Thursday 9 January 2014
If you are thinking of installing an application but aren’t quite sure what it’s going to do to your computer, I would absolutely recommend creating a restore point before you install that application, and here are the steps to do so. Note that most application installs automatically create a restore point, but you can do this if you are really worried.
Open up the Start Menu and right-click on “Computer”, and then select “Properties”.
![image](http://cdn.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/image54.png)
This will take you into the System area of Control Panel. Click on the “System Protection” link on the left hand side.
![](http://www.howtogeek.com/geekers/up/sshot-2009-11-23-15-50-41.png)
Now select the “System Protection” tab to get to the System Restore section.
![](http://cdn.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/image56.png)
Click the “Create” button to create a new restore point. You’ll be prompted for a name, and you might want to give it a useful name that you’ll be able to easily identify later.
![](http://cdn.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/image57.png)
Click the Create button, and then the system will create the restore point.
![](http://cdn.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/image58.png)
When it’s all finished, you’ll get a message saying it’s completed successfully.
![](http://cdn.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/image59.png)
Now if your application blows up Windows, you can restore your computer using System Restore.
Related Posts :
- Back to Home »
- Tutorial , Windows »
- Create a Restore Point for Windows 7 or Vista’s System Restore