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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Undoing the Last System Restore NOTICE: Before undoing the last system restore, save and close all open files and close all open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any files or programs until the system restoration is complete. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs-> Accessories-> System Tools, and then click System Restore. 2 Select Undo my last restoration and click Next. 3 Click Next. The System Restore screen appears, and then the computer automatically restarts. 4 After the computer restarts, click OK. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is automatically disabled. To see if System Restore is enabled: 1 Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2 Click Performance and Maintenance. 3 Click System. 4 Click the System Restore tab. 5 Make sure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked. NOTICE: The Dell | Support website and the Dell Dimension ResourceCD provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. A driver is a software program that allows a hardware device controller to function properly and to communicate with the computer. Sometimes you can fix a device problem by reinstalling its driver. 52 Advanced Tr oubleshooting

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Advanced Troubleshooting
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Undoing the Last System Restore
NOTICE:
Before undoing the last system restore, save and close all open files
and close all open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any files or programs
until the system restoration is complete.
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
>
Accessories
> System Tools
, and then click
System Restore
.
2
Select
Undo my last restoration
and click
Next
.
3
Click
Next
.
The
System Restore
screen appears, and then the computer
automatically restarts.
4
After the computer restarts, click
OK
.
Enabling System Restore
If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space
available, System Restore is automatically disabled. To see if System Restore
is enabled:
1
Click the
Start
button, and then click
Control
Panel
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
.
3
Click
System
.
4
Click the
System Restore
tab.
5
Make sure that
Turn off System Restore
is unchecked.
NOTICE:
The Dell | Support website and the
Dell Dimension ResourceCD
provide approved drivers for Dell
computers. If you install drivers obtained
from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.
A driver is a software program that allows a hardware device controller to
function properly and to communicate with the computer. Sometimes you
can fix a device problem by reinstalling its driver.