System Restore in Windows Vista

System Restore helps you restore system files from your computer to an earlier point in time. This allows you to cancel the changes to the system without affecting your personal files, such as emails, documents or photos.

Sometimes installing a program or driver causes unexpected changes to your computer or unpredictable behavior of Windows. Usually, uninstalling the program or driver corrects the problem. If this is not the case, you can try restoring the system to an earlier date when everything worked properly.

These restore points contain information about registry settings and other system information used by Windows. You can also create restore points manually

System Restore does not back up personal files. Therefore, this feature does not allow you to recover a personal file that was deleted or damaged. To do this, you should regularly back up your personal files and important data using a backup program

To access System Restore, click on the Vista logo (eg Start button on Windows XP), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools.

Vista offers an automatic restore point "Recommended Food". Click Next and begin restoration.

You are free to choose another restore point.
To do this, select "Choose a different restore point".

Vista will display all existing restore points. Know that restore points are created automatically every day with Vista and this just before significant system events, such as installing a program or device driver.
You can also choose to create a restore point manually.

Create a restore poit
For that, click open System Protection.

Choose the drive letter you want to create a restore point and click to finish on the Create button ...
Enter a description to help you identify the restore point and click Create.
Vista then creates the restore point
The success of the operation is symbolized by the message.