What is a system restore?

i have the Compaq software repair wizard and i was wondering if that would fix the internet explorer on my computer because it keeps becoming non responsive, so i tried it and it said something about a system restore

i wanted to ask what it was and if i should do it before actually doing it in case i shouldn't have!!

cheers!

What is a system restore?software

All the answers above are fine - but I wouldn't recommend IE - it is way too buggy - slow and insecure.

Nip over to my website and get FireFox - you'll enjoy the internet again

What is a system restore?vincent

system restore is just that,think of a last date that explorer was ok,then use system restore to put your pc back in that program state,job done.it will show which dates you may select. good luck.you can,i think overwrite explorer which is another possibility.
hp and compaq both have a system restore and it will reset your computer to the orginal factory settings, so it will be exactly like the way you pulled it out of the box, from what i've heard you are able to keep all your old files but i'm not sure, so your going to want to backup your files
first and forall scan for spyware and virusses

then use ccleaner (www.ccleaner.com)

try another browser like the superiour firefox or opera