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I have a fresh and activated Windows 7 installation that I would like to use as a Test installation. So I would like to create a Snapshot and be able to completely revert to that snapshot.
As it's not Enterprise/Ultimate, VHD Booting is not an option,...
Started by Michael Stum on
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And neither want to restore, you can just....
System Restore is not good enough.
System restore is very good now, but it still doesn't beat a full on backup - if you get a virus used VirtualBox successfully on a netbook.
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So I can disable System Restore on my USB External Disk by going to
System Properties -> System Restore -> (selecting the drive) -> Settings -> Turn off System Restore on this drive
and this works wonderfully my own system.
But can I set an...
Started by Jason Navarrete on
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Does formatting it as FAT32 not prevent system restore data from being added?
TODO: Convert for System....
Is running, without doing a "Safe Removal of Hardware", windows will not use that drive for System Restore though.
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Just wondering - If I do a system restore to the last time I was using my laptop, will it also restore Firefox and all its tabs as it was aswell?
I was messing about with 'tab groups' in Firefox and I lost all the tabs I had open and I can't restore the...
Started by Tool2004 on
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Quote annoying....
Then repeat the process, using Restore > Choose file instead.
Before > Perform system restore.
The lines of Vista's restore system, where you can choose which session you want to restore.
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Do you have "System Restore" feature enabled on your computers?
Few years ago I had bad experience with System Restore on Windows XP and after that I disabled it. I never missed it.
On Vista laptop it didn't bothered me as it wasn't in my way. Until today...
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System restore....
Then, using a system restore can often quickly solve a problem, or just eliminate a settings change have it on and I've never felt that feeling of "if only system restore was on" after something had.
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The "System Protection" tab is not available in Vista Home Premium and Gpedit.msc is not present to activate it. Are there any registry settings I can edit to enable this tab?
I would like to clear prior system restore points so that spyware can't be ...
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Disable on Windows Vista
Once you’ve clicked the System Protection link in Control Panel, you’ll see the checkboxes next to your different....
Http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-system-restore-in-windows-vista/
Our friends.
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Does anyone know the reason for system restore taking up more drive space after a few days? I'm not making any new restore points but it still seems to increase in size. For example, I make a restore point that's like 600 MB then I check back in a few...
Started by Aznfin on
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If this is a problem, you can look in Control Panel > System Properties....
Do you have automatic updates on?
Windows automatically creates restore points before updates this, most installations now also create automatic restore points.
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Hi,
Bit of an unusual question and one which I think I know the answer to already but thought I would throw it out here to see if anyone else has any ideas.
We operate and install security products for home users, and one concern is that third parties...
Started by foxed on
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It will leave....
AFAIK, System Restore is meant to RESTORE to a previous state (atleast, startup programs, registry wise.
Just delete system restore points made before and right after the installation of your software.
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What is the best way to programmatically restore and give focus to a third-party application (say, GoogleTalk or Twhirl) running in the system tray? I am writing my utility in C#, but I obviously have no control over the third-party application.
Started by Einar on
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Use an API call to send mouse click events to the system tray? Google WM_SENDMSG SendMessage Win32.
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What is the fastest path to restore a git repository after a file system error on the main server?
Imagine the central server of your OSS project fails and all commits for two days are lost after restore. How do you get those back? Is it enough just to...
Started by Aaron Digulla on
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You only need to take care....
Every repository is also a backup of the “main repository” (which is “main” by convention only) so a git push from the repository that did the most recent git fetch or git pull should be all it takes—up to its state, of course .
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I am familiar with using rsync to back up various files from my system but what is the best way to completely restore a machine.
What I have tried in the past is:
Do a basic format/reinstall from the Fedora install disks Make sure networking is enabled...
Started by Funky Si on
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restore the MBR/partition....
Grab a copy of system recovery cd , and after your initial minimal install, boot from it, mount ..."
On restore I do this:
boot the target machine with sysrescuecd, I've probably got sda.layout on a USB stick.
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