Data And System Configuration Backup In The Windows Operating System - Toshiba C50 Series User Manual

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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
Data and system configuration backup in the
Windows operating system
The Windows operating system offers some easy-to-use
features for backing up your Windows settings and your
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data
of these features to protect yourself from much more difficult
and time-consuming restoration procedures, and to
safeguard your valuable data from loss.
Saving system configuration with restore
points
The System Restore feature of the Windows operating
system quickly creates restore points
Windows operating system configuration
for later recall. If you experience problems after installing
some new hardware or software, you can easily select a
previously established Control Point to 'turn back the clock,'
restoring the Windows operating system to the state it was in
just prior to the installation. This is much easier and more
effective than uninstalling the hardware or software, which
often leaves behind unwanted files and settings. It is also
easy to undo a restore point selection, if you change your
mind.
Follow these steps to create a restore point using the
System Restore utility:
1 In the
or touch
appears.
The
window appears.
2 Click or touch
3 Under
Protection
4 Click or touch
5 Click or touch
documents and other important files. Take advantage
field, type
Search
Create a restore point
System Protection
Configure
Restore settings
.
Apply
OK
Create a restore point
tab of the System Properties
.
, select
.
.
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'snapshots' of your
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and saves them
from the list that
Turn on System
. Click