How to create restore point in windows 7

Anonymous
2010-01-10T14:30:17+00:00
  • I just bought a new computer that's running windows 7. My previous computer had XP. I would open system restore  create my own restore points periodically. Is there a way to do that in windows 7. When i open system restore, the only option I get is restore to an earlier date. Not create a restore point.
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Anonymous
2011-07-26T12:31:26+00:00

To create a restore point for windows 7 Start / Control Panel / System / System Protection / At bottom of screen last button on right says create. Click it and it will ask you to create a restore point discription for the restore. hope this helps you.

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Anonymous
2010-01-10T22:12:05+00:00

Under WinXP the creation of restore points and the restore function itself were in the same place. Under Windows 7 you have a couple of methods:

  • Control Panel / System / System protection
  • Through the script below.

To do it with a script, save the code below as ManualRestorePoint.vbs, then double-click it.

'------------------------------------------------------

'Create an instant System Restore Point under Windows 7

'------------------------------------------------------

If WScript.Arguments.Count = 0 Then

  Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")

  oShell.ShellExecute "wscript.exe", """" _

  & WScript.ScriptFullName & """ Run", , "runas", 1

Else

  Set oWshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

  oWshShell.Popup "Creating a SystemRestore point. Please wait.", _

    2, "System Restore", 0

  swinmgmts = "winmgmts:\.\root\default:Systemrestore"

  GetObject(swinmgmts).CreateRestorePoint _

    "Manual Restore Point", 0, 100

  MsgBox "System Restore Point created", 0, "System Restore"

End If

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-08-21T23:00:06+00:00

    My C: drive was too small and I had to put programs on D:

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-08-21T22:45:12+00:00

    I love this script. Would it be possible to create a restore point for just drive C: and a separate one for drive D:??

    Thanks in advance

    Jim

    Forgive me, but why would you want to generate a system restore point for drive d: ?  If, as in most PC's your *system* is installed on drive c:, then that's the only drive you'd need to do a *system* restore on.  Of course, you'd want to do a recurring backup of all your drives, but system restore is really only useful when attempting to restore your *system* (registry) to an earlier time before an application install or other change to your system that precipitated breakage.

    Does this make sense?

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-21T22:11:29+00:00

    I love this script. Would it be possible to create a restore point for just drive C: and a separate one for drive D:??

    Thanks in advance

    Jim

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