Follow this steps: 1, Go to the Start button/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools 2. Right click on System Restore and select properties from the menu that appears. Add the /prefetch:1 to the Target Path entry so it looks like this %ystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe /prefetch:1 and click ok. Now System Restore will start immediately when executed. Note: This switch will only work with some programs. Others will return a message saying the program in the target box is invalid. Just remove the switch