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I don't know how many times Acronis True Image has saved my computers from stuff ups. You might be able to find old versions of Acronis on-line which will make an image of your computer onto an external hard drive. Then you make an Acronis boot disk.
And you get and make a Live Linux distribution or Live Windows distribution that fits on a CD or DVD.
So, when your computer stuffs up badly - either Windows doesn't boot, or works very poorly because something stuffed up and System Restore doesn't fix it, if Windows still works transfer all your personal files (including Outlook PST file, or your email client's storage file) to an external hard drive. If Windows doesn't work, boot from the Live Linux or Live Windows CD/DVD and copy those files to an external hard drive.
Then Boot from Acronis CD and restore the earlier working version of Windows from the back-up image, and then transfer back the earlier files that you rescued.
But one day, your mother board may go. To get the data off your hard drives you can get quite cheaply off Ebay gadgets that you plug your IDE or SATA hard drives into and copy their contents via USB to another computer.
Then you either replace your motherboard, and use Acronis to install the old working Windows, or buy a new computer and copy the rescued files across to your new hard drive.
Regards,
Renato
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