Troubleshooting system restore windows vista




















When you restore the Internet Explorer default settings, some webpages that rely on stored cookies, form data, passwords, or previously installed browser add-ins might not work correctly. However, resetting Internet Explorer to the default settings does not delete your favorites, feeds, and several other personal settings.

Click Start , type inetcpl. The Internet Options dialog box appears. Then, click Reset again. Start Internet Explorer again. Your changes will take effect the next time that you open Internet Explorer. Click Start , click All Programs , click Accessories , right-click cmd , and then select Run as administrator.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation , type the password or provide confirmation. If the problem is not fixed, go to the next section. For more information about user profiles, see About User Profiles. System Restore uses restore points to return your system files and settings to an earlier point in time without affecting your personal files.

Restore points are created automatically every week and just before significant system events, such as the installation of a program, a device, or a driver.

Before you start System Restore, save any open files and close all programs. After you confirm your restore point, System Restore restarts your computer. To perform a System Restore, follow these steps:.

If you don't see the specific date that you are looking for, select Show more dates , and then select the date that you want. In the confirmation window, click Finish. Your computer will restart. When the process is complete, you will receive a confirmation message. We recommend that you turn the service back on and leave it running to enable the index process to be completed.

The system will continue to be slow during the initial indexing phase. However, when the indexing is complete, system performance will likely return to expected levels. Additionally, you find that the indexing service had finished indexing. Or, you find that the performance issue did not previously exist, but that the performance issue occurred recently. In this scenario, it is likely that the database that the search indexer uses has become damaged or corrupted.

In this case, you must rebuild that database. To do this, follow these steps. Step A: Restart the Windows Search service. Set the Startup type: to Automatic Delayed Start. Click Start to start the service, and then click OK. Click Rebuild , and then click OK to the warning that appears. Click OK to close the Indexing Options. Note Now, the system must re-index the documents and the e-mail. However, when the indexing is completed, it is likely that system performance will return to acceptable levels.

If the system continues to experience performance problems, go to the next troubleshooting step. For help with Windows Search problems in Windows Vista automatically, click Run now button from the Automated Troubleshooting Services page and follow the steps in this wizard:.

Fix problems in which Windows Search is not working or searches are slower. Another potential cause of performance issues in Windows Vista occurs when Aero Glass is enabled. However, the performance issues occur when the system only meets the minimum requirements for Aero Glass. This experience resembles the experience that you have when you run any software on a system that only meets the minimum requirements.

In this case, the experience may not be optimal. To test whether performance issues are related to Aero Glass, disable Aero Glass on the computer. To do this, follow these steps:. In Windows Vista, right-click the desktop, and then click Personalize. When Aero Glass is disabled, try to reproduce the performance issue to see whether the problem still occurs.

If you no longer experience performance problems, the hardware may be unable to use Aero Glass to produce an optimal visual experience with Windows Vista. If you want to use Aero Glass and to avoid an adverse effect on performance, you must upgrade your hardware. In this case, you most likely have to upgrade the computer's video card.

If you decide to upgrade the video card, make sure that the card that you selected has the "Certified for Windows Vista" logo. To view this logo, visit the following Microsoft Web site:.

In this case, you must re-enable Aero Glass before you continue to troubleshoot the performance problem. You may have to contact your computer manufacturer or hardware vendor to determine whether your computer supports Windows Vista, or whether there are any updates that must be installed to make the computer compatible.

When you start the computer in safe made, you can determine whether the cause of the startup-related performance issue is related to a background service or to a driver. To start in safe mode, follow these steps:. Click Start , click the arrow next to the Lock button, and then click Restart. Press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. Note You have to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you must try to restart your computer.

To do this, wait until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shut down and restart your computer. If the problem continues after you start the computer in safe mode, the problem may occur for one or more of the following reasons:.

If you can verify that the problem continues to occur when you start the computer in safe mode, restart the computer in normal mode, and go to the next troubleshooting step. If you verify that the performance issue does not occur in safe mode, start Windows Vista in a clean-boot environment to determine the programs or the services that are causing the issue. This process will systematically eliminate any of the third-party services or applications that are running on the system that could potentially be the cause of the problem.

For more information about how to perform clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows Vista, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Support Wissensdatenbankartikel. Artikelinhalt Artikeleigenschaften Diesen Artikel bewerten.

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