How to restore a Windows XP system from a checkpoint. How to create a Windows XP restore point and why you need it

Yes, system restore. Tomorrow is a very busy day. Thanks for the very useful articles.
Best regards, Lyudmila.

Good evening, Lyudmila!
Thank you very much for the advice. Of course, I understand that it is better to replace less powerful modules (I have two of them, 128 MB each) with one more powerful one. Will try. In the meantime, I'll listen to your advice.
All the best, Yuri.

Good afternoon, Yuri! You really need to increase your memory. For such memory you have a very powerful antivirus program. Even with 4 GB it sometimes slows down for me. It is better to replace the memory with one module rather than adding to the old one. It seems that your memory is acting up. If this is not yet possible, then remove your memory module from the slot, thoroughly blow out the slot itself, and clean the memory contacts with a simple school eraser (eraser), blow everything out again (you can use a pharmaceutical blower), and carefully insert the memory into place. Just don’t forget to remove static electricity from yourself before working with memory, because memory is very sensitive to discharges that are invisible to us.

Good evening, Lyudmila!
— Before replacing the battery, I never set up the BIOS (I was advised not to go there at all).
— I have a permanent antivirus program - Kaspersky Internet Security.
-contact is the contact of the battery itself. I first removed the old one, installed a new one, and set the date and time. Everything went fine. Then I made a reverse replacement, everything remained in normal condition. That's how it works.
Tomorrow I'll try to look at the memory card that I removed in order to write data from it, because... My computer has a total memory of 256 MB, but I want to increase it.
I have never checked the video card settings, because I don’t know how to do it yet.
That's how things are.

Thank you for your time. In general, I have been experimenting all my life and achieving my goal. I think not right away, but everything will work out.

Best regards, Yuri.

Good afternoon, Yuri! The behavior of your computer is quite strange. I have a question for you? Have you ever set up the BIOS before replacing the battery? If yes, then after replacing the battery it must be configured again. The first thing you need to do is check your video card settings. And one more question. Do you have any antivirus software? The fact is that the behavior of your system looks like it is infected with viruses, or, even worse, the hardware is faulty. Maybe some part just doesn’t fit well in the slot. What contact are you talking about? Where is it? It is very difficult to make a diagnosis from a distance.

Dear Lyudmila!

I noticed that my computer does not support time and date. Knowing that this function can be supported using the built-in battery, I decided to replace it. It turned out that the element was working properly, the problem was in the contact. For some reason, after turning on the computer, it froze at the startup stage. In the last line of the text I gave an affirmative answer and the computer seemed to come to life. I made a few movements with the mouse and the computer continued to start up.
After a full startup, miracles began to happen to the computer:
— when you click the Internet icon on the desktop, the adjacent “My Computer” icon flashes simultaneously,
— when the computer is turned off, at the same time, in addition to the “shutdown” button, “standby mode” blinks,
— after pressing the “standby” button, the computer does not return to working condition,
— when working on the Internet, texts jump up and down.
After reading your article about creating a system restore point (in my case it’s XP), there seems to be hope. I found out that system recovery on disks is not disabled (unchecked). I didn’t dare experiment further.
Why then didn’t my system recover automatically after my mistake?
Please help if you can.
Sorry for the clumsy text.
Thanks in advance.
Best regards, Yuri.

Valentin, you need to check your hard drive and system files. To do this, you need to boot from the system installation disk and select system recovery (R key), then type the command “CHKDSK /R”, or you can do the same check as described in my article “Checking disks for errors”. Try it, maybe it will help you.

Dear Lyudmila!
I read your articles with pleasure, learn in some ways, and test my knowledge in others. I decided to ask this article a question to which I have not yet found an answer. I have an Acer 8920 G laptop with Vista Home Premium OS. I have had no complaints with either the laptop or the system for the 3rd year now (I’m used to it, despite its experimental nature). The question arose when I decided to create a system restore checkpoint. I created a point and made sure that it exists. I reboot the computer, but there is no point. This has never happened before. I suspect that a year ago I actively cleaned the registry, after which I had to restore it through a checkpoint, but at the same time, I either damaged some system file, or something in the registry. I didn’t pay attention right away, but now I’m afraid to do anything serious. There seem to be no viruses in the system (control by two programs). I have not yet found an answer from literary sources. I'll look on the forums, although I've never seen anything like this before. Maybe you can tell me what to pay attention to. Thank you in advance.

