Thanks to all who have replied. I feel better! I would welcome further comments and discussion though to provide clarification and maybe site some instances whereby System Restore should not be used. Another question. I have Norton SystemWorks and just noted that I have Go Back. How is that different from System Restore? Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "DH (Rick) Holmes" <hayvan@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 2:02 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: System Restore > Joyce.............I have no wish to offend Troth here, but I myself am a > bit worried about the comments he makes in the message below, and I > refer specifically to the 'should usually be left for lost hope cases'. > > In the past I have used System Restore frequently to revert to a earlier > state where I have downloaded an app. that I did not like. In fact I > regarded SysRest as the best thing in WinMe. Since advancing to WinXP I > have also used it, and have never, to my knowledge, encountered any > problem. Maybe, Troth, you have had a bad experience? or, are you > confusing SysRestore with a Ghost type entire system back-up? In saying > this I am not looking for an argument, believe me, but I have not heard > criticism of SysRestore before, hence my surprise and hope that we are > at cross-purposes, Troth. My recommendation, for what it is worth, > Joyce, is that you have no need to worry. > > Let''s hope that others will have some info to add to the discussion. I > feel the need to sort this out. Incidentaslly, the reason I asked about > SysRestore in the first place was because it is a registry abnormality I > have which appeared with no obvious reason for it.! > > Thanks, no offence, Troth! > > Rick H > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk