IF01019
Restore Windows XP Back To An Earlier Copy.
By default, Microsoft Windows XP creates backups also
known as restore points each time a restore point is scheduled, manual restore
points that are created by the user, and restore points created when a system
setting changes.
When restoring the computer to an earlier date, the
Windows XP system restore option will not erase any of your data. However, if
any programs were installed since that date, it is possible that the program
settings may be lost.
Users who are running Microsoft Windows XP can use
Microsoft System Restore and restore their computer to an earlier date by
following the below steps. This is an excellent solution for users who are
working on computer that has recently encountered issues that cannot be resolved
or explained.
Note: If you are
unable to boot into normal Windows mode to perform the below steps, you may need
to run the below steps through Windows safe mode. Additional information about
how to get into safe mode can be found on
document
IF00147. Additionally, you could
try loading the last known good configuration; information about how to do this
can be found on document
IF00151.
System Restore can be opened by following the below
steps.
- Click
Start, Programs, and then Accessories
- Click
System Tools and open System Restore
- In the
System Restore window, select Restore my computer to an earlier time
and click Next and follow the steps to restore your computer to an
earlier date.
You run system
restore I get a message saying no restore points are available
A computers System Restore points could be deleted by
any of the below possibilities. Unfortunately when the system restore points are
deleted or removed they cannot be recovered.
- The
Microsoft Windows XP System Restore option was disabled on the computer.
- The
computers hard disk drive is out of disk space or low on disk space.
Additional information about determining how much disk space is on the drive
can be found on
document
IF01020.
- Microsoft
Windows has been reinstalled.
- The restore
point reached is maximum age of 90 days.
- The "Clean
up" option under the Disk Cleanup has been run. When this option is performed
it will remove all restore points.
- The
computers version of Microsoft Windows has been upgraded to a newer version of
Windows. The Windows System Restore option is not designed to revert your
computer back to an older version of Windows and when an update is ran it will
disable any previous system restores.
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