Has System Restore ever worked for you?

mattman

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I have never had a system restore complete successfully. Have you?
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    Tablet
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    Lenovo
    CPU
    Atom Z2760
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    Lenovo K3011W
    Memory
    2GB DDR3
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    N/A
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    1366x768
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    Samsung 64GB eMMC
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    HP Bluetooth
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    50Mbps
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It *has* worked for me, on a PC which hasn't got much software but managed to get the Windows Store apps into a broken state.

But I've had disappointments as well.

Maybe... I dunno... 60% success rate?

It can be useful when it works, but not to be relied on.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1, 10
I wouldn't know. Disabling it is one of the first steps in my 30-step plan for installing Windows.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
I wouldn't know. Disabling it is one of the first steps in my 30-step plan for installing Windows.

Wow, 30 ?? My list only has 29. Okay just kidding.

I did have System Restore work for me the one time I tried it, with no issues. I've had a couple of other people who tried it per my suggestion and it worked for both of them. I guess that puts my success rate at 100%.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Other Info
    Constantly changing hardware.
Define "work"? I've had it roll back fine the few times I've used it. It didn't solve the problem I was having that made me try it though. These days I just turn it off.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
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    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
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    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
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    Thermaltake TR 620
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    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
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    Stock heatsink fan
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    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
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    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
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    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
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    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
System restore points are stored in the hidden folder called System Volume Information in the OS root drive C: and can be corrupted over time or due to Virus, Trojans, Hard disk failure etc... The only good use for it is to manually create a restore point before installing a new driver or trial application so that you can roll back if something does not work right.

Never, ever rely on System Restore point.
 

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  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
System restore is a bit of a hit and miss program . However, what it uses can be invaluable..

Anybody know what I am getting at?

I might be the only person to use it this way.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
It saved my bacon a couple of times (Win XP days). Not so much with Win 8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP h8 envy 1534
    CPU
    AMD FX-6200 (3.8GHz)
    Motherboard
    M3970AM-HP (Angelica2) (Gigabyte)
    Memory
    10GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Eyefinity Radeon HD 7570
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Kaskersky Internet Security 2016
It works good for me.
I don't use it very much though because I seldom have problems so serious that I need to use it.

It comes in handy when a blue or black screen happens.
I play with the computer sometimes & end up getting stuck with a blue screen.
That's my fault.

But with a restore point, easily fixed.

I have the boot menu enabled in bios.
I press F-12 at startup to get into it.
Once in it I choose safe mode with command prompt. - (Administrator)
I type in rstrui.exe & in the restore window that pops up I choose my latest restore point & everything is good to go again. :)

I keep making new restore points all the time.
I always have a recent one to use.

At this point in time blue or black screens do not intimidate me, thanks to restore points.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Just waded into Win8. Used SysRest many time in XP, Vista and 7. Never a problem.
 

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System One

  • OS
    win 8
    Computer type
    Tablet
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Me400C
    Other Info
    Plus numerous older systems in every flavor of Windows and DOS. The Me400C is just my latest.
Only used system restore a few times in Windows 7 and each time it definitely worked at fixing issues I had even though it's not that reliable.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlett Packard P7-1017c
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    Pegatron HP
    Memory
    Crucial 2x4GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2211x
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Corsair CX600 80+ Bronze
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF 912
    Cooling
    Stock Intel Fan
    Keyboard
    HP Keyboard
    Mouse
    HP Mouse
    Internet Speed
    30+ Mbps Download; 2Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
    Other Info
    New build with custom parts later in the year
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