Drivers and Utilities : Dell Inspiron 2500 Systems
other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state. You can also undo the
last System Restore operation.
System Restore automatically creates system checkpoints every 10 hours that the computer remains
turned on and every 24 hours of real time. You can also manually create your own checkpoints by
creating Restore Points.
System Restore does not cause you to lose personal files stored in the
My Documents
folder, data
files, or e-mail messages after restoring the computer to an earlier operating state. If you restore the
computer to a point before which you installed a program, the program's data files won't be lost, but
you will have to reinstall the actual program again.
System Restore is enabled on your new computer. However, if you reinstall Windows Me with less than
200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is automatically disabled. To see if System
Restore is enabled:
1. Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control
Panel
.
2. Double-click the
System
icon.
3. Click the
Performance
tab.
4. Click
File System
.
5. Click the
Troubleshooting
tab, and make sure that
Disable System Restore
is unchecked.
Before proceeding with any System Restore function, Dell recommends that you thoroughly read
Microsoft's information about using System Restore. To access this information:
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Click the
Start
button, point to
Programs
—>
Accessories
—>
System Tools
, and then click
System Restore
.
3. Click
Help
in the upper-right corner of the
Welcome to System Restore
screen.
Creating a Restore Point
1. Turn on your computer.
2. Click the
Start
button, point to
Programs
—>
Accessories
—>
System Tools
, and then click
System Restore
.
3. Click
Create a restore point
.
4. Click
Next
.
5. Type a name for your new restore point in the
Restore point description
field.
The present date and time are automatically added to your restore point.
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