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Hi All

I want to know if windows 2000 pro has a system restore point like xp if so how do i get to it and so on


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Ellie

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A concise, practical addendum to the answers above (notes for future readers and troubleshooting):

Since Windows 2000 lacks the XP-style System Restore (as noted by ), recovery planning should rely on the OS’s built-in backups plus image and registry fallbacks. The built-in Backup utility (NTBackup — Start → Programs → Accessories → System Tools → Backup) can save the System State and create an Automated System Recovery (ASR) set. ASR produces a recovery set and historically writes an ASR disk; keeping a physical rescue medium (or equivalent bootable rescue media) and the Windows 2000 setup CD is essential because an install/repair will typically require reapplying service packs and updates afterward.

For faster, less painful recovery, pair System State backups with full disk images and registry exports. Full-disk images (created to an external drive or network share) enable bare‑metal restores without reinstalling everything. A quick registry snapshot can be exported via regedit (File → Export, select All) before risky changes. Driver collections or a saved driver cache avoid hunting down hardware drivers after a restore.

Practical checklist:

  • Regularly run NTBackup System State and store the file off the boot drive.
  • Make periodic full-disk images to external media and keep one offsite.
  • Export the registry before system changes and maintain a driver installer folder.

’s registry-rollback suggestion is useful for simple registry mistakes; combining that approach with System State and image backups gives the most reliable recovery path.

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Hi


Windows 2000 comes in few flavors:
Professional, Server, Advance Server, Advance server Data Base Center.

Windows 2000 Professional was more geared toward corporate users but it works great as a stand alone Home desktop operating system,,,, you are right about system restore, it does not exist in Windows 2000

do you have an o/s setup disk as they contain repair mode !!

I run both 2000Pro and XP Pro and in a lot of ways 2000 is simpler to tune than XP. While having "system restore" is nice, 2000 will work awsome for you once set up correctly and resonably maintained. Restoring from the 2000 installation works well when all else fails. Only draw back is you must reinstall all updates. In my opinion 2000 is second to none although a little plain looking compared to XP.

HTH
Darren
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If you repair 2000, and I agree with Darren about its ease of use, you might consider incorporating ERUNT () and a good driver backup app. ERUNT lets you rollback registries to working versions much better than "boot with previous good".

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