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Posted July 5, 200717 yr

How would I set up a desktop shortcut for System Restore? And while

I'm at it, how about Restart and Sleep? Thanks!

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they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things,

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July 5, 200717 yr

Start Orb/Right click System Restore/Left Click Copy/Move cursor to

desktop/Right Click/Left click copy shortcut.

Cursor on the desktop/Right click/Cursor to New/Left click shortcut. A

window will open up, in location box type EXACTLY

"C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /t 0" (minus quote marks)/Next/Enter a

name (Restart)/Finish. Then if you want to, Right click new

s/c/Properties/Change Icon/OK the warning box/ select an icon you like from

the selection/OK al the way to the end.

Sorry, can't help with sleep, but the procedure will be the same but with a

different location.

If you want a Shutdown Icon, the location line is

"C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -s -t 0"

Delboy

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"Steve" <dbn@whc.inv> wrote in message

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> How would I set up a desktop shortcut for System Restore? And while

> I'm at it, how about Restart and Sleep? Thanks!

> --

> Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings,

> they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little

> things,

> not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

> ...Margaret Halsey

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July 5, 200717 yr

"Delboy" <spamfree.delboy.hoy@btinternet.com> wrote:

>Start Orb/Right click System Restore/Left Click Copy/Move cursor to

>desktop/Right Click/Left click copy shortcut.

I follow this right up to the word "Orb" :) - not sure what that

refers to...

Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings,

they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things,

not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

....Margaret Halsey

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July 6, 200717 yr

Go to Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools, right click on System

Restore, and choose Copy. On an empty space on your Destop choose Paste.

With the Desktop focused, ALT + F4 will bring up the Classic Shutdown

Windows dialog box.

"Steve" <dbn@whc.inv> wrote in message

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> How would I set up a desktop shortcut for System Restore? And while

> I'm at it, how about Restart and Sleep? Thanks!

> --

> Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings,

> they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little

> things,

> not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

> ...Margaret Halsey

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July 6, 200717 yr

ORB - think of it as the START button - Lower Left of screen with

the Window's Logo on it. :)

"Steve" <dbn@whc.inv> wrote in message

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> "Delboy" <spamfree.delboy.hoy@btinternet.com> wrote:

>>Start Orb/Right click System Restore/Left Click Copy/Move cursor to

>>desktop/Right Click/Left click copy shortcut.

> I follow this right up to the word "Orb" :) - not sure what that

> refers to...

> --

> Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings,

> they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little

> things,

> not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

> ...Margaret Halsey

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July 6, 200717 yr

"Spirit" <noone@notthere.net> wrote:

>>>Start Orb/Right click System Restore/Left Click Copy/Move cursor to

>>>desktop/Right Click/Left click copy shortcut.

>> I follow this right up to the word "Orb" :) - not sure what that

>> refers to...

>ORB - think of it as the START button - Lower Left of screen with

>the Window's Logo on it.

Ahhh, another new techie term! :)

Ok, now that I got past orb, where do I find System Restore to

right-click on it? Don't see it in the All Programs list...

Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings,

they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things,

not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

....Margaret Halsey

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July 6, 200717 yr

"dean-dean" <dean-dean@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Go to Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools, right click on System

>Restore, and choose Copy. On an empty space on your Destop choose Paste.

Got it, thanks!

Whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings,

they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things,

not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.

....Margaret Halsey

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"Delboy" <spamfree.delboy.hoy@btinternet.com> wrote:

>Start Orb/Right click System Restore/Left Click Copy/Move cursor to

>desktop/Right Click/Left click copy shortcut.

Thanks! Any way to set up the shortcut to go directly to the "Create

a restore point" dialog box?

How come you never see a headline like: PSYCHIC WINS LOTTERY?

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July 6, 200717 yr

Using Windows Explorer, navigate to

C:\Windows\System32\SystemPropertiesProtection.exe. Right-click on

SystemPropertiesProtection.exe, and choose Send To > Desktop (create

shortcut).

"Steve" <dbn@whc.inv> wrote in message

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> "Delboy" <spamfree.delboy.hoy@btinternet.com> wrote:

>>Start Orb/Right click System Restore/Left Click Copy/Move cursor to

>>desktop/Right Click/Left click copy shortcut.

> Thanks! Any way to set up the shortcut to go directly to the "Create

> a restore point" dialog box?

> --

> How come you never see a headline like: PSYCHIC WINS LOTTERY?

> ...Jay Leno

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July 7, 200717 yr

Hi Jay,

Dean gave the steps to launch the System Restore UI directly. In addition, here is a script which you can use to instantly create a Restore Point.

See section "Creating a System Restore point using a shortcut"

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/139/1/

Note that the script needs to be run elevated (Run as Administrator).

Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]

Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com

"Steve" <dbn@whc.inv> wrote in message news:tn2t839c2dc8pr1762qmdnljgd9kvko1a7@4ax.com...

"Delboy" <spamfree.delboy.hoy@btinternet.com> wrote:

>Start Orb/Right click System Restore/Left Click Copy/Move cursor to

>desktop/Right Click/Left click copy shortcut.

Thanks! Any way to set up the shortcut to go directly to the "Create

a restore point" dialog box?

How come you never see a headline like: PSYCHIC WINS LOTTERY?

....Jay Leno

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