Even experienced users are often unaware of this powerful tool included with Windows XP. Using the System Restore component in cases where the installation of individual programs or drivers causes the entire PC to malfunction, allows you to avoid reinstalling the entire OS. It allows you to restore registry data, system files and installed programs by creating a checkpoint through a rollback.

Enable and configure automatic recovery

By default, Windows XP enables recovery only for the drive on which the operating system files are saved. Most often, the OS is installed on the “C” drive. To enable and configure the automatic recovery function on other disks, in which points are created in chronological order without user intervention, you need to do the following:

• Click on the “My Computer” icon on the desktop using the right mouse button.
• In the list that appears, select the name “Properties”.
• In the “System Properties” dialog box that opens, go to the “System Restore” tab.
• At the bottom there is a scrollable list, in which the inscription “Monitoring” is displayed opposite the “C” drive in the “Status” field. This means that automatic creation of restore points in Windows XP is enabled for this system drive.

Now, using this system volume as an example, let's look at how to configure the size of disk space that is allocated for data for system recovery. You need to understand that the smaller percentage of disk space is reserved for this process, the fewer restore points Windows XP will create. And the shorter the chronological period will be covered.

• In the “System Properties” dialog box, in the scrollable list at the bottom of the mouse (using the left key), select the “C” drive icon.
• Then click on the “Options” button.
• The “C Drive Options” window opens in front of us. At the bottom of it is a slider. By moving it, you can change the amount of memory that will be reserved on this disk for data for creating recovery points in Windows XP.

By default, data backup on "C" is already enabled. To turn it off, you need to disconnect (transfer from the “Surveillance” state) all other system drives. To configure automatic creation of recovery points on other system volumes, do the following:

• In the “System Properties” window, at the bottom, select the name of the disk we need.
• Click the “Options” button.
• In the “Disk Options” dialog box, check the box next to “Disable System Restore on this drive.”
• If you uncheck the box, you can configure the disk space allocated for creating recovery points. Settings are made by moving the slider. By default, Windows XP reserves 12% of the total disk space for this.

A restore point is a chronologically tracked and recorded state of a PC's system files. Using a restore point, you can completely recreate the state of OS system files at a specific point in time on a calendar date.

The reason for automatically creating an extraordinary restore point in Windows XP may be a certain action that led to a change in the state of system files: installing a program or driver that does not have a digital signature. And also immediately after updating Windows XP or after restoring it. In normal operation, the OS creates a point every day.

The component saves all data about control points in the System Volume Information folder. By default, access to this folder is denied to the user and only allowed to the system.

System recovery is possible when loading the OS in any mode. In Safe Mode, recovery can only be started from the command line.

Create a restore point manually

In Windows XP, in addition to the automatic mode, the user can create a restore point manually. To do this you need to do the following:

• Go to “Start”, “All Programs”.
• In the list, select “Standard”, “System” and “System Restore”.

• In the dialog box that appears, select “Create a restore point.” Through the same dialog in Windows XP, you can begin system recovery or cancel its results by rolling back.
• Click “Next”. And the following window opens on the screen, where in the “Description of recovery point” field we enter some reasonable name. It is best if this is the name of the upcoming event (the program being installed).

• After that, click “Create”. And another window appears on the screen, informing you that a new restore point has been created, its name, date and time.

Now, in the event of an unsuccessful installation of a program or device drivers, as a result of which the normal operation of the PC was disrupted, you can return the computer’s system files to the previous state. It will be exactly the same as at the specified time and date of creation of the control point.

Restoring the system

To do this in Windows XP, do the following:

• Through “Start”, “All Programs”, “Accessories” and “System Tools” we call “System Restore”.
• In the dialog box that appears, select “Restore an earlier state” or “Undo last restore” if you want to undo the changes made by system recovery.
• In the latter option, all changes made by the last recovery will be reversible only after restarting the PC.
• If we restore from a previously created checkpoint, then check the box “Restore an earlier state of the computer.” And click “Next”.
• The Confirm Restore Point Selection window will then appear.

