Windows System Restore Software

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RollBack Rx is the best Replacement of System Restore that protects you from the loss of data.

Upon installation RollBack Rx disables and replaces Windows System Restore with a robust sector based recovery system. The RollBack System provides complete system restore - not just system files and minor program applciations. With RollBack Rx, you can creat you ownn restore points whenever you want to or schedule restore checkpoints to be taken in regular intervals.

You've installed the latest version of your favourite software - and suddenly your system crashes or keeps restarting for no reason at all. What can you do? You panic about all the data you've possibly lost forever. Is there a solution?

How Is RollBack Rx the Ideal Replacement of Windows System Restore?

 Windows System Restore only protects system files only - NOT data, programs or user settings.

 RollBack Rx System Restore Software protects everything on the hard drive. 

 Windows System Restore CAN NOT restore your entire system if Windows fails to start up.

 Windows System Restore uses 5-15% disk space per snapshot. RollBack Rx only uses 0.1%

 RollBack Rx's System Restore is a complete Hard-Drive system restore utility and disaster recovery solution

What if Windows Can Not Boot up? 

If Windows is corrupted (BSOD) or if your system can not boot into Windows  - RollBack Rx can still restore your entire system! Since RollBack Rx installs below Windows, it can be accessed prior to Windows boot-up by pressing the "HOME" key. Once you enter into the RollBack Rx sub-console you can roll-back to any snapshot. - Furthermore, you can recover any and all data up-to-the second of the System Crash!

With Windows System Restore - If Windows can not boot; System restore will not be accessible and thus would not work as a roll-back solution.

For more information on RollBack Rx and how it compares to existing solutions see our PC Maintenance Evolution

 Reverse any system crash (even if Windows can't startup)
/files/images/checkbox.gif  Backout of failed software installations or botched updates
/files/images/checkbox.gif Manually reverse user errors or set Restore-on-Reboot or Log-off
/files/images/checkbox.gif Roll back minutes, hours, or even months. 
/files/images/checkbox.gif  Roll backwards and forwards to any system snapshot
/files/images/checkbox.gif Allows users to safely test any software. Fast, 100% clean uninstaller
/files/images/checkbox.gif Roll-back, yet recover files from your "future" snapshot(s)
/files/images/checkbox.gif Retrieve files from a crashed PC, even if Windows can't boot
/files/images/checkbox.gif Access control - prevent unauthorized users from access
/files/images/checkbox.gif Automatically schedule snapshots or hard drive restores
/files/images/checkbox.gif Day Zero Disaster Recovery with no data loss
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PC RollBack - RollBack Rx system restore software takes your system back to any earlier point in time... Enabling you to repair any computer problems.  - Real-time System Restore with no data loss. 

RollBack Rx as your Alternative System Restore Software Replacement

  • PC RollBack Rx System Restore Software Software is easy to use, safe, efficient and fast.

  • PC RollBack Rx System Restore Software is a real-time data recovery utility that will assist in restoring your lost or inaccessible files from any imaginable system disaster.

Our powerful, yet easy to use, system restore utility is designed to keep your PC's fully functional and available without having you to perform time consuming backups etc.

RollBack Rx's Replacement of System Restore Software also offers a wide range of file system utilities and forensic tools as well as file, folder and data recovery.

System Restore Software

The Replacement of Windows System Restore Feature utility actively monitors PC file changes and some program file changes to record or store earlier versions before the changes occurred. You do not have to take manual snapshots because Windows System Restore automatically creates identifiable restore points that you can use to revert to a previous time.

The RollBack Rx System restore solution creates the exact copy of your PC's configuration into indexed snapshots. The RollBack Rx System Restore Software and allows you to instantly restore the entire PC including operating system, applications, and all the data in the event of a disaster or system crash!

It is now literally possible to rollback even up to a few months when you use RollBack Rx System restore software to restore your PC's.

