How to Disable or Enable Windows XP System Restore

How to Disable or Enable Windows XP System Restore.

To Disable the Windows XP System Restore Feature

Click the Start Menu, or from your Desktop, right-click My Computer and choose Properties.
Click the System Restore tab. Select Turn Off System Restore by clicking the check box. Some systems read Turn Off System Restore on all Drives instead, as shown here.

Click on Apply, and a warning message will pop up onscreen asking if you're sure.

System Restore confirm message

Click Yes and click OK. Restart your computer. This removes the existing checkpoints.
Note:- Once you purge the Restore points in this way, you will not be able to use System Restore to return your system to a time before the purge. All previous restore points are lost.

To Re-Enable the Windows XP System Restore Feature

Click the Start Menu, or from your Desktop, right-click My Computer and choose Properties.
Click the System Restore tab. Deselect Turn Off System Restore by clicking the check box and remove the tick.

Click Apply and click OK. You don't need to restart your computer, but it is better to do so.

When you re-enable System Restore, a new restore point is created and System Restore will continue to create and maintain restore points, as normal, from now on.

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