Do you have enabled System Protection?

[Creer]

Do you have enabled System Protection in Windows 7?

A little tip, where you will find that:

 

[AussieGuy92]

yes i checked and it is on but why would you not want it on?

 

[reghakr]

Sure, I'm the mad downloader so I create a restore point before installing play around with the software.

If I don't want it I use System restore The typical Uninstaller leaves leftover files and registry entries.

 

[smarteyeball]

Sure, I'm the mad downloader so I create a restore point before installing play around with the software.

+ 1

Restore points can save more headaches than you can imagine

 

[rbhurd2000]

No,,i can usually fix whatever goes wrong,,if not just do re install,,its a learning experience..lol

 

[Six9siX]

No,
in the first time only c:
now all off
don't ask why?
I just liked it that way (more thinking: install or not?)

 

[J.R.]

Never liked System Restore and the first thing I do is turn it off.

I use various imaging programs, but for Win7 I use it's built in Backup and Restore for the initial image. I am also using ShadowProtect to make full image backups.

 

[thefabe]

Mines on and I also create system restore points before I install new software. If I don't like it or don't want to keep it I just use cCleaner to remove it and then system restore.

 

[helmutcheese]

OFF, its thrashes HDD's and that's a PIA even on quieter newer VRaptors (Raid 0), possibly not so much a big deal on SSD's.

I have a Auto Backup of all my Media etc to an external HDD if it all went wrong but as this install is 1 year old I would clean install.

System Restore is for when you mess up your PC not for uninstalling a normal bit of software you don't like, thats extreme.

I seriously doubt it removes all traces as neither did XP's or the failure in ME.

Better using a 3rd party uninstall program and then running Cleaner.

I leave System Restore on for customers PC's as they are n00bs and will someday need it, but its not there to uninstall a game when there done IMO.

 

[Joan Archer]

Yes I have the Protection on why wouldn't I, at my age why would I want to live dangerously I'm all for the quiet life now

 

[pparks1]

I've always left the System Protection feature in place and don't see a great reason to have it disabled. I've never experienced it thrashing the harddrive...at least nothing where I noticed a performance drop.

As far as uninstalling something and learning from the experience...that isn't always easy to do. For example, if you use a spyware cleaner or reg cleaner and it wreaks havoc...not easy to just reverse it's changes.

The only change that I make is reduce the % of the harddrive that system protection can consume. On my box at home, it's set at 2%

It is something that I RARELY use...but when I have needed it, it has worked out very well for no effort on my part.

 

[stew2]

Turned mine off as iv never needed to used it. System Restore is like putting a band aid over a shotgun blast IMO.

If you've damaged your pc that much then you should probably just do a clean install of windows.

 

[Jacee]

Yes, mine is on.

 

[ratePV]

Mine is on all the time.

I just delete all points(except the latest one) after time to time when they become obsolete...

 

[pparks1]

Turned mine off as iv never needed to used it. System Restore is like putting a band aid over a shotgun blast IMO.

If you've damaged your pc that much then you should probably just do a clean install of windows.

Talk about a band aid over a shotgun blast.

So, a while back at work I installed some CD burning application to make some type of specialized disc. However, once installed, my usual burning apps such as Roxio or IMGBurn no longer saw my DVD burner. So, i uninstalled the newer cd burning app, but low and behold Roxio and ImgBurn still couldn't see my DVD Burner. I rebooted the machine, still no good. I reinstalled both Roxio and imgburn and still they couldn't see see my DVD burner.

So, I used system restore and went back right before I installed the cd burning application. And everything was back to working fine. Having to reinstall Windows onto my work PC would have been a serious loss of productive worktime. System Restore fixed it in a flash.

I've probably only needed it about 3 times in the past 5 years....but when I did need it...it was there.

 

[helmutcheese]

That's fine because you used System Restore to do what its meant to do, IE > fix a fault caused by whatever !

Some seem to be using it to uninstall normal programs you would use Add/Remove for.

 

[pparks1]

Exactly...I just don't understand the argument..."I turn it off as I have never needed it before". It never proves it's purpose until that very first time that you actually do make use of it. It's like saying, "I never wear a seatbelt as I've never been in an accident before, therefore I don't need to wear this seatbelt".

I could see the benefit of disabling it, if
1). hard drive was EXPENSIVE and very limited
2). Hard drive performance was terribly slow so using it bogged the system down to a crawl

But since neither of those are really an issue...I just don't see the obvious advantage in "immediately turning it off". Saying it like that seems like a nerd badge of honor...but I don't really see the point.

 

[helmutcheese]

I already stated why for my scenario !

I do not want to listen to my VRaptors seeking randomly so I kill System Restore and Indexing (which I do not use anyhow).

The new VRaptors are not that loud over older ones but I have a Side Window Panel in my PC case and its not as sound proof as a Metal Side Panel.

Also System Restore has never been anywhere near perfect so I would rather simply run my Backup if I messed up my PC that much but in 1 year (this install) I have never bricked it as Vista (and Win 7) is hard to brick, XP ain't.

Peeps have got to respect others if they want it ON or OFF.

I do not want it on but will not flame someone for having it on unlike some will but I expect the same courtesy in return.

CCleaner and Tuneup Utils can remove 99% of left behind crap if something goes wrong.

 

[stew2]

I just don't understand the argument.

You dont need to understand how i use my pc. You probably use apps like ccleaner, itunes, anything by google etc that i would not let near my pc. Each to their own.

If you have a need for system restore then continue to use it. Its your pc lol

 

[pparks1]

Not trying to be judgemental and certainly not flaming guys...I just think some don't think of the full ramifications of some of these actions. If you have read my examples and still feel like you have made the best choice...then that is fine. Some may read through an example that I have posted and think...hey I never thought of it in that situation.

You probably use apps like ccleaner, itunes, anything by google etc that i would not let near my pc

Actually...no I am very selective about what gets on my PC. I'm a systems engineer and have been for the last 12 years. The apps that get installed on my machine are all legal, mostly open-source, and generally cause very few problems. ( I generally use Notepad++, MediaMonkey, VMWare, Firefox, OpenOffice, TrueCrypt, vlc, paint.net, handbrake, Fox It PDF reader, imgburn, putty, winscp and 7zip).