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