In the first article of this series on Windows 7 backup, I explained How to create a Windows 7 system restore. This article is the follow-up to demonstrate how to use that restore point to recover a problematic PC as well as How-To recover or use a restore point on a Windows 7 machine that won’t boot.
To recap, Windows 7 System restore is a common and fairly safe way to restore your computer and by default, System Restore is turned on and will create Restore Points whenever you install new software or make changes to Windows settings.
Okay, let’s get started on restoring Windows 7!
Note: If you’ve recently restored your computer to a system image, Windows 7 will automatically remove all system restore points that existed previous to your restoration.
How To Restore Windows 7 To A System Restore Point
1. On your Start menu, Type in system restore. Press Enter or Click the System Restore program shortcut.
2. On the system restore page, Click Next. Now you’ll be asked to Select a system restore point previously created. If you see multiple restore points, try to choose the one that’s dated BEFORE any problems started.
Optional: If you are unsure if doing the restore will cause some of your programs to lose data, you can Click the Scan for affected programs button to see if that is really an issue.
3. Confirm the restore point Time and Description and Click Finish
Note: I’ve highlighted below an important point. If you’ve recently changed your password, system restore will set it back to what it was at the time the restore point was created. If you can’t remember your old password, create a password reset disk before restoring.
All done!
But wait, what if Windows 7 won’t boot? How do I access system restore?
After a reset if you continuously Press the F8 key, you can go into Advanced Boot Options. At the top of the list you’ll see the option to Repair Your Computer.
This will take you into a Repair Boot mode on the System Recovery Options Menu. From here just Click System Restore and follow the tutorial above.
Yeah I know… VERY GROOVY MICROSOFT! Thank you!
Any questions, or comments? Feedback of all sorts is appreciated below or in the groovy technical community!
Yeah, the system restore I knew about however the BOOT recovery I had no idea. Is that new with Windows 7 or was that in Vista?
I love the F8 Repair tool, I didn't see it in Vista. Must be new.
Yeah, the advanced boot options w/system restore and system image options is new with Windows 7.
So when i get into the System recovery Options, it asks for a password….I have tried what I normally use, and any thing else I can think of, but it does not work…any ideas?
What if you want to a restore point you created manually. It doesn’t show up in the list and is well before the date in the list?
Dear Friend
What about if I can not into Repair Option that means F8 won’t put you in the ‘Advanced Option’
How can we restore windows 7 ?
Thanks
What exactly happened to your system? Are you saying when you press F8 your system will not go into the repair menu as shown in the screenshot above? Can you confirm your keyboard is working?
Finally found it, thanks for posting this useful information. This was just what I was on looking for, it is very useful to me. I’ll come back to this blog for sure!
Win 7 System Retore I Followed what you said My F8 Key to repair Computer in window ‘s7
yiu have to Put The Windows 7 64 Bit DVD it So what comes up after I hit repair your computer is
Startup Repair
System Restore <—————I Choose This One
System Image Recovery
Windows Memory Diagnostic
Command promt
The Another window Pop's up
Restore systems files and setting's
RED X >> No Restore points have been created on your computer’s system
drive. To Create a restore point Open System Protection .
the
Greyed Out But Canel is lit up
I Click ON System Protection in that window.
Your Computer is running in a limited state,you cannot undo the resotre operation
it says
I restart the computer ……………………………………………
The Open Start Type In System Restore
Then
Same thing No Restore Point’s are there I trye to Create system restore
By calling it Steve’s Restore
And It won’t Let Me The System Restore Button is on
I go into Control Panel in Windows 7 And Click On Services to make sure system restore it turned on in there and it is ?
so I been repeating thease steps over and over and still it won’t let me Create a system resotre?