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How to create restore point in windows 7

Anonymous
2010-01-10T14:30:17+00:00
  • I just bought a new computer that's running windows 7. My previous computer had XP. I would open system restore  create my own restore points periodically. Is there a way to do that in windows 7. When i open system restore, the only option I get is restore to an earlier date. Not create a restore point.
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  1. Anonymous
    2011-07-26T12:31:26+00:00

    To create a restore point for windows 7 Start / Control Panel / System / System Protection / At bottom of screen last button on right says create. Click it and it will ask you to create a restore point discription for the restore. hope this helps you.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-01-10T22:12:05+00:00

    Under WinXP the creation of restore points and the restore function itself were in the same place. Under Windows 7 you have a couple of methods:

    • Control Panel / System / System protection
    • Through the script below.

    To do it with a script, save the code below as ManualRestorePoint.vbs, then double-click it.

    '------------------------------------------------------

    'Create an instant System Restore Point under Windows 7

    '------------------------------------------------------

    If WScript.Arguments.Count = 0 Then

      Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")

      oShell.ShellExecute "wscript.exe", """" _

      & WScript.ScriptFullName & """ Run", , "runas", 1

    Else

      Set oWshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

      oWshShell.Popup "Creating a SystemRestore point. Please wait.", _

        2, "System Restore", 0

      swinmgmts = "winmgmts:\.\root\default:Systemrestore"

      GetObject(swinmgmts).CreateRestorePoint _

        "Manual Restore Point", 0, 100

      MsgBox "System Restore Point created", 0, "System Restore"

    End If

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-04-03T17:49:19+00:00

    best way is to type  CREATE RESTORE POINT in start menu.... u wil directly get that window,,,, then on d protected disk u can create a restore point

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-01-16T19:17:24+00:00

    You need to be aware of a few things:

    • The script I posted a year ago does not cause any file corruption.
    • The Restore Points created by my script are perfectly usable.
    • We do not know what script you ran.
    • It is unlikely that your script caused a file system corruption. The two events are probably unrelated.
    • Scripts reside on the disk, never in the registry.
    • You can run chkdsk  /R when booting into Safe Mode.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-11-02T20:16:27+00:00

    I don't understand what you are saying  here. I would like to know how to create a restore point in Windows 7. I can't find it

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