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169437	2003-08-22 02:31:00	In windows XP home addition if I decide to restore to a time away back will I lose all the updates I have downloaded since then. Say I went right back to when I first got my computer would I have to download all the patches from Microsoft all over again. Thanks for help.	heaton (3697)
169438	2003-08-22 04:11:00	I'm not too sure about that. I would probably say yes, but you don't lose your personal documents, etc. so ......... Anyone else?	antmannz (28)
169439	2003-08-22 05:06:00	Yep, EVERYTHING goes iirc. Do a full backup of your doc's/favorites/emails etc. before running System Restore, because they'll all be gone!	Chilling_Silently (228)
169440	2003-08-22 05:21:00	Yes, you most certainly will have to redownload all your updates if you restore beyond when the updates were downloaded and installed. What I do is manually download the updates and put them in my Data folder. After a format I just need to install them off my backup disc rather than redownload them all again. It still takes a long time to do though, because most of them require a reboot after each one. :-( When SP2 comes out (soon, hopefully) it will contain all the updates and make things a lot more simple. :-)	Susan B (19)
169441	2003-08-22 05:26:00	Err . . . . . . wait a minute, Chill . If one is using the System Restore feature on Win XP rather than the computer manufacturer's restore then no personal data is lost . Only programs installed since the last restore point was made will be lost, including the updates . Emails, documents and files won't be touched . The computer manufacturer's restore is a different matter altogether - that WILL wipe everything unless it is just a repair .	Susan B (19)
169442	2003-08-22 06:13:00	> When SP2 comes out (soon, hopefully) Not in till next year mid-2004, there was a post about it a few days ago	stu140103 (137)
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