Windows 7 forum: Do you find Windows System Restore utility to be useful?

I don't use it all that often, but it's saved my bacon more than once. The nice thing about it is that you can return your OS to an earlier date without disturbing your data. On the other hand, I still make full system backups weekly with incremental backups every 4 hours for those times when I have to replace a hard drive or some other serious problem. It's also handy if you're the neighborhood guru folks call when they have problems and don't have backups.

i have no idea about Windows System Restore utility. if some one know about this please share about this .

Anyone who uses XP, and no one does anymore.... unless they value reliability.... knows that anti-virus can not function with system restore operating and protecting 'data'. Most virus instigating worms rely on system restore to protect their ability to 're-install' after AV sweeps, from protected data archives in the system restore reg. If you want to get rid of the problems, you have to turn off SR (system restore), or you will get no satisfaction... it's that simple. System restore? Why, your HDD will die before you need it... LOL

Most of the time, I use this utility to actually set a Restore Point. This might be good to do if you are going to do something that could affect system operation like installing new software. If you have CCleaner on your computer, you can check how many restore points you have. A lot of times if there are more than a weeks worth, you can delete the older ones which I do once in a while. I would make sure that I have at least 3 or 4 restore point though. If you earliest restore point is several days to a week old, you might want to create a new one so that you will not have to make up too much if you have a time when you computer won't boot. Almost every time Windows installs an update, it will create a restore point. New software installs will usually do that too. A lot of times especially if things have been flaky, I will create and EOE End of Evening when I am about to turn the computer off especially if it seems be be in a stable condition. This can be a valuable tool to get your computer working good again when it doesn't boot correctly and you are offered this option.

I've tried, but I think something gets in the way because it's never said "successful".
I think maybe ZoneAlarm or something gets in the way. I've tried disabling things but it's never happened. I've just had to find other ways to get around whatever problem I had; which indeed I just about always have.
On the whole though, I have found Windows 7 very good, as reliable as XP, but quicker and less likely to experience any problems with.

I have used system restore, but as noted in another reply I had a virus re-install it's self and crashed my whole system.Windows update has a nasty habit of wrecking havoc with my video editing program and system restore was my best friend until it opened me up to infection.Now I am the twice shy guy.I no longer automatically update.By at least looking at the update before installing, I know what caused the crash , if it crashes.

I used system restore numerous times and always quite successfully. Since I use Win 7 as my OS,(2 years+ now) I have never needed it. I have found 7 to be so trouble free that I recall when I had 95 as my OS I had nothing but trouble and never thought a computer could be as reliable as it now is