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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
Follow these steps to create a Restore Point using the System
Restore utility:
1
Click
Start
, and then
Help and Support
.
2
Under
Pick a Task
, click
Undo changes to your computer
with System Restore
.
3
Click
Create a restore point
, and then click
Next
.
4
In the
Restore point description
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
.
5
The Windows
®
operating system creates the Restore Point and
automatically stamps it with the current date and time.
Then, at a later time, you can re-establish your Windows
®
configuration using the saved Restore Point. To do this:
1
Click
Start
, and then
Help and Support
.
2
Under
Pick a Task
, click
Undo changes to your computer
with System Restore
.
3
Click
Restore my computer to an earlier time
, then click
Next
.
4
A calendar will be presented, showing a month at a time. Each
date for which a Restore Point has been set will be marked as
bold. When a boldfaced date is clicked, a description of the
Restore Point will appear in a list to the right.
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.
5
Select the desired Restore Point from the list, and then click
Next
.
6
Your Windows
®
operating system configuration will now be
restored to the state it was in when the chosen Restore Point
was created.
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