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Hi Davpal, The only problem with using restore is if your infected when you create a restore point then you incorperate that infection right back into the system upon a restore orperation. After 3yrs of using XP here's what works for me. I created two user accounts, one admin (user #1), one user with limitations (user#2). I use user#2 for all internet usage other than my banking or brokage usage. For banking/brokerage I use my admin account. I keep all my sensitive data on a USB external HDD. I keep the HDD switch turned off except when I do my banking. I keep a copy of all my "must have" files in one area, "Sharred Documents". I back up once a month to CD. Every 7 to 8mths I hard reformat my "C" drive then reinstall XP. This takes 4hrs start to finish with the way I have it set up. My system runs really fast for just having a dial up connection. I get rid of any junk that's collected with less headaches. When do I know it's time to reformat? When my system starts slowing down and defrag doesn't help or I have a glitch in the OS. T_Bone
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