Toshiba DX730-ST6N01 User Manual page 144

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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
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3 If you selected Choose a different restore point in step 2,
select the restore point you want to use, and then click Next.
4 Verify that the restore point you selected is the correct one. If it
is not, click Back to return to the previous step.
5 Close all programs and save all open files.
6 Click Finish, and then Yes to begin the system restore.
Your Windows
restored to the state it was in when the chosen restore point was
created, and then the computer will be automatically restarted.
Backing up your data or your entire computer with the
Windows
The most valuable component of your computer system is the data
you create and store on its internal storage drive. Since problems
with either hardware or software can make the data inaccessible or
even destroy it, the next most valuable component of your computer
system may be a recent backup of your data.
Fortunately, the Windows
way to back up your computer or just your important files to optical
disc drives, or hard drives. An external hard drive is recommended
in case the internal storage drive fails. No additional software is
required. Most of the optical disc drives built into recent Toshiba
computer models can write to (or 'burn') as well as read from
optical discs. External optical disc writers are also widely available.
Follow these steps to back up your computer or files to optical
discs, or a storage drive:
1 Prepare your backup target by connecting it and/or inserting a
blank optical disc in the drive.
2 Click Start.
3 Click Control Panel.
4 Click Back up your computer under the System and
Security heading. Follow the on-screen instructions to back up
your files.
This list may contain restore points that you did not create. Restore
points labeled System Checkpoint were automatically created by the
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Windows operating system. Other restore points may have been
created automatically by applications when they were installed.
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operating system configuration will now be
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operating system
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operating system offers a convenient