This article is also available as a TechRepublic download and as a TechRepublic gallery. However, in many ways, Windows Vista is also very similar to the preceding versions of Microsoft's operating system. These similarities are particularly evident when you start working with drivers for peripherals. On occasion and many would say more often then it should the Windows Vista operating system will get corrupted by a bad driver install or some other installation mishap.
When this occurs, the best solution is often to restore the OS to a previous non-corrupted state. The easiest way to accomplish this is using the built-in System Restore feature of Windows Vista itself.
The procedures are similar to what they were in Windows XP , but there are some differences to consider. One of the more useful features of Windows Vista is the several different ways you can navigate to screens and applets in the operating system. To reach the System screen in the Control Panel, you can type "system" into the desktop search box and select it from the list that is returned See Figure A or you can open the Control Panel and then click the System icon See Figure B.
Either way you should end up with the screen shown in Figure C. Note, you could also right-click the Computer icon on the desktop and click properties on the resulting menu. On this tab you basically have two options: Create a restore point or restore from a previously saved one.
Click the Create button to get to Figure E. Type in a description so you can recognize this restore point later on and click OK. Depending on your system, this could take a few minutes to complete. With this software, you can back up system , disk, and some important files in advance. Then, you can restore the image backed up before from this software.
If your system image is from another computer with different hardware, you should tick " Universal Restore " paid function to ensure the system is bootable after recovery. To restore the system in case of system crash, you should have two things prepared when your computer is in good condition:.
In the left tab, select Restore and then click Select Task. Or you can click Select Image File to locate an image file manually. Step 2. Select the system backup task from the list and click Next.
Select to restore entire backup or a part and click Next. The program will restore your computer system to its original location by default unless you choose Restore system to other location. All the operations will be listed. Just confirm the operations, and then click Start Restore if there isn't any mistake.
The middle of this screen indicates whether the System Restore is active and shows the most recent restoration point available. If you want to stop System Restore from working, uncheck the appropriate box. To create a fresh restoration point, click the Create button. Creating a restore point manually is often useful just before you do a major upgrade of an application or other form of major system change.
If things go wrong, as we know they often do, you will be able to return to a point just before you began the corrupting process. Click Next when you are ready. Confirm your choice and click Finish. Note that you will have to go through a reboot to finish the process.
That is really all there is to it. As many have said in the TechRepublic Community Forums, this is not a foolproof process, but you should try it before you take the time to reinstall Windows Vista. Consider it the next-to-last step to take when the Windows operating system is corrupted.
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