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    Is there a 3rd party program that runs a system restore?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by thegreatsquare, Jun 17, 2008.

  1. thegreatsquare

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    Any that lets you choose which restore point to go back to?
     
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    ERD Commander
     
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    I'll try that, but iolo's SM7 tried to open system restore and couldn't. I think I'm screwed.

    But I'll try.

    Thanks
     
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    ERD Commander is probably the most well-known utility to have for all Windows since it is official and just got bought out by Microsoft.
     
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    Having just installed and never used ERD, how do I tell it to go to a specific restore point?

    All I have is

    erd50
    eula
    license
    MSDaRT
    relnotes

    Is it possible that since I don't have helpctr.exe and it seems rstrui as nothing happens when I click it, that something wasn't installed?
     
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    ERD commander is a tool that is ran on a bootable CD.
     
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    Do you mean that I would have needed to have a boot disc or just the xp disc.

    And having the XP disc [if that's what I can use], what do I do?
     
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    If you want a complete backup and restore (though thats probably not what you are looking for) I recommend Norton ghost
     
    Blemish, Jun 19, 2008
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