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System Restore has always been a useful way to solve system problems caused by faulty hardware or software installations. Windows Vista's Recovery Environment was the first to permit you to run System Restore without starting Windows first, and Windows 7 adds more refinements.
When you select System Restore from the System Recovery Options menu, click Next on the opening dialog (1) to continue.
By default, Windows 7 shows you only the most recent restore point, because in many cases, that's the one you'd use. If you've been having problems for awhile, you can see additional restore points by clicking the empty Show More Restore Points box. When this box is checked (2), you can scroll through the restore points to select the one you want to restore.
Windows 7 adds an important new feature to System Restore: the ability to see what will be changed on your system when you revert to a particular restore point. To see this information, select your preferred restore point and click the Scan for Affected Programs button (arrow).
The top pane of the dialog shows you the programs that will be removed, and the bottom pane shows you the programs that will be restored; usually programs that were replaced by newer versions. In this example, Microsoft Silverlight 3.x (top pane) would be removed, and the older Microsoft Silverlight 2.x version (bottom pane) would be restored. However, restored programs might not work. Use this dialog as a guide to determine what programs you might want to reinstall after reverting your system. Click Close to return to the main dialog. When you return to the main dialog (3, previous figure), click Next to continue.
Make sure the restore point you want to use is displayed (4), then click Finish (5). Note that you have one more chance to view affected programs (arrow).
When the system reboots, it will have been reverted to the restore point you selected.
To learn more about his option, see our Windows 7 Feature Focus article on Windows 7 Backup and Restore.
Windows Memory Diagnostic, which is based on Microsoft's downloadable memory test, was also found in Windows Vista's Recovery Environment. When you select the Windows Memory Diagnostic link from the System Recovery Options menu, you can choose whether to restart your system and run diagnostics now (default) or test memory the next time the system is rebooted.
When the system restarts, the memory diagnostic tool runs. By default, it runs twice, then reboots the system and displays any detected problems after you log onto Windows. To change or review settings, press the F1 key (arrow).
The default test set is Standard (1); other options include Basic (fewer tests) and Extended (all tests). Some tests disable memory cache, while others enable it (see the description for each test set for details (2). To adjust the cache settings, tab to Cache (3): and select the settings desired. To adjust the number of test passes, tab to Pass Count (4): and enter the number desired. Press F10 to save changes.
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December 15, 2011 at 11:08pm
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TedC
October 04, 2010 at 1:35pm
That was much better prestented than the microsoft article on the subject. The screenshots helped a lot.
If System Recovery Options seems nicer than you'd expect from Microsoft, it's because it came out of ERD Commander, which Microsoft bought Sysinternals to get.
gachevsky
August 12, 2009 at 2:23pm
Has anyone tried running System File Checker from the command prompt in the Recovery Environment? I'm assuming it would work if you can use any other commands.
ghot
August 10, 2009 at 11:57pm
....and a good move for MS, but Norton Ghost is still faster and easier :)
Take an OS, and edit out all the efficiency, and what you have left is a post-XP Microsoft operating system :)
Pentium 0
August 10, 2009 at 3:12pm
I managed to botch up my partition tables a couble days ago by shuting down my pc in the middle of the boot. Popped my Win 7 dvd in the drive, loaded up startup repair and it was automatically fixed in less than a minute.
Marcus_Soperus
August 10, 2009 at 3:21pm
It's amazing how easy Windows 7 makes this type of repair. And, thanks for the reminder that you can use your Windows 7 DVD as a repair disc (although I prefer to make a separate one).
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