Summary

This article explains how to create a System Restore snapshot manually in Windows Vista.

Creating a System Restore point manually

• Right-click on the Computer icon in the Desktop, and choose Properties
• In the left pane, click System Protection
• Alternately, to access the System Protection tab directly, click Start and type SystemPropertiesProtection.exe.
• If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

• Click the System Protection tab, and then click Create.

• In the System Protection dialog box, type a description, and then click Create.

Creating a System Restore point using a shortcut

Copy the contents below to a Notepad document, and save it to a file name with .vbs extension (Example: createrp.vbs) and close Notepad.

set SRP = getobject("winmgmts:\\.\root\default:Systemrestore")
CSRP = SRP.createrestorepoint ("Created a Restore Point now", 0, 100)
If CSRP <> 0 then
    Msgbox "Error " & CSRP & ": Unable to create System Restore point"
End if

Right-click on the Desktop and select New - Shortcut

Create a shortcut with the following target:

wscript.exe c:\scripts\createrp.vbs

Note: The above assumes that the createrp.vbs script is present in the c:\scripts folder. If that's not the case, change the Path accordingly.

Name the shortcut file name as Create Restore Point

Running the script

To create a System Restore point, run the script with elevated mode. To do so, right-click on the newly created shortcut (Create Restore Point.lnk) and choose Run as administrator. When you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. A System Restore point will automatically be created.