System Restore

[Maydup]

I booted up my laptop this afternoon (having used it fine last night) and it said there's be a serious error and I needed to restore the system. I followed the instructions and restored it successfully. Nothing's missing and all appears to be fine again now.

What might have happened and should I do anything about it now?

(Its an HP G56 with Windows7)

[pdq1]

Sometimes the registry gets corrupted; sometimes system files get corrupted. Everytime you download 3rd party software there's a chance it could corrupt your files. Windows although being a very impressive system is never totally free of bugs thats why you continually get updates to fix them.

[wildwood]

I hope you used the conventional way to restore, not clicked some non-Windows restore method.

[Maydup]

I clicked the Windows restore request method wildwood. No problems since, but I would feel happier if I could run a diagnostic or something that checks and fixes just to make sure all is well.

[whiskeryron]

I have a very good bug cover on my computer ( Panda Global Protection 2012) but I still use Superantispyware Freeware every 7 days to clear any bugs that have slipped under the net ( 107 last Saturday). Here's the link for you to download ( make sure you click on the free option)
http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html

WR.

[Maydup]

Thanks WRon but I'm all Nortoned up and all bugs suitably squashed. Just wondering about the operating system and the need for the complete restore..........?