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Create System Restore points in Windows 7 and Vista with two clicks
One thing I often forget to do before installing a program I want to test or fiddling with my drivers is creating a System Restore point. System Restore has been part of Windows for ages now, but I still have trouble remembering 1) it's there and 2) sometimes it's pretty handy.
To make it easier on myself, I set up a dead-simple restore point creator. Those of you who don't want to bother with the DIY route can download Quick Restore Maker from The Windows Club. Download the app, double click the icon, and you've got yourself a fresh restore point!
The manual method isn't all that complicated. All it takes is creating a new text file, changing the extension to .vbs and pasting the following code in via notepad (or your favorite text editor):
To make it easier on myself, I set up a dead-simple restore point creator. Those of you who don't want to bother with the DIY route can download Quick Restore Maker from The Windows Club. Download the app, double click the icon, and you've got yourself a fresh restore point!
The manual method isn't all that complicated. All it takes is creating a new text file, changing the extension to .vbs and pasting the following code in via notepad (or your favorite text editor):
Now that it's this simple to do, I really have no excuse for not playing it safe. Though I probably ought to pin this to my taskbar so it's nice and obvious...'use WMI moniker and SystemRestore class
set SRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
CSRP = SRP.createrestorepoint ("My New Restore Point", 0, 100)
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsg389556Feb 13th 2010 3:05PM
Thanks..............darn handy thing to have
KrazyCalvinFeb 13th 2010 4:44PM
yea... I have saved many a computer using system restore. this will be easy to use.
PeterFeb 13th 2010 5:23PM
Most applications create restore points as part of the installation and/or the OS will do it when it detects a properly created installer. Windows 7 also creates restore points periodically so there really isn't a whole lot of need to create one manually before a software install.
Stuart HallidayFeb 14th 2010 10:38AM
I think the point is, you often don't know if a Installer is creating a Restore point or not.
This way you can be sure.
I created a standalone 'Restore Point Creator' some years ago using AutoHotKey. I just run it, enter a name (for example 'preinstalling openoffice beta') and its done.
Better to be safe than sorry.
http://www.mytriops.com/files/Create_restore_point.exe
If anyone wishes to try it.
No need to install anything, its portable so you can even using it on a USB storage stick.
JoePalmaFeb 13th 2010 5:58PM
control panel to system and click system protection. There's an option right there to create a restore point. No extra program needed.
JoePalmaFeb 13th 2010 6:02PM
I should qualify this with 'on Windows 7 and Windows Vista', although I don't imagine XP being much different.
minibarFeb 15th 2010 6:01AM
or create a restore point scheduled task to run several times a day (say 8a 12p 4p) and most will have no reason to concern themselves with it again.