Toshiba Tecra R950-S9520 User Guide 2 - Page 164
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164 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 9 Click Close. Then, at a later time, you can re-establish your Windows® configuration using the saved restore point. To do this: 1 From the Start screen, type Control. Click Control Panel from the list that appears. 2 Click System and Security, and then System. 3 In the left pane, click System Protection. The System Protection tab of the System Properties window appears. 4 Click System Restore... 5 Click Next. 6 Click the Restore point you want to use then click Next. The time stamp and description of each Restore point is displayed. NOTE At this point you can click "Scan for affected programs" to determine what the impact of using the clicked Restore Point will be. 7 Verify that the Restore point you clicked is the correct one. If it is not, click Back to return to the previous step. 8 Close all programs and save all open files. 9 Click Finish, and then Yes to begin the system restore. Your Windows® operating system configuration will now be restored to the state it was in when the chosen restore point was created, and then the computer will be automatically restarted. Backing up your data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system The most valuable component of your computer system is the data you create and store on its internal storage drive. Since problems with either hardware or software can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it, the next most valuable component of your computer system may be a recent backup of your data. Fortunately, the Windows® operating system offers a convenient way to back up your computer or just your important files to optical disc drives, or hard drives. An external hard drive is recommended in case the internal storage drive fails. No additional software is required. Most of the optical disc drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can write to (or 'burn') as well as read