Hi there,

Here is a site which has all the information you will ever need about 
System Restore

    http://bertk.mvps.org/html/healthy.html

This site will tell you how to clean out restore points and many, many 
other things about System Restore. It is written by a Microsoft MVP so 
the info is good.

Hope this helps.

Later, Ray Parrish

Bo Dirigo wrote:
> OS is Windows XP Home Edition
>
> I would like to look at the contents of the Windows XP Restore log 
> (Windows\system32\restore).  From what I understand it may look like 
> gibberish, but, nonetheless, I'd like to take a peek.  What I'm 
> interested in is if in fact it is "empty", i.e., cleaned out, in order 
> to start afresh rather than having some residue from the past.
> What program(s) would you suggest I use to OPEN this .dat file?  
> Something as simply as notepad?
>
> Or perhaps I should ask this question:  what is a sure fire way of 
> emptying the various restore points that have accumulated over the 
> months or so?  Any suggestions/criticisms welcomed.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bo Dirigo
>
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