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Windows XP System Restore, Optimizing Windows XP performance

Windows System Restore

  • Benefits: Windows System Restore
  • Benefits: Software Uninstaller
  • Benefits: Continuous Data Backup
  • Benefits: Disaster Recovery

    • Use Replacement of System Restore to Undo Changes if Problems Occur

    Published: August 24, 2001 Related Links • How-to Article: Use Backup to Protect Data from Loss • Overview: Recover from Technical Problems and Get Help When You Need It • Technical Overview: Reliability Improvements in Windows XP Through Help and Support: 1. Click Start, and then click Help and Support. 2. Under Pick a Task, click Undo changes to your computer with Alternative to System Restore. 3. Follow the instructions on the wizard. Through the All Programs menu: 1. Click Start. 2. Point to All Programs. 3. Point to Accessories. 4. Point to System Tools. 5. Click Replacement of System Restore. 6. Follow the instructions on the wizard. Creating a restore point can be useful any time you anticipate making changes to your computer that are risky or might make your computer unstable. If something goes wrong, you select the restore point you just created and Windows XP undoes any system changes made since that time. Create a Restore Point 1. Open Alternative to System Restore. (See step-by-step instructions above.) 2. Click Create a restore point, and then click Next. 3. In the Restore point description box, type a name to identify this restore point as seen in Figure 1 below. Replacement of System Restore automatically adds the date and time that this Restore Point is created. Figure 1. Creating a restore point • To finish creating this restore point, click Create. • To cancel restore point creation and return to the Welcome to Alternative to System Restore screen, click Back. • To cancel restore point creation and exit the Replacement of System Restore Wizard, click Cancel. To view or to return to this restore point, from the Welcome to Alternative to System Restore screen of the Alternative to System Restore Wizard select Restore my computer to an earlier time. Then select the date you created the restore point from the calendar in the Select a Restore Point screen. All of the restore points you created and you computer created on the selected date are listed by name in the list box to the right of the calendar. Note Replacement of System Restore does not replace the process of uninstalling a program. To completely remove the files installed by a program, you must remove the program using Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel or the program's own uninstall program. To open Add or Remove Programs, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.

