Creating a restore point – Dell Latitude C540 User Manual

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Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

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Click the Performance and Maintenance.

2.

Click System.

3.

Click the System Restore tab.

4.

Ensure that Turn off System Restore is not checked.

5.

Creating a Restore Point

Using the System Restore Wizard

In Windows XP, you can either use the System Restore Wizard or manually create a restore point. To use the
System Restore Wizard, click the Start button, click Help and Support, click System Restore, and then
follow the instructions in the System Restore Wizard window. You can also create and name a restore
point if you are logged on as the computer administrator or a user with administrator rights.

Manually Creating a Restore Point

Click the Start button, point to All Programs-> Accessories-> System Tools, and then click
System Restore.

1.

Click Create a restore point.

2.

Click Next.

3.

Type a name for the new restore point in the Restore point description field.

4.

The present date and time are automatically added to the description of the new restore point.

Click Create.

5.

Click OK.

6.

Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State

If problems occur after installing a device driver, first try using

Device Driver Rollback

. If Device Driver

Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore.

NOTICE:

Before restoring the computer to an earlier operating state, save and close all open files and

exit all open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any files or programs until the system
restoration is complete.

Click the Start button, point to All Programs->
Accessories-> System Tools
, and then click System Restore.

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