System restore – Dell Inspiron 1545 User Manual

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Restoring Your Operating System

System Restore

Windows operating systems provide a System

Restore option which allows 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. Any

changes that System Restore makes to your

computer are completely reversible.

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.

Starting System Restore

Click

1.

Start

.

In the

2.

Start Search box, type

System

Restore and press <Enter>.

NOTE: The User Account Control window

may appear. If you are an administrator on

the computer, click Continue; otherwise,

contact your administrator to continue the

desired action.

Click

3.

Next and follow the remaining prompts

on the screen.

In the event that System Restore did not resolve

the issue, you may undo the last system restore.

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