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[pcslookout]

Can Windows Home Server do image backups right before installing new drivers automatically or must I do it manually each time before hand? I like to test a lot of new video card drivers. Really thinking it can't but wasn't sure if there was a way to make it do that or not. I know system restore will sometimes depending on what drivers and it even does it for some programs at times.

 

[pcgeek11]

Right click the WHS Icon in taskbar and select manual backup... AFAIK that is the only way.

pcgeek11

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: pcgeek11
Right click the WHS Icon in taskbar and select manual backup... AFAIK that is the only way.

pcgeek11

That sucks. Oh well. To bad it can't be automate like System Restore is.

 

[RebateMonger]

If you are changing drivers and have a problem, the Driver Rollback option in Windows is probably a better option than a full restore (via WHS) or a System Restore.

http://technet.microsoft.com/e.../library/bb490854.aspx

"Typically, system recoveries are easiest when you know *or think you know* what caused the problem (e.g., a recently installed device driver). In some cases, System Restore might not be the best choice for correcting a problem you're experiencing. System Restore changes many different files and registry entries, and in some cases might replace too much and actually cause more problems than it solves. For example, say you install Office XP, which triggers System Restore to create a restore point, and the software suite works great. Later in the day, you download and install an updated video driver, and because the driver is signed, the installation doesn't trigger System Restore to create a restore point. Now your system hangs on occasion, and you believe that the video driver is the culprit. In this case, you should use the Device Driver Rollback utility because it will address the device-driver problem only and not change anything else on your system. System Restore would roll your computer back to a preOffice XP state, and you would have to reinstall the entire software suite after you resolved the driver problem."

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger
If you are changing drivers and have a problem, the Driver Rollback option in Windows is probably a better option than a full restore (via WHS) or a System Restore.

http://technet.microsoft.com/e.../library/bb490854.aspx

"Typically, system recoveries are easiest when you know *or think you know* what caused the problem (e.g., a recently installed device driver). In some cases, System Restore might not be the best choice for correcting a problem you're experiencing. System Restore changes many different files and registry entries, and in some cases might replace too much and actually cause more problems than it solves. For example, say you install Office XP, which triggers System Restore to create a restore point, and the software suite works great. Later in the day, you download and install an updated video driver, and because the driver is signed, the installation doesn't trigger System Restore to create a restore point. Now your system hangs on occasion, and you believe that the video driver is the culprit. In this case, you should use the Device Driver Rollback utility because it will address the device-driver problem only and not change anything else on your system. System Restore would roll your computer back to a preOffice XP state, and you would have to reinstall the entire software suite after you resolved the driver problem."

Thanks good explanation!