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applications installed after you received the computer. Use Factory Image
Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system
problem.
• If you received an Operating System disc with your computer, you can use
it to restore your operating system. However, using the Operating System
disc also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the disc only if System
Restore did not resolve your operating system problem.
Using Windows Vista System Restore
The Windows Vista operating system provides System Restore to allow you to
return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data
files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left
the computer in an undesirable operating state. See the Windows Help and
Support Center for information on using System Restore.
To access the Windows Help and Support Center, click the Windows Vista
Start button
→
Help and Support .
NOTICE:
Make regular backups of your data files. System Restore does not
monitor your data files or recover them.
NOTE:
The procedures in this document were written for the Windows default
view, so they may not apply if you set your Dell computer to the Windows Classic
view
.
Creating a Restore Point
You can either automatically or manually create a restore point from the
Windows Vista Back Up and Restore Center. To access the Windows Vista
Backup and Restore Center:
• Click the Windows Vista Start button
→ Welcome Center
. In the
Get
started with Windows
section, click
Show all 14 items… → Back Up and
Restore Center .
OR
• Click the Windows Vista Start button
→
All Programs
→
Maintenance
→
Back Up and Restore Center . Under Tasks , click Create a
restore point or change settings .