When failures or errors occur, in order to return the operating system to its original working state, it is necessary to roll back the system. Windows XP has an integrated system for archiving the registry, as well as system data. And even though it has many shortcomings, it often solves complex problems. The network also describes how to roll back the system through the BIOS. But we will not consider it here.
So, as you understand, the process of bringing the system to its original position is called the rollback of the system. You can access it in various ways. First you need to make sure that this feature is enabled. To do this, right-click your manipulator on the "My Computer" icon and select its properties. Next, in the window that appears, select the "System Restore" tab. If the system rollback is activated, then in front of each disk you will see the mark “observation”. Also at the bottom there is a line “disable recovery on all drives”. If it is active, there should be no checkmark next to this line.
When you select a disk and press the "Options" button, a window with the same name will appear. Here you can turn off the system rollback, as well as change the size of the disk space for archiving.
The program for restoring the operating system forms some points for this. With standard installations, they are periodically created, as well as when installing programs, batch updates, drivers , etc. You can also do this yourself.
In order to roll back the system, there are several possibilities. One of them allows you to do this through help with Windows support. Click "Start" and in the menu that appears, select "Help and Support." There you will find “Undo Changes Using Restore" and run this tab.
After this manipulation, a window appears in which you can choose to create a recovery point or restore an earlier state. You choose what you need. If this is a rollback of the system, a calendar will appear, with the help of which you can find the desired restore point and start it with the "Next" button. If you will create a new point, then give it the desired name and click "Next". After that, it will be created.
It happens that in the menu of the "Start" button there is no tab "Help and Support." In this case, press the F1 key. If it does not bring the desired result, this will mean that the Help and Support service is simply disabled. To make it available, you need to use it again.
You can also call system recovery in the following way. The "Start" button, then hover over "All Programs", in the pop-up menu find "Standard", there will be a tab "Utilities", where you will find "System Restore". Double-click on this shortcut of the manipulator, and a dialog box will immediately appear in front of you . In it, select the date and time of the recovery point with which you want to roll back to the previous state of your device.