What to do when the restore button is unavailable in Time Machine?

I've had no problem with backups in the past, but my list of backups now (dating back to June '11) has no Restore button available. For any of them. Including today's backups. What should I do?
Edit: The restore buttons appears when I choose a file from inside the Time Machine. I guess I was forgetting how Time Machine works. I was under the assumption that when I chose a backup I could restore the entire thing. Does that mean it is impossible to a total restore of a Mac from Time Machine and only individual files and folders?

Thanks, I also read around a bit more and found this
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427

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HT1212 what do you do if the restore button doesnt work?

If anyone can help i would really like to know what to do if the restore button doesn't work. I have been locked out of my ipod for months.

recovery mode
open itunes on computer
plug cable into computer not iOS device
turn device off
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Something's messed up, I hook on my Classic and it simply keeps "syncing".
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(BTW...the thing started messing up when I downloaded something called the OverDrive Media Console to download audiobooks from my local library...everything started going crazy up at that point, so beware.)
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Thanks, somehow I got to the iPod tab but when I try to restore, it just freezes when I hit the button asking if I want to restore even though it's syncing.
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