WinXp System Restore, usefull?

[jonah255]

I switch this sucker off right away. I've always figured it's not worth the disk space. Does it ever come in handy (and actually work properly)?

 

[akiraxtc]

Most of the time, it works. It saved my a$$ a couple of times.
Installed a driver in the wrong sequence (it's an AIW card), did a roll back and i can start from scratch like it was before everything started 🙂

 

[Foghorn]

Originally posted by: akiraxtc
Most of the time, it works. It saved my a$$ a couple of times.
Installed a driver in the wrong sequence (it's an AIW card), did a roll back and i can start from scratch like it was before everything started 🙂

Ow, been there, done that. System restore saved my sanity with the AIW drivers, which are very picky about install order.

 

[Alphahawk]

System restore is great. It was taken from winme so that means it got tested to death. If you are trying to save space then probably turn it off but if not then I would recommend you keep it on and running.

 

[def32]

Yeah, it's saved me once (and even then it saved me only because i had forgotten to turn it off) so I just let it run now 🙂

 

[Jeff7]

It's only worked for me when I've created a restore point myself.
Even with it off though, the system does seem to have some ability to repair itself. To a degree anyway.

 

[Foghorn]

You can also adjust how much disk space it uses. I found that 5-10% works fine to roll it back to one prior date.

I'm not sure what the default is, but it's probably too much, like 20%.

 

[woodscomp]

Save a little space now could equal hours of reloading all your stuff down the road. I found the system restore very helpful when doing a overhaul of my system and I uninstalled some important Windows stuff by mistake. Saved me tons of time and aggravation.

 

[Utterman]

I like IBMs rapid restore better, because it has a little more options than what is used by XP. I have an image of what my system should be setup like when I have installed everything. Whenever I want to go "fresh" again, I just select that restore point and I'm back to having that new installed OS feel.

 

[mocca]

I actually use system resotre quiet often especially when mod and install drivers for a system. It is a quick and easy way to bring back a system with a usable driver set at the least. Beware though, since many restore points can take a big chunk out of your HDD. At one point, I created so many restore points (being lazy and all), and it end up take almost 1.5GB of my C drive 🙂

Mocca