system restore computer help please

[devonwoody]

I notice there is not a system restore on Windows7? (wifes computer) or is there?

Any help appreciated.

 

[misterfish]

Yes, there is. Click the 'Start' button and type 'backup' in the 'search programs and files' box. You will the see 'Backup and Restore' listed under programs. Click this and the utility loads. On the left side of this sceen there are two options - 'Create system image' and 'Create a sytem repair disk'. If you create a system image at the end of the process you have the option to produce a bootable disk to run the restore in the evnt of a sytem failure.

Misterfish

 

[devonwoody]

Thanks MF.

This seems more involved that the old XP and earlier ones.

I used to regularly set a restore point with a date, the above system requires a dated disk each time?.

Nothing else available these days?

 

[Lons]

Hi DW

The facility is still there exactly as before they've just made it less obvious.

easiest way for you until you become familiar is just click on the windows start icon bottom left and type system restore in to the search box. It will display a sub menue - just click on create a restore point and it will lead you through the process without any problems.

Bob

 

[devonwoody]

Thanks all, that was what I was looking for.

Why they had to bug ger about changing buttons, they must know us oldies cannot keep up with change.

Now I have got to remember that one unless I can drag an icon on to the desktop to find it, it that possible please?

 

[misterfish]

I find it worthwhile to have a complete system restore available in case things get really screwed up. In my case my old desktop is running Windows 7 and it works fine, but after installing service pack 1 the graphics drivers wouldn't work and I only got VGA - due to it being an old ATI graphics card. I tried an old 'normal' system restore point but the graphics still didn't work. From experience of 30 years of 'small' computer system installaton, programming and support I had learnt the importance of a complete system backup and was able to get the system back to a state where the graphics card worked properly.

Misterfish

 

[devonwoody]

So you are saying create a reboot disk?

 

[misterfish]

A bootable disk that will start the system and then restore the system backup you've made to give a working installed version of Windows in the same state as when you made the backup.

Misterfish

 

[devonwoody]

Thanks Jeff, do you use rewritable cd's, dvds didnt used to work in days gone by for that sort of thing or have times changed?

 

[misterfish]

There is a lot of flexibility. I have used a DVD written on the machine in question, but for my two computers I use a second hard disk in the desktop and for the laptop I save over the home network to a NAS that stores all my shared files and woodworking videos. When you run the system backup option the first question is 'Where do you want to save the backup?' with choice of Hard disk, one or more DVDs or on a network location.

Misterfish