Undoing the last system restore, Reinstalling microsoft® windows® xp, Before you begin – Dell Inspiron XPS User Manual

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5

Click Next.
The Restoration Complete screen appears after System Restore finishes collecting data and
then the computer restarts.

6

After the computer restarts, click OK.

To change the restore point, you can either repeat the steps using a different restore point, or you
can undo the restoration.

Undoing the Last System Restore

NOTICE:

Before you undo the last system restore, save and close all open files and exit any open

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

1

Click the Start button, point to All Programs

Accessories

System Tools, and then click

System Restore.

2

Click Undo my last restoration and click Next.

3

Click Next.
The System Restore screen appears and the computer restarts.

4

After the computer restarts, click OK.

Enabling System Restore

If you reinstall Windows XP 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 and click Control Panel.

2

Click Performance and Maintenance.

3

Click System.

4

Click the System Restore tab.

5

Ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked.

Reinstalling Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP

Before You Begin

If you are considering reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem with a
newly installed driver, first try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see page 94). If Device
Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore (see page 97) to return your
operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver.

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