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SYSTEM RESTORE!

! so ive been trying to solve this system restore thing for a long time. months ago my computer went crazy and i did the system restore or recovery thing and jus started new. then i found a thing that said restore my computer to an earlier time…will this bring me back to all my old documents..pics..vids ect. or jus restore it to a new computer again???
anything suggestions would really help.

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thep offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 15 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (4 minutes after post)

The best thing to do is go back to an earlier time and see what it comes up with. If you dont get the result you want then set it back to what you started with.

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (5 minutes after post)

how do i set it back to what i started with if it doesnt work?

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thep offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 15 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (9 minutes after post)

When you go to an earlier time with restore it gives you the option to bring it back to the present settings or to change it to a different date.
You can do it as many times as you want.

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crazy_ash offline Unverified User #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (10 minutes after post)

so i jus type in the date where it says create a restore point?

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thep offline Verified User (1 year, 11 months) Long Term User Shouts: 15 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (10 minutes after post)

Yes that’s all there is to it.

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An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (12 minutes after post)

I think you pick a date from a callender type grid. I use vista now so cant remember all the ins and outs of XP.

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micmacster offline Verified User (1 year, 5 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year, 5 months ago (2 hours, 34 minutes after post)

your documents and pictures(pretty much everything in my documents) will remain in tact, the rest of your comp will go back to the specified date, once you restore, if you open system restore again, it will give you the option to go back to the previous setting or pick another restore point

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 4 months ago (1 month after post)

umm thep can u help me i have vista and i need my computer settings to be wut they were like 2 weeks ago

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