System restore

[kbz1960]

Hummm, I was doing some tweeking and decided that I didn't want to keep them so I did a system restore to a couple days ago.

It kept the background that I changed to today and also some of the tweeks such as turning off indexing are still there. Shouldn't system restore have undid anything I did?

 

[richc46]

Hummm, I was doing some tweeking and decided that I didn't want to keep them so I did a system restore to a couple days ago.

It kept the background that I changed to today and also some of the tweeks such as turning off indexing are still there. Shouldn't system restore have undid anything I did?

No, System Restore only changes changes to the OS. If you want everything back the way it way, use your system image.

 

[zBusterCB87]

I found that system restore will uninstall stuff I have installed previsouly....
same with updates....

But if I removed anything, like 99% of the time, it was never reinstalled back onto my computer....

What exactly are you refering to, that you changed/want back?

From,
zBusterCB87

 

[kbz1960]

Not sure I want the indexing back on or not shouldn't system restore have put that back to where it was before I changed it?

 

[richc46]

When you use System Restore, you pick from the available dates. Anything changed after that date will be changed. Things will be the way they were prior to the date selected. If you do not like the outcome, there is an option to cancel the last change.

 

[kbz1960]

That's the point, I took it back to a couple days ago before I made any of these changes.

 

[richc46]

That I cannot answer, from where I am, all I can tell you is what is suppose to happen.

 

[Ryan2320]

Not sure I want the indexing back on or not shouldn't system restore have put that back to where it was before I changed it?

The only thing system restore does is roll back system files, registry keys, and installed programs and change system files. If you customize your Windows 7 computer like change the indexing to on or off, change your background, sounds, colors all of those things will remain the same because you are just changing the features of Windows 7 and not changing any system files at all...

Hope this Helps..

 

[kbz1960]

Yep that helps, so I have to remember what I changed to change it back or do a repair install I guess.

I'm assuming that a system image is the same thing you get when you do a system restore?

 

[whs]

I'm assuming that a system image is the same thing you get when you do a system restore?

Not so. Imaging (also sometimes called "ghosting") is quite different to system restore from system shadows. Here are some explanations: Ghosting approaches - summary because of popular demand How-To Geek Forums

 

[Ryan2320]

Yep that helps, so I have to remember what I changed to change it back or do a repair install I guess.

I'm assuming that a system image is the same thing you get when you do a system restore?

No a system image is like taking a picture of your entire hard drive... So if you changed settings backgrounds, colors programs, system files or anything, a system image will put it back exactly how you had it..

A system image is like a failsafe feature if nothing else works.. a system image will most likely fix the issue..(Let's say your hard drive failed and you bought a new hard drive, a system image will put the Operating system and all of your files and settings back how they were before old hard drive went out.. therefor you don't need to redownload, install or update anything...

A system image is only this great if you keep imaging your computer time to time.. I usually do mine once a week because I use and change alot of files a day.. Keep in mind that you should always save your system image on other hard drive (external or internal) as long as it is a different hard drive and is the same or more space than your current hard drive..

Hope this Helps..

 

[whs]

is the same or more space than your current hard drive

Just a little correction - if I may. The drive to which you image need not be the same size as e.g. your OS drive/partition (which could be huge with a lot of free space). It must be big enough to hold the footprint of the OS - and that probably for a few images. I found that a dedicated 250GB external or internal disk is a useful minimum for imaging (although I use 640GB drives because I prefer full images over incrementals).
An internal drive has the advantage of speed, the external drive is safer from malware because you can switch it easily off after the image was taken.

 

[kbz1960]

I have an image on an external usb hd that I made right after installing, updating and installing my programs.

 

[Ryan2320]

is the same or more space than your current hard drive

Just a little correction - if I may. The drive to which you image need not be the same size as e.g. your OS drive/partition (which could be huge with a lot of free space). It must be big enough to hold the footprint of the OS - and that probably for a few images. I found that a dedicated 250GB external or internal disk is a useful minimum for imaging (although I use 640GB drives because I prefer full images over incrementals).
An internal drive has the advantage of speed, the external drive is safer from malware because you can switch it easily off after the image was taken.

Thanks for the correction..