  We present results of transport measurements showing distinct path dependence
of the electrical resistance in the superconducting vortex state of single
crystal samples of CeRu$_2$ and V$_3$Si. Resistance measured in the vortex
state of both the systems prepared by field cooling (FC), indicates a
relatively higher degree of disorder than when it is prepared by isothermal
variation of field. Small oscillations of magnetic field modify the resistance
in the FC state, highlighting the metastable nature of that state. An analogy
is drawn with the FC state of the random-field Ising systems.
