OMG windows 7 is God

[srp49ers]

I accidentally deleted a 17gb folder of "important files". I was able to restore them using win 7's restore pervious version option. My jaw hit the floor when i remember i could do that.
A lifesaver for sometimes when u forget to back up files.

Oh, does anyone know where/how windows stores these files, as a image or something?

 

[KeypoX]

Originally posted by: srp49ers
I accidentally deleted a 17gb folder of "important files". I was able to restore them using win 7's restore pervious version option. My jaw hit the floor when i remember i could do that.
A lifesaver for sometimes when u forget to back up files.

Oh, does anyone know where/how windows stores these files, as a image or something?

It also has a previous version feature. Just right click a folder parent or sub. And you can restore old files. Though i have never used it.


Restore previous versions will list all Previous versions of selected file or folder from various restore points. You can simply copy, restore or open to see files from Previous Restore point. This makes Windows 7 System Restore free from need of full system restore. if you have accidentally deleted any specific file or folder you can use ?Restore previous versions? feature to copy or restore to its original state.

http://www.blogsdna.com/2039/e...-previous-versions.htm

 

[RebateMonger]

Restore Previous Versions was only available on Vista Ultimate and Vista Business. I don't know which versions of W7 have it. It's been available on Windows Server 2003 since 2003. I've used it many times on Server 2003 and once on Vista Business.

 

[Nothinman]

Yea, the fact that it could work on XP since XP supports VSS but they just won't give it to people is retarded.

 

[SammySnood]

On a related note, have MS separated the previous version feature from system restore for Windows 7? In Vista if you wanted system restore you had to have previous versions enabled, and that was a non-starter for some folks security-wise.

Forgive me for tacking this question onto this thread, but I've been kind of out of the loop Windows-wise for a while.

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
Yea, the fact that it could work on XP since XP supports VSS but they just won't give it to people is retarded.

This comment is retarded, seriously. Why should Microsoft go through the trouble of backporting features to a nearly decade old operating system? So should Ubuntu backport features present in 9.10 to 5.10? You love Linux as you constantly remind us daily but get your head out of the cloud and come back down to Earth. Linux is not as wonderful or perfect as you constantly try to claim it is.

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger
Restore Previous Versions was only available on Vista Ultimate and Vista Business. I don't know which versions of W7 have it. It's been available on Windows Server 2003 since 2003. I've used it many times on Server 2003 and once on Vista Business.

Previous Versions is available in all SKU's of Win 7 according to Thurrott.

Win 7 Version Comparison Chart

 

[Nothinman]

This comment is retarded, seriously. Why should Microsoft go through the trouble of backporting features to a nearly decade old operating system?

It all works on 2003 so there's no backporting to be done.

So should Ubuntu backport features present in 9.10 to 5.10? You love Linux as you constantly remind us daily but get your head out of the cloud and come back down to Earth. Linux is not as wonderful or perfect as you constantly try to claim it is.

The difference is that I can easily upgrade versions of Ubuntu for free so there's no need for them to worry about it in most cases. And I'm not sure about Ubuntu, but there is a repository for Debian specifically for backporting new packages to the stable release because it tends to get old after a while.

 

[soonerproud]

It all works on 2003 so there's no backporting to be done.

XP is not 2003 so that is a flawed argument in the first place and XP does not fully support Volume Shadow Copies like Vista and Win 7 does.

The difference is that I can easily upgrade versions of Ubuntu for free so there's no need for them to worry about it in most cases. And I'm not sure about Ubuntu, but there is a repository for Debian specifically for backporting new packages to the stable release because it tends to get old after a while.

So what if you can upgrade Ubuntu for free. Who do you call again to get support? Oh thats right you still have to pay for support or rely on forums or other resources, just like Windows. At least support comes with the cost of Windows either by the OEM that installed it or by Microsoft if you buy retail or enterprise versions.

The cost of Windows covers a lot more than just the software which is something you just keep ignoring.

Good luck getting a average Joe using straight Debian or even upgrading packages on it.

 

[Fox5]

Originally posted by: soonerproud

It all works on 2003 so there's no backporting to be done.

XP is not 2003 so that is a flawed argument in the first place and XP does not fully support Volume Shadow Copies like Vista and Win 7 does.

The difference is that I can easily upgrade versions of Ubuntu for free so there's no need for them to worry about it in most cases. And I'm not sure about Ubuntu, but there is a repository for Debian specifically for backporting new packages to the stable release because it tends to get old after a while.

So what if you can upgrade Ubuntu for free. Who do you call again to get support? Oh thats right you still have to pay for support or rely on forums or other resources, just like Windows. At least support comes with the cost of Windows either by the OEM that installed it or by Microsoft if you buy retail or enterprise versions.

The cost of Windows covers a lot more than just the software which is something you just keep ignoring.

Good luck getting a average Joe using straight Debian or even upgrading packages on it.

I've never found the support from companies like Dell or Microsoft to be worth anything anyway. They only help with the easiest of problems (and often get that wrong), no enthusiast really has any reason to call them.
Likewise, no one but enthusiasts are installing Ubuntu at the moment. If it ever makes it big, it will have paid support, largely negating its cost advantage. Still, if MacOSX can sell on the basis of being 'different' or 'superior', I don't see why Ubuntu couldn't.

