How Do You Fix System Restore In Windows XP?
The Microsoft Windows XP Operating System (and all recent Windows operating systems) comes with a utility known as “System Restore.” System Restore is a system setting saving and restoring program, and as such it can be an extremely useful tool. The main purpose of System Restore is to restore your computer’s settings to a previous state. This is especially useful if bad software is installed or if a system failure occurs. If for some reason your System Restore utility has stopped working properly, reinstalling it should fix any problems and restore working order. Step 1 Configure Windows to show file extensions (required if Windows is not currently set this way). To do this, click Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Folder Options; then click on the “View” tab (if you’re using the “Classic” view in your Control Panel you may access the Folder Options directly from there). From the “Advanced settings” scroll-down list, uncheck the box for “Hide extensions for known file typ