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If you want to make any change in windows XP program files or system files like registry, it is advisable to create a system restore point before doing any such task.
Note: This Utility is only for Microsoft Window's XP
To create a system restore point for your windows XP operating system follow these steps..
Step 1. First check out whether system restore option in turn on or not in your computer. To check this, right click on My Computer icon and click properties option. This will open the System Properties box. Now click System Restore tab and make sure that ‘Turn off system restore on all drives’ option is unchecked. Now click ok and close this box.
Step 2. Now open start menu and go to All Programs > Accessories > System tools > System restore. This opens the system restore tool.
Now check the box Create a restore point and then click next.
Step 3. Now type the name of system restore point (whatever you want), and click create. This creates your system restore point.
Now close this box.
To restore back your operating system to any restore point follow these steps.
Step 1. Open start menu and go to All Programs > Accessories > System tools > System restore. This opens the system restore tool. Now check the box Restore my computer to an earlier time and click next
Step 2. In the next open screen of System Restore tool, you will see the calendar in which certain dates are shown in bold letter. These bold letter dates are the dates when a system restore point is available. It means you can restore your Operating System back to those dates. Click the date to which you want to restore the system.
Step 3. When you click on the date you can see in the right hand box (box next to calendar) that list of some system points is shown. Choose the system point to which you want to restore your operating system and then click next .
Step 4. Now you are asked for the confirmation. Click Next.
Your system will now get restored to the time and date you have chosen. This will restart you computer.
Some points regarding System Restore.
1. For System restore process, you should be logged into an administrator account. 2. Restoring your computer does not affect or change your personal data files. 3. An automatic system restore point is created on your computer everyday by Windows XP. (If system restore feature is turned on)
What Microsoft’s Windows XP Help and Support says about System restore “System Restore is a component of Windows XP Professional that you can use to restore your computer to a previous state, if a problem occurs, without losing your personal data files (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favorites, or e-mail). System Restore monitors changes to the system and some application files, and it automatically creates easily identified restore points. These restore points allow you to revert the system to a previous time. They are created daily and at the time of significant system events (such as when an application or driver is installed). You can also create and name your own restore points at any time. “
Vista enthusiast Brajeshwar Oinam has put together some beautiful, high-resolution Vista-themed wallpapers for us all, and he's even merged them all together in quite the handy-dandy little .zip file for easy download. Technically, these would work well for pretty much any screen, Vista or otherwise; and I have to say that the details on some of these are truly stunning.
Microsoft has announced that Windows Vista will be broadly available as a stand-alone product or pre-installed on new PCs on January 30, 2007.
Some Features of Windows Vista
Ease of use
When you start using Windows Vista, you will recognize familiar elements such as the Start menu, which is now faster, more streamlined, and more helpful than in previous versions of Windows. The Start menu features integrated desktop search through a new feature called Instant Search which can help you find and launch almost anything on your PC. Just type in a word, a name, or a phrase, and Instant Search can find the right file for you. But more than that, the new start menu makes it very easy for you to navigate across all of the installed applications on your PC. Eliminating the slow performing, cascading "All Programs" view, the new start menu can help you get something started more quickly than ever.
Use Instant Search to quickly find the information you need.
Explorers
The new Explorers are powerful yet easy-to-use tools for working with files consistently across Windows Vista. Explorers give you more information and control while simplifying how you work with your files. The experience is easy and consistent, whether you're browsing photos or documents or even using the new Control Panel.
The new Document Explorer makes working with your files a snap. Find your files more quickly with the new Live Icon feature, and see what they contain without having to open them.
Key elements of the Explorers in Windows Vista are designed to help you get to the information you need, when you need it. Instant Search is always available to help you find files instantly. The navigation pane contains the new Search Folders found in Windows Vista, as well as traditional folders that you have created on your computer. Command Bars display only the tasks that are most appropriate for the files being displayed. With new Live Icons (scalable thumbnails) used throughout Windows Vista, you can see the first page of documents, the actual image of a photo, or the album art for individual songs in your music collection, making it easier to find exactly what you are looking for.
Type keywords into the Instant Search box in the new Control Panel to find the right system setting quickly.
Windows Aero
Windows Vista is the first Windows operating system that has a user experience that can gracefully scale to the hardware capabilities of the computer it is installed on. All computers that meet minimal hardware requirements will see the Windows Vista Basic user experience, which provides the benefits of the refined interface features already mentioned.
Windows Vista Aero provides spectacular visual effects such as glass-like interface elements that you can see through.
Windows Aero is an environment with an additional level of visual sophistication, one that is even more responsive and manageable, providing a further level of clarity and confidence to Windows users.
Live taskbar thumbnails
Resting the mouse pointer over a taskbar item displays a live thumbnail of the window, showing the content of that window. The live thumbnail is displayed whether the window is minimized or not, and whether the content of the window is a document, photo, or even a running video or process.
See thumbnail views of the items in your taskbar by resting your mouse pointer on them.
Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D
Windows Vista provides two entirely new features to manage windows: Windows Flip and Windows Flip 3D. Flip allows you to flip through open windows (by using Alt+Tab), providing a live thumbnail of each window, rather than just a generic icon and file name. Live thumbnails make it easier to quickly identify the window you want, particularly when multiple windows of the same kind are open. With Flip 3D, you can use the scroll wheel on your mouse to flip through open windows in a stack, and quickly locate and select the one you want to work with.
Use Flip to view and navigate more easily through open windows.
Use Flip 3D to navigate through open windows using the scroll wheel on your mouse.
For complete details check out the home page of Windows Vista here
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