A system restore query

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I think I'm asking the obvious here, but I want to check my facts and
knowledge regarding System Restore before I go and do something I will later
regret.
I had to replace a bad mainboard with another brand. Now I have a lot of
phantom devices from the old board still on the HDD. I have, for instance, a
video card device and a duplicate phantom video card. I've learned how to
"see" the phantom devices and I want to uninstall them. I've taken the time
to document all the hidden devices that are not really phantoms, so I feel
fairly sure of myself, but I want to know how much System Restore will help
me if I delete a device that causes big problems. If I've got this right, SR
backs up only the registry but it will not replace and actual driver files
that would be deleted from the System32 folder or other locations. Or would
it?
 
Hi BP,

System Restore will restore the system to a previous state undoing
damage caused by faulty driver installations. I suggest creating a
restore point prior to the changes you plan to make just in case one
is not automatically created. You should also try restore back to it
to test that SR is functioning properly.

Description of System Restore:
http://home.earthlink.net/~mvp_bert/html/description.html
 
I don't think I want to roll back, do I? The old motherboard fried - blip,
black screen, end of story. The new board was installed and a repair install
of XP was performed. The phantom devices are the on-the-motherboard devices
that no longer exist in the physical world.
I'm thinking I should not ever use System Restore to restore back to a point
before the new MB was installed either.
 
That's correct. I offered the roll back suggestion in case something
goes wrong from this point. And no, you would not want to restore back
before the MB install. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused.
 
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