restore is intended to restore system files and is not
>> intended
>> to protect personal data.
>> For personal data you need a back-up plan.
>>
>> See this for more about System Restore:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/faqsrwxp.mspx
>>
>> --
>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>>
>>
>> "RobLee" <RobLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C55EE0A9-9114-448C-AA1A-5AF541C831E1@microsoft.com...
>> > can someone please explain system restore to me, i understand it
>> > restores
>> > your computer to a previous state but how many restore points
>> > does
>> > it save,
>> > can u choose 1, how much space does this take up, is it reliable
>> > and
>> > will it
>> > restore everything on your pc up untill that point?. help me
>> > understand
>> > please, thank you.
 
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Hey there ... Check out this website and see if you find what you need

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_restore.htm


"RobLee" <RobLee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> can someone please explain system restore to me, i understand it restores
> your computer to a previous state but how many restore points does it
> save,
> can u choose 1, how much space does this take up, is it reliable and will
> it
> restore everything on your pc up untill that point?. help me understand
> please, thank you.
 
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RobLee wrote:
> can someone please explain system restore to me, i understand it restores
> your computer to a previous state but how many restore points does it save,
> can u choose 1, how much space does this take up, is it reliable and will it
> restore everything on your pc up untill that point?. help me understand
> please, thank you.
You determine how many restore points your computer saves by telling it
how much hard drive space to allow. To do this right click on my
computer icon and select properties. Then click on system restore tab.
Highlight drive letter and select settings. Adjust the slidebar to
increase/decrease amount of hard drive space to use. The more space you
aloow the more system restore points you will have.
See ya,
Steve
 

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RobLee wrote:
> thank you jupiter...... But can i select or set my own restore
> point and if my system becomes infected, will restoring eradicate the virus?

Yes you can set a restore point or just let it do it's own thing and set
points on program and driver installations. On the point of Viruses, you
may find that if you become infected that Restore will "lock" the affected
key in memory. So you may have to turn off Restore then do a Virus scan.

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