Windows XP restarts and the state of the computer's system files is restored to the checkpoint date and time. This procedure may take some time. If the result of the changes is unsatisfactory, the process can be reversed. This is indicated by the message that appears after restarting the computer:

Removing unnecessary points

An inexperienced Windows XP user may set an excessive amount of disk space for data for recovery points in the settings. After this, the process of processing this information and its excessive volume can negatively affect the performance of the entire computer system. To remove unnecessary restore points and clean up disk space in Windows XP, you need to follow these steps:

• From the Start menu, select All Programs and go to System Tools.
• Select “Disk Cleanup” from the list.
• The “Select Disk” dialog box appears on the monitor, where we mark the one we need to clean.
• In the next “Disk Cleanup” window, go to the “Advanced” tab.

• At the bottom of the window, in the “System Restore” field, click on the “Clear” button.
• A transaction confirmation message then appears. Click “Yes”. The procedure for removing unnecessary control points is completed.

Sometimes it happens that after installing a certain program, the computer begins to noticeably slow down or does not boot at all. Difficulties in starting the system can be caused by Windows updates that were not downloaded from the official website, viruses, or other reasons. In this case, Windows XP provides a standard solution that should be called extremely useful - this is a system restore point.

What is a system restore point?

The recovery point stores all data about programs, files, performance and state of your operating system. System recovery occurs by rolling back system files, installed programs and registry keys. Using a restore point, you can make a backup copy of the C drive and other hard drive partitions, in which case you can restore damaged programs, drivers, and even files that were deleted from the Recycle Bin.

How to set up a restore point in Windows XP

Unfortunately, in Windows XP, unlike Windows 7, where system recovery occurs automatically when new programs, drivers and updates are installed, the restore point must be configured manually. To do this, you will need to follow the steps below.

1. Click “Start” - right-click on “My Computer” and select “Properties” options. Then go to the System Restore tab (this operation can be done without using the “Start” menu if the “My Computer” icon is on your desktop. You just need to right-click on this icon and then follow the steps described above.

2. By default, System Restore is disabled (though this may vary depending on your build of Windows XP), so you will need to uncheck the "Disable System Restore on all drives" option. To disable the creation of a recovery point, this checkbox should be checked accordingly.

3. Then you need to configure system recovery for each hard drive partition individually. To do this, click on the disk partition you need from the list of available ones and click on “Options”.

Please note that you cannot deselect System Restore on the system partition without disabling it on other partitions of the hard drive. But any other drive can easily be included or excluded from the list.

In the “Options” menu, you can specify how much memory for a given partition of the hard drive should be allocated for recovery points. Note that they require up to 12% of free space.

Windows XP System Restore

You can enter this menu item in various ways:

1. Start – All Programs – Accessories – System Tools – System Restore
2. Control Panel – Backup and Restore – Restore System Parameters
3. Control Panel - System - System Protection - System Restore

Then in the window that appears you will be given 3 options to choose from:

1. Create a restore point
2. Undo last restore

Restoring your computer to an earlier state

Here you can roll back to a specific restore point by selecting the date you need, but with the condition that the restore point was created on that day. There are three types of restore points: system, user and installation. The first ones are created automatically by the system, the second ones are created by the user independently using the “Create a restore point” item in the previous menu; installation ones are created when installing or uninstalling some programs.

On the left is a calendar and arrows, with which you can easily select the desired date. By default, today's date is selected. On the right, detailed information about the restore points for a specific day is displayed (you can create several per day). You can also click “Search for affected programs” to see which programs will be affected by this restore. Once you have decided on the date and restore point, click “Next”. After which a new window appears confirming the selection of the recovery point, in which its name, date and time will be displayed.

What else you should know about system recovery

1. System Restore can be undone;
2. After selecting System Restore, Windows will shut down and the computer will restart;
3. After recovery, the system will boot with settings corresponding to the day at the selected recovery point;
4. You should be sure to save all important data and close all processes before restoring the system;

Don't worry if system recovery takes a long time. On some weak computers, recovery can take up to 20 minutes, especially if you are restoring more than one hard drive partition.

