Can you use "System Restore" to a previous date?

"Mary RK" <maryrk1962@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Husban is PISSED. I deleted his money files. (yeah &
> emptied recycled bin too) Files are somewhere on hard
> drive but can't access them. Found undelete software for
> $30. but how can I do it From Windows XP? Frustrating &
> don't want to mess up anything else. "Recover" from suport
> doesn't work.
> Thanks Mary :(