Windows XP system restore application skills

Windows Xp system restore function, the system will be backed up regularly, this will make the system restore record takes up a lot of hard disk space, causing the computer to run slowly, so we should To grasp the control of the system restore, prohibit some unnecessary functions of the system restore, do not let the system restore take up too much CPU. Below I have listed the settings for the system restore function.

First, turn off system restore

Once the system restore function is enabled, the system will periodically back up. After a long time, the system restore record will take up a lot of hard disk space. The disable method is: right Click "My Computer", select "Properties", go to the "System Restore" tab, check "Turn off System Restore on all drives".

Second, partial disable restore

If you use system restore just to restore the system, then you only need to set the restore function for the system partition. The setting method is: open the “System Restore” window, select the non-system partition in the “Available Drives” column, and click “Settings” to check the “Drive Settings” window in the "Drive Settings“ window. Turn off the ‘System Restore & rsquo;” checkbox on this drive.

Third, modify the minimum space occupied

Windows XP system restore the minimum space occupied by default is 200MB, this value can be modified through the registry: in “ start → In the Run ” enter “Regedit”, open the "Registry Editor", go to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersionSystemRestore", double-click "DSMin" in the right window, enter other values, and then press F5 to refresh. You can also change the size of “DSMax” to change the maximum size of the space.

IV. Lock System Restore

Open “Registry Editor”, enter “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionSystemRestore”, set the key value of “DisableSR” to ““1” Yes, you will find that the contents of the "System Restore" tab can no longer be modified.

V. Delete Restore Record

If you only want to delete the restore record and don't want to turn it off, you can delete almost all restore points by "Disk Cleaner". The method is: Click “ Start → All Programs & Rarr; Attachments & Rarr; System Tools & Rarr; Disk Cleanup & rdquo;, then select the appropriate drive.