    Alternative Replacement of System Restore replacement

    Coffee & Chat has stimulated considerable discussion in certain circles over the Alternative to System Restore function in XP, and Lars Hederer's ERUNT Freeware and System Restore (Emergency Recovery Utility NT) for backing-up/restoring the registry and associated files. Baillie McKenny quoted an excellent article on Replacement of System Restore from Woody's Windows Watch that I cannot find in the archives. So here are a few facts from other sources. I'll keep them brief and pertinent. Alternative to System Restore is a feature of Windows ME and XP - Home and Professional. It enables users to restore their computers to a previously safe state in the event of a disaster, by monitoring file changes and creating restore points. This can be done at any time while Windows is running, and XP will handle the change and restart as necessary. The Replacement of System Restore function is enabled by default and makes restore points on significant system events, provided that a minimum of 200 MB of free space is available on the system partition. If 200 MB is not available, Alternative to System Restore will be disabled. Users can create restore points at any time. By default it only uses a maximum of 12% of disk capacity, but that is easily changed by the administrator. And it purges the oldest restore points to make room for new ones, so restore points older than 90 days are deleted by default. It is not possible to make a permanent restore point. Replacement of System Restore is a change-base tracking tool, not a backup tool. Each restore point only stores changes to the system since the creation of the previous restore point, and all restore points are associated. For example, if a user wants to restore the computer from point D to point A, Alternative to System Restore will have to use points C and B as well along the way. Significant system events are: System checkpoints, created automatically every 24 hours (during times of inactivity). Program installation checkpoints, created every time you install or uninstall a program that is Windows XP restore point compliant, or whenever you install an unsigned driver (a software program that controls a hardware device) that has not been certified as being Windows XP compliant. Windows automatic update checkpoints, created immediately before installing an update to Windows. Performing a Replacement of System Restore operation itself, so the user can undo that restore operation if needed. Alternative to System Restore is also made available to users in safe mode, making it easier for them to restore their computers to a state before problems occurred. Replacement of System Restore monitors only a core set of specified system and application file types, including: Registry. The Windows XP Registry is found in C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\ with the six files that carry no extension and are named Default, Sam, Security, Software, System, and Userdiff. There are five primary Keys in XP, also called hives, which accounts for the H in their names: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT - file types and OLE information. HKEY_CURRENT_USER - configuration information for the current user account. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE - configuration information about the computer for all users. HKEY_USERS - configuration information for certain preferences (such as colours and control panel settings) for each of the users of the computer. HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG - current hardware configuration. Local Profiles. User profile information is stored in Ntuser.dat in C:\Documents and Settings\{username} folders. COM+ DB. The COM+ Class Registration Database. WFP.dll cache WMI DB IIS Metabase Drivers Auto/Windows update installed bits File types as specified in the SDK document Monitored File Extensions When you revert to a restore point you lose all changes since that point, except for changes to files in the My Documents folder and documents you've created with applications such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, and e-mail, browsing history, or favourites. Woody is very specific about the security of the folder where the restore files are kept, and I quote him below: Restore-point data gets stored in folders named: C:\System Volume Information\_restore {7AC41853-D197-43DD-A331-D376ADD98AC2}\RPXXX The XXX at the end of that string is a sequential number incremented with each new restore point. Don't bother trying to look for the files, by the way: Windows goes to great lengths to hide them from you; you can't even get into the \System Volume Information folder. This is for good reason. There's absolutely nothing in there that you should ever change by hand. Moreover, by blocking those files from your prying eyes, Microsoft is also keeping Trojans (and worms and viruses) from using your privileged security level to clobber your Alternative to System Restore points. If you really want to see a list of files that contain your restore points, navigate to C:\Windows\system32\Restore and run the program Srdiag.exe. You can then look at the SR-RP.log file to see a list of all available restore points, and SR-RstrLog.txt to see details about the files. Unfortunately he is uninformed in this case, and I quote from an article I wrote in July 2004: The System Volume Information folder will not be visible by default, and it will be necessary to open My Computer> Tools> Folder Options> and click on the View tab. Scroll down to Hidden files and folders and ensure that the option to Show hidden files and folders is selected. Scroll down further and ensure that Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) is unchecked. Click OK to save these settings. You should now be able to go to the System Volume Information folder on drive C: and double click it to reveal the '_restore' directory. If you cannot open the System Volume Information folder then it is because you do not have user access, but this is not insurmountable. Right click this folder and click the Properties option. Click on the Sharing tab> tick the box Share this folder on the network> enter a user name in the Share name: box (I use admin) and click OK to exit. These images, created only moments ago, prove the point. Every time you download or install a new game, application, or software update, you make changes to your computer. Sometimes that change may make your system unstable. Have you ever wanted