What exactly does System Restore restore?

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Hello,

I am wondering what exactly does Microsoft Windows XP's System Restore
exactly restore. System files? Registry? To what extent does it restore.

Any information regarding this is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

-Mike
 
Shyguy said:
Hello,

I am wondering what exactly does Microsoft Windows XP's System Restore
exactly restore. System files? Registry? To what extent does it restore.

Any information regarding this is greatly appreciated.
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Pretty much everything that is not in your My Documents folder and
subfolders (which, incidentally, is one reason why you shouldn't mess with
the Windows defaults when it comes to these folders, which are designed to
hold your personal data files). Included in System Restore is the Users and
Local Machine registry keys and subkeys, which are the only two keys and
subkeys that are actually saved to your hard drive (the other keys are
"linked" to these keys and are loaded into RAM as needed).

Ken
 
Do some reading:

Windows XP Booklist

Microsoft Windows XP Inside Out 2nd ed ISBN 0-7356-2044-X
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Resource Kit 2nd ed ISBN 0-7356-1974-3
Microsoft Windows Command-Line ISBN 0-7356-2038-5
Windows XP Pro 2nd ed The Missing Manual ISBN 0-596-00898-8
Windows XP in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition ISBN 0-596-00900-3
Windows XP Annoyances, 2nd ed ISBN 0-596-00876-7
Windows XP Hacks, 2nd ed ISBN 0-596-0000918-6
Windows XP Solutions ISBN 0-7645-6773-X
Windows XP Speed Solutions ISBN 0-7645-7814-6
Guide to Home Networking ISBN 0-7645-4473-X

Downloadable Guides

XP Tweak Guide (TweakGuides_XPTC.zip) from wwww.TweakGuides.com
Windows Registry Guide (registryguide2003.exe) from www.winguides.com
Error Message for Windows (MSWinErr.zip) from www.gregorybraun.com
 
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