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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: conlog on March 21, 2009, 03:12:05 AM

Title: Operating system
Post by: conlog on March 21, 2009, 03:12:05 AM

I created a system restore point. If I remove my current operating system and reinstall it will I be able to recover those files.

Title: Re: Operating system
Post by: JJ 3000 on March 21, 2009, 03:20:36 AM

no
the system restore point is in your operating system. If you remove the operating system you will also remove the restore point.

Title: Re: Operating system
Post by: patio on March 21, 2009, 07:27:08 AM

Also conlog System Restore deals only with Windows system files...
What is it you are trying to do perhaps we can suggest another method.

Title: Re: Operating system
Post by: CWebguy on March 21, 2009, 07:33:11 AM

Windows has a "repair" option, although I've never succesfully tried it. YMMV

Cheers,