Creating a windows xp restore point

To do this, you need to select the second option “Create a restore point” and click “Next”. In the window that opens, enter the name of the future recovery point, to which the date and time of creation of this point are automatically added. Then click the “Create” button and wait for some time.

Automatic restore points are created, as a rule, the first time you start your computer after an update, when installing an unsigned driver, before installing an update, if you use Windows Update, after installing certain programs, during a system restore, and according to a schedule.

You should not actively use the creation of restore points on a schedule, i.e. after a certain time. Since each file is quite large and takes up a lot of space on your hard drive. It would be wiser to create restore points only when it is really needed (before installing untrusted programs, drivers, or system optimization).

Cancel last restore - this item will be available if a system restore occurred previously, but you decided to cancel it. That's all and good luck to you, friends!

A Windows XP recovery checkpoint is created automatically, but users have the ability to manually specify a date to which Windows can be returned if necessary. If you are going to install a new program, game or hardware drivers on Windows XP, it is recommended that you create a checkmark yourself before installing the software.

Manual creation of marks

When installing programs, Windows XP must independently create a system rollback point. But sometimes the checkmark is not created, so it is better to duplicate the point so as not to get into an unpleasant situation if you have to roll back Windows.

After you create a recovery mark for a system rollback, you will be notified that the operation was successful. Click "Close" to exit System Restore, or "Home" to create another point or roll back Windows XP to an earlier state.

You can create several tags throughout the day. It is not recommended to perform manual creation too often: a specific volume of hard drive is allocated for system protection, so new tags overwrite old dates that could be useful later.

Select date

To roll back Windows XP to the point you decided to create before installing any software, launch the recovery tool from Start. Select “Restore an earlier state” in the first window and click “Next”.

A calendar will appear on the screen, which displays all the available dates for rolling back Windows XP (automatic and those you created manually). Using the calendar navigation, select the date to which you need to roll back Windows to restore functionality.

There are three types of tags:

• System - planned by Windows.
• Custom – created by the user.
• Installation - appear automatically when installing programs.

To make the right choice, pay attention to the description of the point. After clicking the “Next” button, a window will appear with warnings and a description of the progress of the Windows XP rollback procedure. What you need to remember:

• As a result of Windows rollback, your personal files will not be deleted.
• Windows XP will shut down and restart with the settings that were set on the date you selected.

Click “Next” to start the Windows XP rollback procedure. The system will collect data about the point for some time, after which the computer will reboot. Do not interrupt the process - this will damage the system. After restarting the system, a report of the procedure performed will appear on the screen.

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The old Windows XP is so popular among many users because of its reliability, but even it crashes sometimes. Most often, of course, this happens due to the crookedness of users, but there are other reasons. Be that as it may, the best way to get your computer back to working is to restore the Windows XP system, that is, roll back the recently made changes.

Often, restoring the Windows XP system can solve the problem (if it is not physical in nature). And in this article I will tell you what needs to be done for this.

How to restore Windows XP system

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When the system turns on in safe mode, you need to click “Start”, then select “All Programs”, in it the “Accessories” section, then “System Tools” and finally click on “System Restore”.

In the program that opens, check the first item “Restore the computer to an earlier state” and click “Next”.

Afterwards you will see a calendar where dates to which you can roll back will be marked in bold numbers. Having selected the one you need, click the “Next” button, and then “Next” again. The Windows XP rollback will begin, the computer will reboot, recover and boot into normal mode, and you will receive a success message.

Restoring a Windows XP system takes some time, and the more time there is between the rollback date and today, the longer it will take. During recovery, it may seem like nothing is happening. In fact, this is not true. You just need to be patient and wait for the operation to complete.

Since you need to restore your Windows XP system from a checkpoint, it is necessary that they be created automatically. To do this, you must enable this feature. You can check whether it is enabled as follows: on “My Computer”, right-click and click “Properties”, and go to the “System Restore” tab. There should be no checkmark next to “Disable system recovery on all disks”. You also need to look carefully at the table below with a list of hard drives. The “Status” column on all disks should say “Monitoring”.