![]() More information on this process can be found in this Opens a new window TechNet forums thread. The effect should be the same assuming the version you use to perform the upgrade install is identical to the version of Windows 7 currently installed. If neither of those options work, you can boot from a bootable media device (USB or DVD) and proceed to run an “upgrade” install in the same manner that you would formerly run a Windows XP repair install. You might also want to first select Startup repair and see if the system can recover itself. Next you will select the “System Restore” option under the five system recovery options Opens a new window included within Windows 7. With this in mind, the easiest way to revert to a restore point is to use the System Restore GUI within Windows 7 itself, or by pressing F8 on boot and select the option to “repair your computer”. Windows 7 uses the Volume Shadow Copy Service Opens a new window to create the system restore points and therefore does not use the System Volume Information and RP folders Windows XP uses. The former manual restore method of copying the five registry files (System, SAM, Software, Security and Default) no longer are stored in the same location as they were in Windows XP when the system does a registry backup. ![]() Many changes were made within Windows 7 and the way the operating system allows a manual restore is one of them. ![]()
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