to go back to the way it was? With Alternative to System Restore, you can. Replacement of System Restore works a lot like the Undo command in Microsoft Word. You can use Alternative to System Restore to remove any system changes that were made since the last time you remember your computer working correctly. Replacement of System Restore does not affect your personal data files (such as Microsoft Word documents, browsing history, drawings, favorites, or e–mail) so you won't lose changes made to these files. How does Replacement of System Restore work? Windows XP periodically records a snapshot of your computer. These snapshots are called restore points. Windows XP also creates restore points at the time of significant system events (such as when an application or driver is installed) or you can create and name your own restore points at any time. If you’ve installed a program that has made your computer unstable, you can open Alternative to System Restore, choose a restore point, and return your computer to its previous stable state. When you run Replacement of System Restore, a calendar is displayed to help you find restore points. If you don't use your computer every day, some days might not have any restore points. If you use your computer frequently, you might have restore points almost every day, and some days might have several restore points. Use Replacement of System Restore to undo changes you've made to your computer Before you open the Alternative to System Restore console, you may want to save your work and close all programs since Alternative to System Restore requires you to restart your computer. There are two ways to access Replacement of System Restore – through Help and Support or through your All Programs folder. As a matter of interest, with 12% allocated, I had 49 restore points covering the past 30 days. They totalled 2.35 GB in file space, but occupied only 1.18 GB on disk because of compression. By reducing allocated space to 5%, my restore points were reduced to 32 covering 12 days and occupying 1.53 GB of file space and 803 MB of disk space. I can't see myself wanting to restore to a point a month old, so I'll leave it at that. I make disk images with Acronis far more frequently than that, anyway. About ERUNT Freeware and System Restore Freeware and System Restore ERUNT Freeware and System Restore is undoubtedly a valuable utility that offers an easy and reliable way of creating and restoring registry backups without the overhead of Alternative to System Restore. But it is not a replacement. In the days of Windows 98 and flowing on to Windows ME, registry backups were made automatically on the first start of the PC each day. By default, five copies were kept in Win98 and provided a basic recovery method if a corrupt registry prevented rebooting. XP does not have this automatic backup facility built-in, and Lars Hederer decided to write a program that provided this, and full details are available on his homepage. His ERUNT Freeware and System Restore will create registry backups for 30 days, with each backup having its own folder, and the oldest dropping off the list as a new one is added. The folders are stored in Windows\ERDNT\xxxx-xx-xx and identified by their date labels. Each folder contains an executable file that restores the registry to that date's state. On my PC these folders average around 27.5 MB, so a month's worth could approach a gigabyte of file space. Fortunately this is configurable and I have cut mine back to 7 days. From ERUNT Freeware and System Restore 1.1j documentation: "The command line tool AUTOBACK.EXE uses the same syntax as ERUNT Freeware and System Restore but performs the additional task of deleting old restore folders after the new backup has been created." In my Startup folder I execute: C:\Program Files\ERUNT Freeware and System Restore\AUTOBACK.EXE" %SystemRoot%\ERDNT\AutoBackup\#Date# /noconfirmdelete /days:7 Mike Boesen has written a very good article that explains how to configure ERUNT Freeware and System Restore so that the number of days is 7 or whatever else you prefer. His article also explains options for reinstating any registry that has been created using ERUNT Freeware and System Restore. His article (and others - e.g. one on Backup strategies) can be accessed from here: http://www.pcug.org.au/~boesen/ ERUNT Freeware and System Restore has the advantage over Alternative to System Restore in that it can readily be run immediately before installing software you might only want to preview - such as offerings on magazine CDs. Don't like it? Delete it, and restore the registry from the ERDNT file. Fast and effective. This can be done at any time from within Windows Explorer or equivalent. This is not possible in Windows XP because it encrypts some registry keys. The Export Registry File function of Regedit will not work in this simple mode. You would need to use the Backup utility software to effectively backup an XP registry. ERUNT Freeware and System Restore backup options include: System registry: The current system registry, usually consisting of the files DEFAULT, SAM, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, and SYSTEM. Current user registry: The registry files for the currently logged-on user, usually NTUSER.DAT and USRCLASS.DAT. Other open user registries: Sometimes Windows has a few other user registries in memory. Examples for this are "generic" registries, e.g. for user "EVERYONE", or registries of other users if you use Fast Task Switching in Windows XP. For the computer literati Lars Hederer makes this proviso: (Technical information: ERUNT Freeware and System Restore saves only registry files which are in use by the system. It obtains information about these files from registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ hivelist. Registry hives not listed there, for example those of other users of the computer, cannot be saved by ERUNT Freeware and System Restore.) Judicious use of ERUNT Freeware and System Restore might save you from having to do a Replacement of System Restore if the problem lies in the registry, and this is probably most often the case. Certainly it is a wise approach to try restoring the registry initially, as that preserves any Windows Updates you might have done, or programs you might have installed since creating a restore point. But, since ERUNT Freeware and System Restore does not monitor these other complex changes made to your system, it cannot be a replacement for Replacement of System Restore. Use both of them wisely.