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question about System Restore.

Post by *WOFTAM* » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:27 pm

Hey guys.

Pleas help me figure this out..

i wont to do a system restore to about 1-2 weeks ago.
But it wont let me click on any dates, it just stays on the date that it is today.

but a while back i could choose other dates but now i can't.

Why is this
please help??

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Post by Ratman » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:32 pm

the update points on the calender should be bold... might have to go further back

why are you restoring?

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Post by *WOFTAM* » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:49 pm

its got grey dates light colour and blue dates that is the same font thoe..

how do i get them bold?


for something to do with my mic..

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Post by *WOFTAM* » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:54 pm

oh maybe its not bold because something in settings??

heres a screen shot sorry its not very clear.


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Post by Ratman » Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:57 pm

restore to the darker dates....

what prob with the mic?

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Post by *WOFTAM* » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:09 pm

i cant click on darker dates :P would it be something in settings ..??

Ah it was working then all of a sudden it wasn't. But i tryed mic on another computer and that work and i tryed another mic on my computer and that work so its not mic or computer :P

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Post by KSR Aaza » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:12 pm

The grey boxes are the months before and after the current one.
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Post by *WOFTAM* » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:16 pm

ohk so i cant click on them?
so why cant i click on any boxes at all ? not even the blue ones.

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Post by Ratman » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:29 pm

if you do not have bold numbers you can not restore it...

make a restore point and see trhe difference in the numbers...

go back to previous month to see if you have resore points there

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Post by *WOFTAM* » Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:33 pm

nah cant even go back a month its like i can't even click on anything when its in the calander..

Any why cant i do a restore?

Oh and how do i make new restore point what do i type in??

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Post by Prometheus » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:31 am

You can't do a system restore because a restore date doesn't exist.

The bold date indicates that your computer can do a system restore on that date. No bold = no restore.

Make sure you have it set - control panel, then system then system restore. Click on settings and set it to look at a hard drive for restore. Make sure you haven't checked "turn off system restore" which by the looks of it, you have.

You can usually access it via the start menu - start, accessories, system tools and system restore. You can then force your system to manually create a restore date.

Another issue - although minor - is don't constantly install lots of different things to try out, then try to restore hoping it will save you. System restore is helpful, but it wont save you if you corrupt your system with lots of pgm's being installed for testing purposes.
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Post by *WOFTAM* » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:25 pm

Ok thank you very much for that info! and stuff..

ahh i have now got a bold date but thats only yesterday lol..
is it meant to be only yesterday??

so i know bold dates can come up but i saw that it has
"Create a restore point" so i go into that but unsure on what to write so good someone please tell me exactly what to write there if i was going to do a system restore for say "2.07.07" or "9.07.07".

Thank you so much for the help guys.
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Post by Prometheus » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:12 pm

When you create a system restore date manually, you can also add a comment like "installing FSX now" or whatever really, it makes not an ounce of difference.

Anything can be typed there.
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Post by *WOFTAM* » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:39 pm

ohk..

but if i just right anything how will that go back to the date i wont it to??

can i do that type in a date that i wont to do system restore to??

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Post by Pitbull » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:11 am

*WOFTAM* wrote:ohk..

but if i just right anything how will that go back to the date i wont it to??

can i do that type in a date that i wont to do system restore to??

Cheers WR
you cant do a system restore to way back as you have only turned it on so then you will only have certain dates to restore it to since you had it switched on :)
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Post by Prometheus » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:30 am

*WOFTAM* wrote:ohk..

but if i just right anything how will that go back to the date i wont it to??

can i do that type in a date that i wont to do system restore to??
NO !

You can't do a system restore to a date you want it to, because a restore date doesn't exist.

The bold date indicates that your computer can do a system restore on that date. No bold = no restore.
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Post by *WOFTAM* » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:43 pm

ohk thanks sorry its just i thought you could make one since i turned it on and did stuff you told me..

ok now i get you.

thank for the help guys.
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