XP system restore - cannot restore, so now what?

[Guest jimbo571@operamail.com]

Re: XP system restore - cannot restore, so now what?

 

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:09:06 -0700, M.H.

<MH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Thanks for responding Jimbo. So where does one get "recover" software?

>

>"jimbo571@operamail.com" wrote:

>

>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:49:00 -0700, M.H.

>> <M.H.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>

>> >Hi. R. McCarty -- Hoping you can help. About 6-7 weeks ago, I deleted a bunch

>> >of old stuff trying to free up space. Apparently, I didn't know what I was

>> >deleting and accidentally deleted all of my photos from the last several

>> >years. These were my kids growing up. Being a total loser when it comes to

>> >computers, I JUST figured out today that I could do a system restore to get

>> >stuff back. Problem is, it will only restore up to about three weeks ago and

>> >I need to go back to 6/3/08 and restore. Is it possible to do this? Thanks.

>> >M.H.

>> >

>> >"R. McCarty" wrote:

>> >

>> >> The way you describe it, the most recent Restore point would have

>> >> the highest reliability since it alone is required to roll-back the system

>> >> state. To me the reliability decreases with each point ( or day ) back

>> >> in time you try to restore to.

>> >>

>> >> System Restore is more of a remedy for the "Oh Damn" type of

>> >> change where something is done and the change is immediately seen

>> >> as unwanted. I've seen SR move a system back by months, but it's

>> >> not something you'd want to depend on. System Imaging is a much

>> >> better approach to restoring a system to a previous setup.

>> >>

>> >> <foobar5@home.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:lhip64d0h7g9d0h8sid3jf6f88vhhik82c@4ax.com...

>> >> > On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 07:46:45 -0400, "R. McCarty"

>> >> > <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote:

>> >> >

>> >> >>It works much like an incremental backup. If you want to Restore

>> >> >>to Monday and it is Friday - all the interim points must be valid.

>> >> >>Once the chain is broken, no restores past the unusable point will

>> >> >>be possible.

>> >> >

>> >> > I'd not known this.

>> >> >

>> >> > If I *create* a restore point (versus the restore points XP

>> >> > automatically creates), will that created restore point be full (and

>> >> > thus usable pretty much no matter what), or will that also be

>> >> > incremental?

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>> To MH - a system restore ONLY restores the registry , anything else

>> requires *recover* software .

>>

 

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