 

[Nothinman]

XP is not 2003 so that is a flawed argument in the first place and XP does not fully support Volume Shadow Copies like Vista and Win 7 does.

They're close enough that it should be able to be done with minimal work. What exactly is XP lacking that Win2K3 has?

So what if you can upgrade Ubuntu for free.

The whole point is that I can upgrade and get those features at no cost, if I want them in Windows I have to pay for a whole new OS and reinstall everything.

Who do you call again to get support? Oh thats right you still have to pay for support or rely on forums or other resources, just like Windows. At least support comes with the cost of Windows either by the OEM that installed it or by Microsoft if you buy retail or enterprise versions.

So the fact that Linux is freely distributable and there's optional paid support is a bad thing? I don't follow that logic.

The cost of Windows covers a lot more than just the software which is something you just keep ignoring.

I'm not ignoring it, I know what the cost covers. I have yet to meet a normal user who has called MS for anything other than reactivation. They always find a friend to help them so it's mostly a moot point.

And since Win2K3 and XP SP3 are virtually he same just with different licensing restrictions it's perfectly feasible for MS to give XP "previous versions" with virtually no work and yet they decide not to for no good reason that I can see.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: srp49ers
My jaw hit the floor when i remember i could do that[...]

LoL!

Windows 7 acts like Beelzebub wants it to!

Sometimes he induces something obviously positive...

Even the Bible says that the devil will create marks and miracles!

 

[Blintok]

tried searching for info on win7 system restore ..asking here to avoid a new thread.

i may be blind but just cant find it or figure out how to do it.
How do you set a restore point in Windows 7?
can u set up a schedule to have it do a restore point? like say once a month
i noticed for some things i installed it set a point just prior to that but other things i install it does not. Would like to manually set up restore point before trying out new apps or games.

 

[RebateMonger]

How do you set a restore point in Windows 7?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/697-system-restore-point-create.html

Even if nothing else happens, Win7 will, by default, create a new System Restore Point every seven days. It's usually done automatically when new software or updates are installed.

 

[sandorski]

I like Win7 so far( Home Premium 64bit OEM), but find some things annoying. Everything in the Control Panel section seems unintuitive and I often end up trying a few different links before finding what I'm after. I'll adjust I suppose.

 

[SimMike2]

I like Win7 so far( Home Premium 64bit OEM), but find some things annoying. Everything in the Control Panel section seems unintuitive and I often end up trying a few different links before finding what I'm after. I'll adjust I suppose.

Many people will go to Control Panel less often with Windows 7.

 

[CurseTheSky]

I like Win7 so far( Home Premium 64bit OEM), but find some things annoying. Everything in the Control Panel section seems unintuitive and I often end up trying a few different links before finding what I'm after. I'll adjust I suppose.

Type what you're looking for into the start menu's search feature. It's pretty decent at finding available programs (whether bundled with Windows or installed by the user). I haven't opened Control Panel in ages; instead I search for "admin" to pull up Administrative Tools, "user" to pull up User Account settings, "mouse" to pull up Mouse settings, etc. "windows update" to check if updates are available, etc.

 

[sandorski]

Type what you're looking for into the start menu's search feature. It's pretty decent at finding available programs (whether bundled with Windows or installed by the user). I haven't opened Control Panel in ages; instead I search for "admin" to pull up Administrative Tools, "user" to pull up User Account settings, "mouse" to pull up Mouse settings, etc. "windows update" to check if updates are available, etc.

Cool, thanks for the Tip.

 

[sandorski]

Many people will go to Control Panel less often with Windows 7.

Hope so. Trying to setup a Wireless USB Nework dongle and I'm annoyed with finding what I want when I want it. I'll be on one page getting nowhere, then realize what I want is on another...except I can't remember how I got to that page, so I end up trying different things by trial and error to get back to that page. It's not helping as I'm a newb with this Device and it's already doing a fine job of annoying me.

[/miniRant]

 

[Spicedaddy]

In Control Panel, upper right corner--> View By--> Large Icons

The category view gives me headaches.

 

[sandorski]

In Control Panel, upper right corner--> View By--> Large Icons

The category view gives me headaches.

ah nice.

 

[pmv]

I accidentally deleted a 17gb folder of "important files". I was able to restore them using win 7's restore pervious version option. My jaw hit the floor when i remember i could do that.
A lifesaver for sometimes when u forget to back up files.

Oh, does anyone know where/how windows stores these files, as a image or something?

This might be a very naive question - but how is this different from just having another recycle bin - a recycle bin for the recycle bin, so to speak? I mean doesn't it just mean that when you delete something it actually stores it somewhere out of sight as long as you have the disk space? Which is what the recycle bin does, no? Presumably you could take this to any number of levels as long as you have the diskspace (delete the 'restore previous version' files and it quietly moves them to a restore restore file.)

I haven't used Windows 7 so probably its a more sophisticated kind of roll-back than that, but am just wondering.

 

[stlcardinals]

Previous versions pulls it's previous versions of files from System Restore Points and Windows Backup files.

 

[Nothinman]

Previous versions pulls it's previous versions of files from System Restore Points and Windows Backup files.

You mean from Volume Shadow Copy snapshots, unless there's some crossover between System Restore and VSS that I'm not aware of.

 

[stlcardinals]

You mean from Volume Shadow Copy snapshots, unless there's some crossover between System Restore and VSS that I'm not aware of.

System Restore uses VSS to make it's restore points.