In thanatoid <
[email protected]> typed:
<sigh> if you bothered to READ
Why should I read /anything/ about useless garbage?
the XP System Restore does
exactly what it says it will do: It restores system files.
It's useful, handy and a quick way to get going again when
something glitches, especially like a failed install,
malware, corruption, etc.. It is not for data backup and
doesn't claim to be.
How many people do you know who actually keep all their data on
other partitions? When C: goes to hell, and you restore the
"system files", from what I have read on the net you can lose
lots of data and often the machine won't even boot.
Of course, that's the user's fault in the first place, but one
of the big depts. in Redmond must be called "Making the Users
Dumb and Dumber Dept."
It's handy to have and even magnitudes
faster than restoring from an image or whatever other
method you might use.
You can get there fast or you can get there alive.
Especially if one doesn't have a backup that can backup
the OS using Shadow Copy etc., it shouldn't be turned off.
I SAID get Acronis or something like it. If you are unwilling to
change anything on your MS-made system (I personally know poor
clueless creatures who will NOT install a tiny utility let alone
an actual program (except MS Office of course) because they
think MS DO know what's best for them and everybody in the
world), sure, use Sys Restore.
Almost all problems encountered with losing restore
points from system
restore are the result of malware or user error or
inattention to problems that are spreading on the PC.
[What's with the indents?]
You think? Don't forget about stupidity. Which is where getting
malware also comes in, I suppose. If people thought a little no
one would get malware and if people who know nothing didn't mess
with th registry, Sys Restore would be unnecessary,. As it is,
it gives a false illusion of security.
And
we all know those things can screw a lot more than restore
points.
See misc. statements above.
In a way, MS DID decide what's good for you: They DID
give you a fast way
to recover your registry settings, which is really all
system restore points consist of.
That's pretty useless IMHO.
There is only one reason
to turn it off that I'm aware of, and that would be if you
were to run Norton's GoBack; the restore points become moot
at that point.
Well, if there's anything dumber than using MS "security" and
"backup" tools, it's using the current versions of Norton, which
were good 10-15 years ago, maybe. Symantec, like all other
companies living by scavenging "money and advertising are *less*
important than our software's quality and functionality"
companies'' ware (Corel comes to mind, while MS leaves the mind)
are extremely good at totally ****ing up the product.
Not really, but your effort is appreciated.
