One of the first things I normally do when I set up a computer with Windows XP, right after I install anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, is to configure Internet Explorer (IE) and System Restore ...

I'd like to hear your perceived advantages and disadvantages to using Win XP's System Restore.<BR><BR>I work for a small college and System Restore is off on our campus computers. We run Win XP ...

Have you ever wanted a do-over? Ever wished that you could just erase the day and pretend it never happened? Well, human time travel still exists only in science fiction, so you’ll have to wait for ...

There are situations where you need to perform the System Restore operation. But at times you may face an error – To use System Restore, you must specify which ...

I was helping a friend with a dead XP Home SP2 machine today. The machine would get to the end of the initial XP logo screen, but die with a blue-screen complaining about a corrupted SOFTWARE registry ...

System Restore has long been the go-to option for Windows recovery, but it's certainly not perfect. Microsoft's new ...

Jack Maloney wants to know what files and folders are backed up when Windows creates a restore point, and what changes when you restore one. That’s an excellent question, and one that isn’t all that ...