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/// <summary>
/// The type of event. For more information, see <see cref="CreateRestorePoint"/>.
/// </summary>
public enum EventType
{
/// <summary>
/// A system change has begun. A subsequent nested call does not create a new restore
/// point.
/// <para>
/// Subsequent calls must use <see cref="EventType.EndNestedSystemChange"/>, not
/// <see cref="EventType.EndSystemChange"/>.
/// </para>
/// </summary>
BeginNestedSystemChange = 0x66,
/// <summary>
/// A system change has begun.
/// </summary>
BeginSystemChange = 0x64,
/// <summary>
/// A system change has ended.
/// </summary>
EndNestedSystemChange = 0x67,
/// <summary>
/// A system change has ended.
/// </summary>
EndSystemChange = 0x65
}
/// <summary>
/// The type of restore point. For more information, see <see cref="CreateRestorePoint"/>.
/// </summary>
public enum RestorePointType
{
/// <summary>
/// An application has been installed.
/// </summary>
ApplicationInstall = 0x0,
/// <summary>
/// An application has been uninstalled.
/// </summary>
ApplicationUninstall = 0x1,
/// <summary>
/// An application needs to delete the restore point it created. For example, an
/// application would use this flag when a user cancels an installation.
/// </summary>
CancelledOperation = 0xd,
/// <summary>
/// A device driver has been installed.
/// </summary>
DeviceDriverInstall = 0xa,
/// <summary>
/// An application has had features added or removed.
/// </summary>
ModifySettings = 0xc
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a restore point on the local system.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="description">
/// The description to be displayed so the user can easily identify a restore point.
/// </param>
/// <param name="eventType">
/// The type of event.
/// </param>
/// <param name="restorePointType">
/// The type of restore point.
/// </param>
/// <exception cref="ManagementException">
/// Access denied.
/// </exception>
public static void CreateRestorePoint(string description, EventType eventType, RestorePointType restorePointType)
{
var mScope = new ManagementScope("\\\\localhost\\root\\default");
var mPath = new ManagementPath("SystemRestore");
var options = new ObjectGetOptions();
using (var mClass = new ManagementClass(mScope, mPath, options))
using (var parameters = mClass.GetMethodParameters("CreateRestorePoint"))
{
parameters["Description"] = description;
parameters["EventType"] = (int)eventType;
parameters["RestorePointType"] = (int)restorePointType;
mClass.InvokeMethod("CreateRestorePoint", parameters, null);
}
}
Esempio:
CreateRestorePoint("Example Restore Point", EventType.BeginSystemChange, RestorePointType.ModifySettings);
Vedi anche questa domanda: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32845/creating-system-restore-points-thoughts – M4N