Windows Vista System Restore lets you roll back most of your important system files to an earlier date, but you can also restore single files or documents that have been deleted or modified since the last backup (in Vista Business or Vista Ultimate).

System restore points are automatically created each day, or at a major system event (such as installing an application).

Assuming system restore is enabled, you can then restore a file by browsing to the folder it was stored in, right click on it and select Restore Previous Versions:

Once the Folder Properties box has loaded you will be presented with a list of previous saved versions of this folder. Select the restore point you wish to use by clicking on it (in this example, there is 1 restore point):

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