erunt vs. system restore

[badgolferman]

I am new to XP and have not been dependent on the System Restore function.
In the past I have used Erunt to save me from registry corruptions. However
since now I have WinXP System Restore available, I am wondering if Erunt is
of any use to me anymore. Does anyone have thoughts on this?

 

[Paul Urquhart]

I am new to XP and have not been dependent on the System Restore function.
In the past I have used Erunt to save me from registry corruptions. However
since now I have WinXP System Restore available, I am wondering if Erunt is
of any use to me anymore. Does anyone have thoughts on this?

It might be wise to use both, at least until you are familiar with how
well System Restore works on your machine. For some people System
Restore does not work at all. Even if it does, you may still find ERUNT
useful for quick regedits, etc. It is a lot smaller and faster, and
uses less resources.

 

[King Biscuit]

I am new to XP and have not been dependent on the System Restore function.
In the past I have used Erunt to save me from registry corruptions. However
since now I have WinXP System Restore available, I am wondering if Erunt is
of any use to me anymore. Does anyone have thoughts on this?

Never used it myself. There are other more effective methods available.

Food for thought:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm#System_Restore_Service

System Restore Service

Read all of this before disabling! This service creates system snap
shots or restores a point for returning to later. This is the OTHER
service that is a massive resource hog. Indexing Service is number one.
Every time you install a program or new driver, and on a schedule, this
service creates a "restore point" to roll back to if a problem occurs.
This service would have been nice in the Windows 95 days due to plenty
of problems occurring (new DirectX version every 15 minutes) but not
required for the "much" more stable Windows XP. This is the FIRST thing
that I get rid of on a clean installation. I feel it is faster and less
hassle to just install clean. A rather GOOD (and possibly the only)
reason to use this "feature" is to roll back your OS after installing an
unknown program or testing software. For example, if you use BETA
software of any kind. NOTE: If you disable this service, your previous
"restore points" will delete. If, for whatever reason, you do not want
this to happen, do not disable this service. By default, System Restore
Service uses a LARGE amount of disk space to store rollback points. On
large hard drives, this could be well over 10 to 20 GB.

 

[Semolina Pilchard]

I am new to XP and have not been dependent on the System Restore function.
In the past I have used Erunt to save me from registry corruptions. However
since now I have WinXP System Restore available, I am wondering if Erunt is
of any use to me anymore. Does anyone have thoughts on this?

I've never had to use system restore on my own PC but I have on other
people's. Its behaviour in saving drivers is very unreliable. In
fact, I'd say that most of the time it just plain doesn't.
Personally, I use other methods of keeping settings it would be
inconvenient to lose. Erunt's one of them.

I turned System Restore off a long time ago and have never had cause
to regret it.

 

[Frank Bohan]

I am new to XP and have not been dependent on the System Restore function.
In the past I have used Erunt to save me from registry corruptions.
However since now I have WinXP System Restore available, I am wondering if
Erunt is of any use to me anymore. Does anyone have thoughts on this?

Sometimes the restore points disappear, and when using the available restore
points a message comes up saying that "windows cannot restore to the point
selected" or words to that effect. In such cases, the Erunt backups of the
registry can be invaluable. I also keep registry backups using Start > Run >
Regedit > Export.

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Frank Bohan
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