| Have you ever done something to make an | | | | Tools, and then click on System |
| improvement and laterregretted it? It would | | | | |
| be awesome to be able to go back in timeand | | | | Restore.When the System Restore windows |
| undo the the thing that were supposed to make | | | | appears, click on thebutton labeled "Create A |
| an improvement. | | | | Restore Point" and click Next. |
| | | | |
| While life in general will not allow us to | | | | Enter a description of the restore point, |
| return to an earliertime to make changes, we | | | | something like "Beforescanner device driver |
| computer users do have such an optionshould | | | | install" and click the Create |
| we experience problems with our Windows XP | | | | button.Anotification will inform you that a |
| operatingsystems. | | | | Restore Point was made.Nowclick the Close |
| | | | button and you're all set. |
| If you update or install the wrong device | | | | |
| driver for your videocard, and you delete | | | | Reverting to a Restore Point is as easy as |
| accidentally delete a critical Windowsfile, | | | | create one.Click on |
| so what. | | | | |
| | | | Start, point to All Programs, click |
| You can simply use Windows XP's Restore Point | | | | Accessories, System Tools,and System |
| feature and, Tada,you're back on track and | | | | Restore.When the System Restore window |
| recovered that deleted file. | | | | appears, clickon the "Restore My Computer To |
| | | | An Earlier Time" and then clickon the Next |
| Restore Points are snapshots of the state | | | | button. |
| your operating systemwas in during that | | | | |
| time.Windows XP automatically creates | | | | Choose the date on which you set the Restore |
| arestore point when it senses a major change | | | | Point and click the |
| in your operatingsystem.And Restore Points | | | | |
| are created every 24 hours as a | | | | Next button.Review the information presented |
| safetymeasure.But you can create a Restore | | | | and save any openfiles.Shut down any other |
| Point manually any time youfeel there is a | | | | programs that may be running. |
| need. | | | | |
| | | | Click on the Next button and now your |
| If you have a change of some sort that causes | | | | computer will restart. Asit restarts, it will |
| problems with theoperating system, you can | | | | present a message informing you of therestore |
| tell Windows XP to revert to any | | | | point. Click OK and you're done. |
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| Restore Point established before the problem | | | | After reading all about setting and reverting |
| occurred.After therollback, every change in | | | | to restore points,you should make a known |
| the operating system that happenedafter that | | | | restore point if you have not done |
| Restore Point is eliminated. | | | | soalready.Whatever you do after reading this |
| | | | article, don't say |
| Restore Points are generally used when you | | | | |
| experience such pcproblems as extremely slow | | | | I'll get to it soon.Familarize yourself with |
| performance of the system. Yourcomputer | | | | this feature andcreate a restore point one. |
| responds far more slowly that it did before | | | | |
| youinstalled or updated something. | | | | You should try Restore Point and see how it |
| | | | works before youneed it.Create a Restore |
| Other times to run Restore Point is when your | | | | Point now and update something.You canupdate |
| system stopsresponding after an update or | | | | Windows Media Player for example. |
| installation. Be sure to create a | | | | |
| | | | After the update or the installation of a |
| Restore Point before making any significant | | | | program,wait a day orso and go back to |
| change to yourcomputer's software or | | | | Restore Point.Revert to the Restore Point |
| configuration. | | | | youcreated and see if the old version of |
| | | | Windows Media Player comesback.Or see if that |
| To set a Restore Point, click on Start, point | | | | old device driver is present. |
| to All Programs,click on Accessories, System | | | | |