# System restore vs. GoBack

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/system-restore-vs-goback/78187>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 26, 2001, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/system-restore-vs-goback/78187 "2001-08-26T13:15:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![cheezit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/system-restore-vs-goback/78187/1 "2001-08-26T13:15:38Z")

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Has anybody used System Restore in WinME yet? If you have and ahave also at some point used GoBack, which one is better?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/system-restore-vs-goback/78187/2 "2001-08-26T14:48:19Z")

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I have WMe and have used Restore several times. So far I’ve never had a problem. Ironically, I had to use it when I installed a Micro$oft greeting card program for my children. I guess I didn’t pay enough attention to the installation process and it screwed up picture access to several other programs. Uninstalling the program didn’t solve the problem, so I used a restore point and, voila, it worked. You can make your own restore points anytime. I have started doing that when I’m about to install new software. I also have started doing it on a regular basis, kinda like a backup. If everything is going well, I’ll make a point at the end of the week.