system restore help

[thewiz]

Windows 7 home premium
sp 1
64 bit operating system
HP CQ5500F
AMD 140 2.7 GHz
RAM 2GB
I would like to restore my system to when it was newer and faster.
Will system restore remove programs I have downloaded like Thumbs and
Lightroom?
Thank you for any help.
John

 

[Dave-UK]

Windows 7 home premium
sp 1
64 bit operating system
HP CQ5500F
AMD 140 2.7 GHz
RAM 2GB
I would like to restore my system to when it was newer and faster.
Will system restore remove programs I have downloaded like Thumbs and
Lightroom?
Thank you for any help.
John

System Restore mainly restores the registry and is not designed
to remove programs. To remove any programs you don't need use
the uninstall interface of Programs and Features in Control Panel.
If there are any entries there that you're not sure about try
Googling them for more info.

 

[Ken Blake]

Windows 7 home premium
sp 1
64 bit operating system
HP CQ5500F
AMD 140 2.7 GHz
RAM 2GB
I would like to restore my system to when it was newer and faster.
Will system restore remove programs I have downloaded like Thumbs and
Lightroom?
Thank you for any help.

See Dave's reply, but also note that uninstalling programs will *not*
make your computer any faster, What is *running* affects its speed;
what is installed does not.

 

[John Williamson]

See Dave's reply, but also note that uninstalling programs will *not*
make your computer any faster, What is *running* affects its speed;
what is installed does not.

Also note that the main cause of XP slowdown seems to be AV and security
software, and that general experience is that XP systems slow down over
time, even if nothing new is installed. The speed can be restored by
re-installing XP, and it's something I did every year or so as a matter
of course. System restore very rarely makes difference to either boot
speed or running speed.

I'm still waiting to see if the same applies to Vista and 7, although
anecdotes indicate that it does, although so far, it's mainly when a
service pack is installed.

 

[thewiz]

Also note that the main cause of XP slowdown seems to be AV and security
software, and that general experience is that XP systems slow down over
time, even if nothing new is installed. The speed can be restored by
re-installing XP, and it's something I did every year or so as a matter
of course. System restore very rarely makes difference to either boot
speed or running speed.

I'm still waiting to see if the same applies to Vista and 7, although
anecdotes indicate that it does, although so far, it's mainly when a
service pack is installed.

I'll hold off for now since it won't speed up my computer.
Thank you all for the quick help.

 

[...winston]

To restore an OEM PC (HP) to when it was 'new' use the HP provided restore
disk or contact HP for directions to do so.
- Restoring a pc to 'as received' condition will require reinstallation of
all programs (user installed and in some case HP installed if not present on
the restoration media).


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"thewiz" wrote in message

Windows 7 home premium
sp 1
64 bit operating system
HP CQ5500F
AMD 140 2.7 GHz
RAM 2GB
I would like to restore my system to when it was newer and faster.
Will system restore remove programs I have downloaded like Thumbs and
Lightroom?
Thank you for any help.
John

 

[Dave-UK]

I'll hold off for now since it won't speed up my computer.
Thank you all for the quick help.

If you think your computer is slower than it used to be try having a look
round in Task Manager to see what's running in the background etc.
I see you only have 2 G/B ram which may be a bit low, I guess it depends on
how you use your computer and what software you run.
If it's slow to boot up then maybe there are lots of things being loaded at
start-up. A useful program is CCleaner which has a start-up list in its tools section.
You can save the list as a text file and post it here for more help if you like.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

 

[Ken Blake]

If it's slow to boot up then maybe there are lots of things being loaded at
start-up.

I'll add another comment:

Despite what many people tell you, you should be concerned, not with
how *many* of these programs you run, but *which*. Some of them can
hurt performance severely, but others have no effect on performance.
Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do
is determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what
the cost in performance is of its running all the time. You can try
internet searches and ask about specifics here.

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.

 

[Tony]

XP doesn't slow down over time if you have a good 4 or 6 core CPU. Memory
doesn't seem to make a difference when it comes to slowdowns over time.

Also note that the main cause of XP slowdown seems to be AV and security
software, and that general experience is that XP systems slow down over
time, even if nothing new is installed. The speed can be restored by
re-installing XP, and it's something I did every year or so as a matter
of course. System restore very rarely makes difference to either boot
speed or running speed.

I'm still waiting to see if the same applies to Vista and 7, although
anecdotes indicate that it does, although so far, it's mainly when a
service pack is installed.

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[Gene E. Bloch]

To restore an OEM PC (HP) to when it was 'new' use the HP provided restore
disk or contact HP for directions to do so.
- Restoring a pc to 'as received' condition will require reinstallation of
all programs (user installed and in some case HP installed if not present on
the restoration media).

You will also lose *all* user data.

This is an extreme solution not to be chosen lightly.