Gateway LT28 User Manual - Page 87

Types of recovery, For more information about using Microsoft System Restore

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For instructions, see "Returning to a previous system condition" on page 87. 3. Reset your system to its factory condition. If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your system to factory condition, see "Returning your system to its factory condition" on page 90. Types of recovery Returning to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes 'snapshots' of your system settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you can return to one of these restore points to get your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you install software or device drivers. Help: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type windows system restore in the Search Help box, then press Enter. To return to a restore point: 1. Click on Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Action Center, then click on Recovery. 2. Click on Open System Restore, then Next. Recovery - 87

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For instructions, see “
Returning to a previous system condition
” on
page 87.
3. Reset your system to its factory condition.
If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your
system to factory condition, see “
Returning your system to its factory
condition
” on page 90.
Types of recovery
Returning to a previous system condition
Microsoft System Restore periodically takes ’snapshots’ of your system
settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-to-
resolve software problems, you can return to one of these restore
points to get your system running again.
Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day,
and also each time you install software or device drivers.
Help:
For more information about using Microsoft System Restore,
click
Start
, then click
Help and Support
. Type windows system
restore in the Search Help box, then press
Enter
.
To return to a restore point:
1. Click on
Start
>
Control Panel
>
System and Security
>
Action
Center
, then click on
Recovery
.
2. Click on
Open System Restore
, then
Next
.