Windows xp system restore

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Ken Blake, MVP

Any tips on how to remove a spammer from a Newsgroup?
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You re posted the spammer's message, including the link to his site,
so that he got *double* the exposure. I'm sure the spammer would give
you his sincere thanks, if he came back to the newsgroup to read your
message (which spammers hardly ever do).

Please, if you feel compelled to reply to spam (hardly ever a good
idea), at least trim his message and don't repost his links.
 
S

Script

Ken Blake said:
You re posted the spammer's message, including the link to his site,
so that he got *double* the exposure. I'm sure the spammer would give
you his sincere thanks, if he came back to the newsgroup to read your
message (which spammers hardly ever do).

Please, if you feel compelled to reply to spam (hardly ever a good
idea), at least trim his message and don't repost his links.
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Yeah, my apologies. I realized my error, about 1 second after clicking "Post".
 
C

Crawdad

Curt,

Good point. On that subject, just what is it that Sys Restore does
restore.?.

Example; you later discover that OS (sys) files may have been corrupted, or
Reg setting corrupted - [which does happen without warning.]... are they
fixed by a 'Restore' ?

GerryH
 
C

Curt Christianson

HI Gerry,

Passing the buck here, MS-MVP Bert Kinney has a site devoted to more about
Sys Restore than you probably want to know--very exhaustive, and pay special
attention to the links. Many people miss them, and think that's all there
is:

All About System Restore
http://bertk.mvps.org/

--
HTH,

Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/


Crawdad said:
Curt,

Good point. On that subject, just what is it that Sys Restore does
restore.?.

Example; you later discover that OS (sys) files may have been corrupted,
or
Reg setting corrupted - [which does happen without warning.]... are they
fixed by a 'Restore' ?

GerryH



Curt Christianson said:
Spammer,

Do you even have an "inkling" as to how invaluable Sys Restore can be?

Get lost!

--
HTH,

Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://dundats.proboards27.com/index.cgi
http://www.aumha.org/ <snipped due to utter insanity>
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B

Bert Kinney

In the restore process using System Restore in Windows XP, what's restored
and what's not!
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#19

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net
Curt,

Good point. On that subject, just what is it that Sys Restore does
restore.?.

Example; you later discover that OS (sys) files may have been corrupted, or
Reg setting corrupted - [which does happen without warning.]... are they
fixed by a 'Restore' ?

GerryH



Curt Christianson said:
Spammer,

Do you even have an "inkling" as to how invaluable Sys Restore can be?

Get lost!

--
HTH,

Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://dundats.proboards27.com/index.cgi
http://www.aumha.org/ <snipped due to utter insanity>
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B

Bill in Co.

And keep in mind if you run System Restore to restore to an earlier set
point, any recent previously saved exe, dll, etc files, etc., can get
deleted, UNLESS you have saved them in your personal My Doc folder under
Documents and Settings (etc).

Bert said:
In the restore process using System Restore in Windows XP, what's restored
and what's not!
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#19

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net
Curt,

Good point. On that subject, just what is it that Sys Restore does
restore.?.

Example; you later discover that OS (sys) files may have been corrupted,
or
Reg setting corrupted - [which does happen without warning.]... are they
fixed by a 'Restore' ?

GerryH



Curt Christianson said:
Spammer,

Do you even have an "inkling" as to how invaluable Sys Restore can be?

Get lost!

--
HTH,

Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://dundats.proboards27.com/index.cgi
http://www.aumha.org/ <snipped due to utter insanity>
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B

Bert Kinney

Yes, if the monitored files did not exist when the restore point in question
was created, they will be gone.

What should I do before running System Restore?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#12

What should I do after restoring my system to an earlier date?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#13

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net
And keep in mind if you run System Restore to restore to an earlier set
point, any recent previously saved exe, dll, etc files, etc., can get
deleted, UNLESS you have saved them in your personal My Doc folder under
Documents and Settings (etc).

Bert said:
In the restore process using System Restore in Windows XP, what's restored
and what's not!
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#19

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net
Curt,

Good point. On that subject, just what is it that Sys Restore does
restore.?.

Example; you later discover that OS (sys) files may have been corrupted,
or
Reg setting corrupted - [which does happen without warning.]... are they
fixed by a 'Restore' ?

GerryH



:

Spammer,

Do you even have an "inkling" as to how invaluable Sys Restore can be?

Get lost!

--
HTH,

Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://dundats.proboards27.com/index.cgi
http://www.aumha.org/ <snipped due to utter insanity>
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B

Bill in Co.

