How To Use & Create a System Restore

System restore creates a point that is an exact duplicate of how your computer is currently running.   You can manually create restore points or you can set your system to create them on its own.  These are good to have in times of making any changes to your computer, like changing settings or installing/uninstalling programs.  Say you install a program that has makes your computer act strangely, you can access a restore point before installation and it will go back to the way it was running before you installed the problem program.

This is a great habit to get into doing so you always have good point of access.  Especially if your computer is running great and you want to have that again, you can create a system restore point for a backup, just in case.


Go to the Start button


All programs

Accessories folder

System Tools folder

System Restore

If you get a window asking the following..."Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to your computer"......select YES.



Select Next

Click on the restore point you want to use.

If you do not see a point far enough back, make sure you select 'Show more restore points' in the lower left corner.

Once you find and click on the point you want to use, click Next.

Now at this point I do want to mention that system restores are reversible.  When you use System Restore, a restore point is created before proceeding in case the restore does not fix your problem, you can revert right back.

You will be shown a confirmation screen before proceeding with the restore for one last verification to make sure you have selected correctly what you want to use.

It will take a little while for the restore creation/implementation to take effect and your computer will also be restarted on its own.. If it is not, then you need to manually restart it as the changes will not take affect until this is done.

ENJOY!