A software install I just did has wiped out my system %PATH% variable... will a System Restore recover this for me?
My most recent System Restore point is the Windows Critical Fix from 22 November (three days back). Will running Windows Update be sufficient to get that Critical update re-applied?
Hi there
If you've imaged your system (Macrium, Acronis etc) then a RESTORE will restore your system to EXACTLY the state it was in at the time you backed it up --in other words if you backed your system up at 23:00 on Nov 14 then on restore your system will be exactly as it was on 23:00 on Nov 14.
You should always take regular backups of your system (and keep the OS + programs on a separate partition to user data - music, multi-media, office documents etc).
I don't use the Windows built in backup but I'd imagine it would work similarly -- restores your system to the state it was in at the time the backup was taken.
I wouldn't restore from Windows Last restore point as you don't know when the system got "broken". You might be able to fix it manually though or with the scannow command.
Cheers
jimbo
I take daily Macrium backups, but I've never done a restore, and I'm so addled, I doubt I could cope at the moment.
My last restore point is from 22 Nov, and I know precisely when my problem started... 10:00 today, 25 Nov. So I'm probably going to try the Restore Point first. I can always use the Macrium image if that fails.
I've done many system restores in my life, but non under Win7 yet. My previous system was XP, and most system restores ended up with "cannot restore from this restore point", after several minutes of trying. Hopefully Win7 is more robust in this environment.
There is a good chance it will sort it, just do the restore and find out.
What "Critical Fix" from 22 Nov do you refer to,...Restore point is the Windows Critical Fix from 22 November...or is this a typo & should read 12 Nov? (MS Patch Tuesday).
I have no such "Fix", critical or otherwise, showing on my system from Nov 22.
Last edited by Urthboundmisfit; 25 Nov 2013 at 07:48. Reason: clarity
I was quoting the restore point data; my most recent restore point was from 22 Nov with a description of "Windows Update" and type "Critical Update"What "Critical Fix" from 22 Nov do you refer to,
I now have two newer restore points, both today (25 Nov) "Restore Operation" and "Windows Update"/"Critical Update".
These are all the dates that the restore point was created, nothing directly to do with the update date.
So you did the restore? Problem solved?I was quoting the restore point data; my most recent restore point was from 22 Nov with a description of "Windows Update" and type "Critical Update"What "Critical Fix" from 22 Nov do you refer to,
I now have two newer restore points, both today (25 Nov) "Restore Operation" and "Windows Update"/"Critical Update".
These are all the dates that the restore point was created, nothing directly to do with the update date.
On my old XP system, I had a scheduled task to create a daily restore point.
I couldn't find a mechanism (read "command prompt syntax") to do this under Windows 7.
Is it still possible, and if so where can I find out the details. I'm fine creating the scheduled task, I just need the command to run.
I'm nearly done.
I did the restore, and it fixed the initial problem. However, the restore point was three days old.
I'd like to schedule a task to take daily restore points. I'm fine with creating the task, but I couldn't find the syntax of the command to create a one-off restore point.
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