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Windows XP, Windows Vista, Back Up and Restore Center

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Creating a Restore Point NOTICE: Make regular backups of your data files. System Restore does not monitor your data files or recover them. NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure. Windows XP: 1 Click Start All Programs Accessories System Tools System Restore. 2 Click Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and follow the remaining on-screen prompts. Windows Vista: 1 Click Start and click Control Panel. 2 Click System and Maintenance and click System. 3 In the Tasks list, click System Protection. 4 Click Create. 5 Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows Vista will automatically set restore points at important events - driver and application installs. You can also manually create a restore point from the Windows Vista Back Up and Restore Center. There are two ways to get to the Windows Vista Backup and Restore Center: 1 Click Show all 14 items below the Connect to the Internet icon in the Welcome Center. Click Back Up and Restore Center icon. 2 Click Start Center. All Programs Maintenance Back Up and Restore In the Back Up and Restore Center, under the tasks, click create a restore point or change settings. For more information, use Help and Support and search for restore. Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State If problems occur after you install a device driver, use Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on page 84) to resolve the problem. If that is unsuccessful, then use System Restore. Troubleshooting Tools 89

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Troubleshooting Tools
89
Creating a Restore Point
NOTICE:
Make regular backups of your data files. System Restore does not
monitor your data files or recover them.
NOTE:
You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure.
Windows XP:
1
Click
Start
p
All Programs
p
Accessories
p
System Tools
p
System Restore
.
2
Click
Create a restore point
.
3
Click
Next
and follow the remaining on-screen prompts.
Windows Vista:
1
Click
Start
and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click
System and Maintenance
and click
System
.
3
In the Tasks list, click
System Protection
.
4
Click
Create
.
5
Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows Vista will automatically
set restore points at important events - driver and application installs.
You can also manually create a restore point from the Windows Vista Back
Up and Restore Center. There are two ways to get to the Windows Vista
Backup and Restore Center:
1
Click
Show all 14 items
below the
Connect to the Internet
icon in the
Welcome Center
. Click
Back Up and Restore Center
icon.
2
Click
Start
p
All Programs
p
Maintenanc
e
p
Back Up and Restore
Center
.
In the
Back Up and Restore Center
, under the
tasks
, click
create a restore
point or change settings
.
For more information, use
Help and Support
and search for
restore
.
Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State
If problems occur after you install a device driver, use Device Driver Rollback
(see "Using Windows Device Driver Rollback" on page 84) to resolve the
problem. If that is unsuccessful, then use System Restore.