Indeed, and it's a bit annoying, but in its simplicity, System Restore
*assumes* ANY such files could be problematic. It's not quite intelligent
enough to know which ones are ok to leave alone. :)

Bert said:
Yes, if the monitored files did not exist when the restore point in
question
was created, they will be gone.

What should I do before running System Restore?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#12

What should I do after restoring my system to an earlier date?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#13

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net
And keep in mind if you run System Restore to restore to an earlier set
point, any recent previously saved exe, dll, etc files, etc., can get
deleted, UNLESS you have saved them in your personal My Doc folder under
Documents and Settings (etc).

Bert said:
In the restore process using System Restore in Windows XP, what's
restored
and what's not!
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#19

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net

Crawdad wrote:
Curt,

Good point. On that subject, just what is it that Sys Restore does
restore.?.

Example; you later discover that OS (sys) files may have been
corrupted,
or
Reg setting corrupted - [which does happen without warning.]... are
they
fixed by a 'Restore' ?

GerryH



:

Spammer,

Do you even have an "inkling" as to how invaluable Sys Restore can be?

Get lost!

--
HTH,

Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://dundats.proboards27.com/index.cgi
http://www.aumha.org/ <snipped due to utter insanity>
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P

PD43

Bert Kinney said:
Yes, if the monitored files did not exist when the restore point in question
was created, they will be gone.
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So when someone decides to UNDO the previous restore... it can't
really be undone, huh?
 
B

Bill in Co.

PD43 said:
So when someone decides to UNDO the previous restore... it can't
really be undone, huh?
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Get down into the field and try it, to see for yourself. (BTDT, several
times already). If you really want to know, you gotta experience it. The
short answer is, some things are undone, and some things aren't - as was
already mentioned.
 
P

PD43

Bill in Co. said:
Get down into the field and try it, to see for yourself. (BTDT, several
times already). If you really want to know, you gotta experience it. The
short answer is, some things are undone, and some things aren't - as was
already mentioned.
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No offense, but Bert has been using XP far longer than you have so
I'll wait to see his answer.

I've used SR frequently enough since upgrading to XP (Oct. 2001) - and
I'm a tinkerer/experimenter - but I've never played around with
running a restore and then undoing it just to see what it does. I've
only used it for restoring.
 
B

Bert Kinney

Agreed on both counts. :)

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net
Indeed, and it's a bit annoying, but in its simplicity, System Restore
*assumes* ANY such files could be problematic. It's not quite intelligent
enough to know which ones are ok to leave alone. :)

Bert said:
Yes, if the monitored files did not exist when the restore point in
question
was created, they will be gone.

What should I do before running System Restore?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#12

What should I do after restoring my system to an earlier date?
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#13

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net
And keep in mind if you run System Restore to restore to an earlier set
point, any recent previously saved exe, dll, etc files, etc., can get
deleted, UNLESS you have saved them in your personal My Doc folder under
Documents and Settings (etc).

Bert Kinney wrote:
In the restore process using System Restore in Windows XP, what's
restored
and what's not!
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/tips.html#19

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net

Crawdad wrote:
Curt,

Good point. On that subject, just what is it that Sys Restore does
restore.?.

Example; you later discover that OS (sys) files may have been
corrupted,
or
Reg setting corrupted - [which does happen without warning.]... are
they
fixed by a 'Restore' ?

GerryH



:

Spammer,

Do you even have an "inkling" as to how invaluable Sys Restore can be?

Get lost!

--
HTH,

Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://dundats.proboards27.com/index.cgi
http://www.aumha.org/ <snipped due to utter insanity>
Click to expand...
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B

Bert Kinney

PD43 said:
No offense, but Bert has been using XP far longer than you have so
I'll wait to see his answer.

I've used SR frequently enough since upgrading to XP (Oct. 2001) - and
I'm a tinkerer/experimenter - but I've never played around with
running a restore and then undoing it just to see what it does. I've
only used it for restoring.
Click to expand...

Bill is correct in that experimenting is a good way to learn. Just don't do
it on a main system you rely on for day to day use.

Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org
Member: http://dts-l.net
 
B

Bill in Co.

One thing I haven't tried yet is "undoing" the restore point - and seeing if
I get back ALL of my exe (and other "monitored" files) that were (somewhat
erroneously) removed by System Restore (and I mean all the ones that
shouldn't have been!)

I think you're implying here that they will ALL be restored. So System
Restore must have a special location for all the files it deletes, but I
don't know where it hides them (so I can go look)
 

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