system restore - xp (home edition)

[Guest]

i need to create new system restore points to undo problem.. i was told to
turn system restore on and off.. all this did was remove any prior restore
points for me to go back and restore to an earlier date... is there a way
either internally or via dc to recover systeme restore to an earlier date..
if not???? can i reload my entire xp system with my dell resource cd's????
thanks much

 

[Ted Zieglar]

A new restore point cannot possibly fix a pre-existing problem. And once
restore points are gone, they're gone for good.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

i need to create new system restore points to undo problem..

A System Restore point can take your system back to the date when it was
created. Created a new restore point can *never* do anything to help you
solve an existing problem.

i was
told to turn system restore on and off.. all this did was remove any
prior restore points for me to go back and restore to an earlier
date...

That's correct. That's what it does,

is there a way either internally or via dc

What's "dc"?

to recover systeme
restore to an earlier date..

No, not once you've deleted the restore points. They are gone.

if not???? can i reload my entire xp
system with my dell resource cd's???? thanks much

Of course. You can always do that at any time.

 

[Guest]

thanks ken... are there any special instructions i need to know about before
i try reloading windows xp with a resouce disc..

 

[Guest]

ken - will reloading windows xp with a dell resource disc fix all my software
problems...

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

thanks ken... are there any special instructions i need to know about
before i try reloading windows xp with a resouce disc..

You're welcome. Glad to help. The specific instructions differ with each
computer. You need to check Dell's instructions. I can't help you except to
point out, if you don't already know this, that when you do this, you wipe
out everything on your drive. Make sure you have a backup of anything you
can't afford to lose before beginning.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

ken - will reloading windows xp with a dell resource disc fix all my
software problems...

You haven't told us what your problems are, so I can't be sure that all your
problems *are* even software problems.

But reloading WIndows resets everything back to factory condition, so it
will fix any software problems that were created since then.