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Creating a Restore Point, Using the System Restore Wizard, Manually Creating the Restore Points

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Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650 NOTICE: It is important to make regular backups of your data files. System Restore does not monitor changes to or recover your data files. If the original data on the hard disk is accidentally erased or overwritten, or if it becomes inaccessible because of a hard disk malfunction, use your backup files to recover the lost or damaged data. System Restore is enabled on your new computer. However, if you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is automatically disabled. Before you use System Restore, confirm that it is enabled: 1. Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2. Click Performance and Maintenance. 3. Click System. 4. Click the System Restore tab. 5. Ensure that Turn off System Restore is not checked. Creating a Restore Point In Windows XP, you can either use the System Restore Wizard or manually create restore points. Using the System Restore Wizard Click the Start button, click Help and Support, click System Restore, and then follow the instructions on the System Restore Wizard window. You can also create and name a restore point if you are logged on as the computer administrator or a user with administrator rights. Manually Creating the Restore Points 1. Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ System→ Tools, and then click System Restore. 2. Click Create a restore point. 3. Click Next. file:///F|/Service%20Manuals/Dell/Inspiron/2600-50/drivers.htm (8 of 11) [2/28/2004 6:52:02 AM]

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Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
NOTICE:
It is important to make regular backups of your data files. System
Restore does not monitor changes to or recover your data files. If the original
data on the hard disk is accidentally erased or overwritten, or if it becomes
inaccessible because of a hard disk malfunction, use your backup files to
recover the lost or damaged data.
System Restore is enabled on your new computer. However, if you reinstall Windows
XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is
automatically disabled. Before you use System Restore, confirm that it is enabled:
1.
Click the
Start
button and click
Control
Panel
.
2.
Click
Performance and Maintenance
.
3.
Click
System
.
4.
Click the
System Restore
tab.
5.
Ensure that
Turn off System Restore
is not checked.
Creating a Restore Point
In Windows XP, you can either use the System Restore Wizard or manually create
restore points.
Using the System Restore Wizard
Click the
Start
button, click
Help and Support
, click
System Restore
, and then
follow the instructions on the
System Restore Wizard
window. You can also create
and name a restore point if you are logged on as the computer administrator or a user
with administrator rights.
Manually Creating the Restore Points
1.
Click the
Start
button, point to
All Programs
→
Accessories
→
System
→
Tools
, and then click
System Restore
.
2.
Click
Create a restore point
.
3.
Click
Next
.
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