If I do a System Restore on XP, will I lose Excel files?

Marq

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I'm using Wondows XP.

I'm having some crashing issues with my Excel lately.

I want to do a System Restore going back about 3 or 4 weeks. (I have never performed the system restore action before)

If I do this will I lose any excel files I created and/or excel files i changed?
 

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No that should be all ok i think You might be confusing things with a system installion disk (ie the manufactures setting Windows disk - or whatever they call them - then Yes You wipe everything and all is lost)

jiuk

BTW remember Jacks golden rule back up, if You think You back up a lot, back up more. Anything of value on Your PC then back up or save a copy to removable media as soon as You save Your new work
 
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Hi Marq

I doubt you're hanging on till now and have probably lost the work you didn't want to lose.

System restore will restore your drive/s that had system restore switched on (they can be individually switched off and on), and the drive will be as it was before you saved your work on it.

So if it was the C: drive that was restored and thats where your excel files you created since the last restore, were kept, I wouldn't expect to see them again.

For safekeeping, create a separate partition, ie create a D: drive and keep your data on that, then if you install some bad software you can go back without losing your work which is now on your D: drive. Don't forget to switch off restore on drive D:.

Emails may or may not be affected, for safekeeping change your save directory within outlook express to the D: drive too.

HTH

John
 
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