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Here’s Another Video In the
“A Clean Computer Is A Happy Computer” Series!
How to Use System Restore To Fix A Problem.
A couple of days ago I talked about how to change your settings in the System Restore program to save space on your hard drive(s).
Today I will show you how to restore your computer to a point in time where your computer was stable.
But first some background notes:
Your computer automatically creates restore points at regularly scheduled times or before programs are installed.
However, you can use System Restore to create your own restore points at times other than those scheduled by your computer.
Ok let’s get started.
Step 1. Click On Start
Step 2. Click On Help and Support
Step 3.
On the next page click on “Undo Changes To Your Computer With System Restore”.
Look for it under the “Pick A Task” heading.
Step 4.
This will bring you the “Welcome to System Restore Screen”.
Step 5.
Select the “Restore my computer to an earlier time” task.
Click on Next at the bottom of this screen.
Step 6.
On the next page titled ” Select a Restore Point”,
there will be a calendar that will show in bold all of the dates that have restore points available.
When you select a specific date you will see the restore points that are available for that date.
These restore points can be system generated on a schedule, by installation restore points, (these are automatic restore points that are created when you install a program.) and finally the ones that you have created yourself.
Step 7. Select the restore point that you want to use.
Usually this is last one that was made if the computer was stable at that time. Click on next to continue.
At this point the system will warn you if you have had the System Restore program disabled on one or more of your hard drives.
If you have done this on purpose, continue with your restore.
If you did not want System Restore disabled on any of your drives, exit this program, and check your System Restore settings.
After this, the program will display the details of the restore point you chose.
Some Important Notes:
This process will not cause you to lose recent work, such as saved documents or emails, and you can go back to your original settings if necessary.
During the restoration, System Restore will shut Down Windows XP. After the system restarts it will be using the system settings from the date and time you selected.
A Very Important Note:
Before you continue with the System Restore. You must save any changes to anything you are working on and close all open programs.
If any of these messages gives you any concern record them and investigate before running this program.
Step 8. Once you have made sure all your open programs are closed and all the files you were working on are saved, you can go back to the System Restore program and click on “Next” to restore your computer to the date and time you selected.
At this point System Restore may take a moment to collect any information it may need before shutting down your computer.
After the system reboots, you are done.
I hope this helps you.
All the Best!
Terry Russell
“The Computer Doctor”
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