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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
4
In the input field, enter a name that is descriptive enough to be
easily understood in the future, such as “Before installing
Brand X Accounting app.” Then click
Create
.
The Windows
®
operating system creates the restore point,
automatically stamps it with the current date and time, and
displays a message that the restore point was successfully
created.
5
Click
Close
.
Then, at a later time, you can re-establish your Windows
®
configuration using the saved restore point. To do this:
1
Click
Start
,
All Programs
,
Accessories
,
System Tools
, and
then
System Restore
.
2
Select
Recommended restore
or
Choose a different restore
point
, and then click
Next
.
The timestamp and description of each restore point is
displayed.
This list may contain restore points that you did not create. Restore
points labeled System Checkpoint were automatically created by the
Windows
®
operating system. Other restore points may have been
created automatically by applications when they were installed.
3
If you selected
Choose a different restore point
in step 2,
select the restore point you want to use, and then click
Next
.
4
Verify that the restore point you selected is the correct one. If it
is not, click
Back
to return to the previous step.
5
Close all programs and save all open files.
6
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.
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