How to Rebuild a System Restore

Create a system restore point in case of an emergency.

A system restore point is a back-up of your registry files to the hard drive in case of an emergency. The system restore allows you to replace corrupted registry values from viruses or hard drive failure. You rebuild a system restore point by creating a new one in the Windows system restore utility. These restore points are saved in the utility. Creating several system restore points avoids the issue of a corrupted recovery point in the future.

Instructions

1. Right-click your "Computer" desktop icon and select "Properties." Click the "System Protection" link in the window that opens.

2. Click the "System Protection" tab. Click the drive in the list of available system disks shown in the list box. Click the "Create" button.

3. Enter a name for the new restore point. This name is shown in your list of restore point files, so create a name that is easily recognized. Click "Create" to rebuild your restore point file.

References

• How to Geek: Create a System Restore Point in Windows 7