Recovery point: what it is for

While working on the computer, we installthere are new programs, we change its settings "for themselves." During all such operations, it is possible to do something wrong, as a result of which the computer may start to issue various errors or stop working at all. Very often in this case, the question of a new installation of the system. However, it is possible to restore the working capacity of the PC in another way.

So, consider this method in more detail. You can restore the operating state of the computer using the "System Restore" function. It allows you to return the last working state of the Windows system.

Using recovery, the computer automaticallyIt creates a copy of its working parameters, it is called a "recovery point". It contains all the data about the system status, the programs that are installed in it, as well as information about the settings of Windows XP. That is, this copy of the system contains information about the state of Windows at a given time.

A restore point is also created when drivers or programs are installed on the computer.

However, in addition to automatically creating a point, withWith the help of which the system is restored, you can do it yourself. To use system recovery, you need to check whether you can create such a recovery point on your computer. To do this, open the properties of the computer by opening the context menu of the "My Computer" shortcut and selecting "Properties" there. In the window that opens, you need to open the "System Restore" tab and check that there is no checkmark in front of the system restore disabling point.

In the event that the Windows restore pointXP will be created manually, for this you need to select "All Programs" in the main menu, then "Standard", then "Service" and at the end of "System Restore". In the window that opened, open the "System Restore" tab, and in the new window select the "New System Restore Point" item and click "Next".

In the window that appears next, you need to describe the new recovery point and click the "Create" button. After a while, a message appears about creating a new control point.

Thus, you already know how to create a restore point yourself. Now we need to figure out how to restore the system's performance.

To do this, go to the "Restoresystem in a way similar to creating a new recovery point. Here we mark the item "Return the previous state of the computer system" and click the "Next" button. Then, the recovery point is marked, when the computer was created it worked without failures, and then click "Next".

Windows XP will inform you of the generalthe state of the computer in which it was at the time the new recovery control point was created, and then you will need to confirm the start of the system restore start by clicking the "Next" button.

As a result, the computer itselfwill reboot. After it is turned on, the system will be in the same state as when the checkpoint was created with which the system was restored.