system restore

am i right in thinking that if i use this option on my computer all the untold amounts of carp on my computer will be wiped
if i do this will it go back to factory setting eg my vista till on or is it a job for a techy to do
all i wish to save is a few photos and some music will a usb pen surfice
what if any issues do i face by doing this
cheers in advance my geeky friends
dave

[yorkie_chris]

USB stick is fine to back stuff up. Not sure about system restore.

some manufacturers have setup to put it back to factory settings (dell for certain), hidden in another hard drive partition.

No system restore just rolls back certain things e.g. software drivers, but it won't erase any data on your HDD.

See if your PC came with a recovery CD as that will usually do what you are wanting i.e. restore it to the same state as the day you opened the box.

USB pen should be fine for backing stuff up as long as it's big enough.

If you want a lift with it mate I could probably nip round for a while one afternoon / evening - I'm off work for a few days after tomorrow...

saxo lad i'll take ya up on that bruv cheers
the stick is 1gb ???? and i still have all orginal discs

Originally Posted by davepreston

saxo lad i'll take ya up on that bruv cheers
the stick is 1gb ???? and i still have all orginal discs

Sounds like you've got all the stuff we need then, but I can always bring my laptop with me & 'obtain' a copy of Vista if needs be

PM me your number and I'll give you a bell

All that p*rn slowed it down to much then DP?

yep but the p*rn can be downloaded again
i thinks it all the carp stuff you have to download to use certain sites eg div x quickplayer and garbage, mainly sites i dont use anymore,
heres one why do i have a bluetooth stack program on my laptop ? if i ever hook up the phone its by wire ,can i dump that ,tbh there seems to be a hundred programes i dont use and am scared to remove just in case

Originally Posted by davepreston

yep but the p*rn can be downloaded again
i thinks it all the carp stuff you have to download to use certain sites eg div x quickplayer and garbage, mainly sites i dont use anymore,
heres one why do i have a bluetooth stack program on my laptop ? if i ever hook up the phone its by wire ,can i dump that ,tbh there seems to be a hundred programes i dont use and am scared to remove just in case

If your laptop came with bluetooth then it will have had the drivers pre-loaded. It won't do any harm being there, and it's better than windows telling you it's found a new device every time you boot the thing up!

Might be better to do a clean install of Vista, that way we can just install the stuff you actually need and leave out all the bloatware that gets loaded on at the factory...

exactly

[pookie]

You might as well backup onto some dvd's as well Just incase your usb key goes up the spout