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Use System Restore to overcome a lost Administrator password

In this edition of the Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to use System Restore and a Windows DVD to revive a system with a lost Administrator password.

Tags: Greg Shultz, System Restore, Admin Password, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2009-09-29

Hijacking Windows System Restore for cybercrime profits

welp.... they are finally getting a taste of their own crap.I wonder what they are doing. We use steadystate on all of our machines. Reboot the machine and everything is restored.Maybe they should move from a PC based environment to a terminal server like system. Each reboot...

Tags: Terminal services, system restore, Hijacking Windows System Restore, cybercrime profit, SteadyState, operating system, terminal server, security

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Hijacking Windows System Restore for cybercrime profits

Hackers in China are using a combination of sophisticated techniques to penetrate the hard disk recovery card on computers in Internet cafes to steal billions of dollars worth of online gaming credentials. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Hard Drive, System Restore, Microsoft Windows, Online Game, Games, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-09-23

TR Dojo: Preventing Windows Vista System Restore from hogging your hard drive

Windows Vista’s System Restore is a handy feature that allows you to undo actions, like system updates and driver installations, when they go astray or cause problems. Yet if not configured properly, System Restore can gobble up a large chunk of your computer’s free disk space. In this TR Dojo...

Tags: Hard Drive, System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-23

TechNet Webcast: Windows 7 Manageability Solutions (Level 300)

Windows 7 operating system manageability features can provide more flexible administrative control, increase automation of administrative tasks, and reduce help desk calls. The presenter of this webcast explores how Windows PowerShell 2.0 automates desktop administrative activities to improve productivity and how Group Policy and Group Policy Preferences enhancements and AppLocker...

Tags: Group Policy, Webcast, Auditing, System Restore, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Help Desk, Call Centers, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, It Operations, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-06-17

SoftRewind Home 1.0 (Windows)

SoftRewind Business Edition is the newest addition to Anovasoft's line-up. Our new IT lifecycle maintenance utility allows you to rewind Windows back to a completely problem and virus free state in minutes. SoftRewind is not to be confused with the Windows integrated System Restore, which only restores Windows Registry back...

Tags: System Restore, Virus, Computer, Anovasoft, SoftRewind Business Edition, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Operating Systems, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-14

Reign in the unbound storage appetite of Vista System Restore

If System Restore is not configured properly in Microsoft Windows Vista, your system's hard drive could fill up with restoration points you will never need. In this week's Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, Greg Shultz shows you how to correct the System Restore configuration and regain control. ...

Tags: Storage, Greg Shultz, System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2009-04-15

How do I... Use System Restore in Windows Vista?

The Windows Vista System Restore applet is actually much easier to use than it was in Windows XP. Mark Kaelin shows you how to use it to create a restoration point and then return to that point when necessary.

Tags: System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mark W. Kaelin, Windows Vista System Restore Applet, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2009-04-08

Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletins

Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletinsAlways Update - ALL Software!!It's also a good idea to check all your applications against manufacture recommended updates, Adobe, Java, etc... Windows Vista / XP isn't the only update that we should be concerned. - Walter Anderson, MCSE, A+, Network+, Sharepoint ConsultantAnyone...

Tags: Patches, system restore, security vulnerability, patch management, Microsoft Corp., desktop, security

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

10 top Vista tweaks, part 2

As I noted in the first installment of this series, some of my favorite productivity-enhancing techniques don’t involve custom code or registry edits. Instead, they involve learning how the basic building blocks of Windows work, and then rearranging those components to cut steps out of the tasks you perform most...

Tags: Sleep, Desktop, Search, Network, Microsoft Windows XP, Tweak, Window, System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Shortcut, File, Computer, Start, IFilters, Network Location, Search Criteria, Default Option, Citeknet Website, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-06-17

System Tools 1 (Windows)

System Tools Gadget allows you clean up you computer with one simple click or you can open defragmentation, make a back-up from you file, or a system restore. If you click on the first icon the computer open the program Clean Up and destroy all temp files. If you open...

Tags: System Restore, Defragmentation, Computer, Stefan Van Damme, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-09-13

Remote Manager 1 (Windows)

Remote Manager enables administrator to perform mundane tasks and more remotely. This tool has powerful system restore feature based on Microsoft Windows System restore. It allows administrators to remotely restore the system to a previous state, force create a restore point snapshot and or schedule restore point creation on the...

Tags: Restore Point, Administrator, System Restore, Microsoft Windows, CionSystems

Software downloads 2007-06-11

Vista Hands On

Vista Hands OnDrive sizesOn a large drive 15% is actually a lot of wasted space in my opinion. Say I'm buying a 320 GB harddrive, which I am as my current hard drive is too full to allow Vista to install. That means that 15% is 48 GBs of space...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, system restore, Linux, disk, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-25

Vista Hands On #16: A smarter way to manage System Restore space

When a Windows tip becomes popular, it spreads through the community like wildfire. Unfortunately, there's usually only a random relationship between the speed of transmission, the quality of the advice, and its relevance to you.Case in point: I've seen at least 10 sites this week echo a tip that shows...

Tags: Windows Vista, Tips

Blog posts 2007-04-25

How do I... Create and use System Restore in Windows Vista

No matter how careful you are, when it comes to installing drivers and applications in Windows Vista there are just going to be times when you need to perform a system restore. This brief step-by-step tutorial shows you how to create a restore point and then use it to return...

Tags: System Restore, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mark W. Kaelin, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2007-02-14

Perfect for the holidays: The blue screen of hive death

Perfect for the holidays: The blue screen of hive deathOne possible fix.....Though I haven't seen the specific error message they usually flahs by to quickly upon rebooting, I have had similiar situations where power was interuptted or some other unclean shutdown.Here's what I do: I reinstall a clean copy of...

Tags: Backups, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Voska, system restore, hive death, backup, CD, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2006-12-18

Set Point 1.4.06 (Windows)

Set Point is a small utility that automatically sets System Restore points for Windows Millennium and Windows XP. The Windows System Restore utility allows the user to undo changes in the Windows Registry and file system. You have the option of setting your system back to a previous date and...

Tags: System Restore, Easy Desk Software, Windows System Restore Utility, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-07-12

10 things you should know about Windows XP's System Restore tool

If a crash makes your Windows XP system flaky or unbootable, you can use System Restore to return it to a previous working state. These pointers will show you how to effectively use this safety net.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., System Restore, Tool, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2006-02-28

System Restore Control 2.0 (Windows)

Windows XP System Restore default settings use up to 12% of your disk space, creates a Restore Point every 24 hours and keeps old points for 90 days before deleting. Microsoft doesn't provide any adjustments except for the slider where you may move it below 12% but any time System...

Tags: Restore Point, System Restore, Microsoft Windows, Camtech 2000

Software downloads 2005-11-13

Turn Off System Restore to Save Space

By default, Windows XP keeps a backup of system files in the System Volume Information folder. This can eat up valuable space on the hard drive. If a person doesn't want Windows to back up the system files, this webcast will show how to do it.

Tags: Space, System Restore, VisualTweakXP.sytes.net, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Software

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