Restoring? bring back files?

[Guest]

If I restore my computer:
a. what does that all mean?
b. If I had accidentily deleted files, will restoring the computer back to
an earlier date when I had those files, bring them back??

 

[Malke]

If I restore my computer:
a. what does that all mean?
b. If I had accidentily deleted files, will restoring the computer back to
an earlier date when I had those files, bring them back??

Please see my answer to your first post. Be patient - today is still
Christmas in many parts of the world. And no, doing a System Restore will
not bring back you lost files.

Find your original post in this newsgroup -
microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics - and see my reply. If you can't find
your post, use Google Groups Advanced Search and constrain the search to
this newsgroup and your name and today's date.

Malke

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

If I restore my computer:
a. what does that all mean?

Depends on what you mean by "restore." System Restore? using an OEM's
restore CD?

b. If I had accidentily deleted files, will restoring the computer
back to an earlier date when I had those files, bring them back??

Assuming that you are talking about data files, in neither case, no, it
won't.