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Windows Vista How To's
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Adjust Vista's System Protection
Windows Vista - like Windows Me and Windows XP - includes System Restore (now part of Vista's
System Protection
) (
Figure
), that automatically backs up registry and system files whenever you installnew software or drivers.System Restore enables you to restore your computer to an earlier state without losing (user) data. Youwould typically use System Restore if your computer is not operating well because of a configurationchange, a problem with a new software installation, or other problems that make your computer behaveerratically. By restoring your computer to an earlier (restore) point (from a date prior to your computer starting to display problems), you may be able to easily resolve the problem. System Restoreautomatically creates easily identifiable restore points, and can also create your own manually if youwant.
Note:
You should realize that software which has been installed since the restore point was made (the point back in time you are restoring your computer to) will be removed.You can access System Restore in various ways, but one of the fastest ways (to find anything on your computer) is by typing
restore
in the
Start Search
box on Vista's Start menu, which will list a shortcutto system restore on Vista's menu (
Figure
). From here you can either choose to restore your computer toa previous restore point, or to create a new restore point. In Vista, the last restore will always be offeredas a
Recommended restore
, but you can also choose your own by clicking
Choose a different restorepoint
.
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Windows Vista How To's
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If you can't even get into windows, you can boot off Vista's installation DvD, and choose the
Repairyour computer
option on the lower left hand side on the menu. This will let you choose
SystemRestore
from the
System Recovery
dialog. After a little while you will see the same screen to choose arestore point that you would see when you would start system restore from Windows.
Shadow Copy
 If you have the Business, Enterprise or Ultimate version of Windows Vista, System Protection alsoincludes
Windows Shadow Copy
, a service that automatically creates backup copies of files as you
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work, so you can quickly and easily retrieve versions of a document you may have accidentally deletedor you overwrote with incorrect data. Shadow copy is automatically turned on and creates copies on ascheduled basis of files that have changed. By only saving the incremental changes, disk space usage iskept to a minimum. Shadow Copy is integrated into System Restore; if System Restore is disabled youwill not be able to use Shadow Copy.To use Shadow Copy to restore a particular file to a previous state you would right-click on the file andselect the
Restore previous versions
option. When you select a version from the list you have threeoptions:
•
 You can open the previous version by clicking on the
Open
button. This allows youto view the contents of the file without overwriting your existing one
•
If you would like to copy the older version to a new location you can click on the
Copy
button
•
If you would like to restore the previous version, and overwrite the existing one, youcan click on the
Restore
button
You can also use this feature to restore folders (and all of its contents) that were deleted. Here is how todo it:
•
When in the folder that you would like to restore, click the
Organize
drop-down onthe menu, and then select
Properties
 
•
Select the
Previous Versions
tab
•
Select the date of the Shadow Copy you would like to restore and then select one of the options (
Open
,
Copy
, or
Restore
) as required (
Figure
)
If you only wish to restore a particular file (or sub-folder) from within a folder Shadow Copy, select the
Open
option to open the Shadow Copy of the folder and then copy the files out of the opened ShadowCopy.
Hard Disk Space Usage
 If you have used Windows XP's system restore, you probably know that you could change the amount of disk space reserved for your restore points (if not, read this HelpWithWindowsarticle). Like its  predecessor, Vista uses 15% of a hard drive's space (for hard drives over 1GB) for system restorestorage. In Windows Vista the space used for System Restore and Shadow Copy can't be configuredfrom within the Graphical User Interface (GUI). But there is a command-line utility that you can use for this purpose. To see how much space is currently allocated on your system, open an elevated command prompt:Click Vista's Start button, and in the
Start Search
box type
cmd
. At the top of the Start menu (under the
Programs
header), you will see
cmd.exe
listed; right-click this entry, and from the context menu click 
Run as administrator
(
Figure
) (you can also press the
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
keys simultaneously after you typed
cmd
in Vista's
Start Search
box, this will also get you an elevation prompt to run cmd.exe inadministrator mode).
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Adjust Vista's System Protection Windows Vista - like Windows Me and Windows XP - includes System Restore (now part of Vista's System Protection) that automatically backs up registry and system files whenever you install new software or drivers.

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