Thank you. Long answer was great. I do a daily image backup of my files to
my second hard drive and a weekly total image to an external drive.

Dave

On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 12:53 AM, Peter Ekkerman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
> You wrote: " Does System Restore restore the Programs Directory and
> associated directories ?"
>
> Yes ,it does ,provided of course that the Restore Service is running,
> system
> drive is monitored
> and Restore points have been set. (prior to the disappearance of these
> Program directories)
> You can read a lot more on this in the following links: Covering XP,Vista
> and Win7
> (Basically they're the same with some variations.)
> How to restore Windows XP to a previous state
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-is-System-Restore
>
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/System-Restore-frequently-asked-questions
>
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Turn-back-time-on-your-PC-Undo-system-changes-with-System-Restore
>
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/system-restore
>
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/System-Restore-frequently-asked-questions
>
> Ok, here are my personal views on System Restore.
> While very useful, System Restore is not the most reliable utility to base
> you trust on.
> It's supposed to set a Restore point automatically ,usually at logon
> (called
> System Checkpoint) ,but often doesn't.
> Many things can interfere with setting Restore Points or doing a System
> Restore.
> Restore Points can easily get corrupted or wiped out.
> Since it monitors system file creation ,it also stores the info of
> corrupted
> or infected files,
> which could re-appear after a Restore.
> From my own experience (for others mileage may vary) , files or folders
> created at the root of C:\
> will be subject to the System Restore procedure.
>
> In general, files and folders in a User's profile are not subject to change
> ,but there seem to be exceptions.
> Personal data ' like media or documents ,pictures ,email etc are not
> "restorable" by System Restore
> (if deleted prior to the Restore)
> Lack of file -or folder selection for inclusion or exclusion in the System
> Restore process is a negative.
> As you could see in the pages that I linked to ,Microsoft is fairly vague
> about the exact files or folders
> that System Restore monitors.
>
> In conclusion, yes you can use System Restore and if it's working ,can
> provide a quick fix,
> but a much better method is to create an image or backup, preferably done
> from outside the active partition or drive,
> eg from a bootable CD based program or from another partition.
> BTW, the danger of including malware in these image or backups ,always
> exists ,so it's very important
> to keep your system as clean as possible.
>
> Sorry - Short question -long answer . (grin)
>
> Peter E.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Dave@MonroeCommunity"
> Sent: Tuesday, 17 May, 2011 6:51 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Can't Set System Restore Points -@Diane
>
> Peter,
> Does System Restore restore the Programs Directory and associated
> directories ?
>
>
>
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