Creating A Restore Point - Dell Inspiron PP01X Owner's Manual

NOTICE: It is important to make regular backups of your data files. System
Restore does not monitor changes to or recover your data files. If the original
data on the hard disk is accidentally erased or overwritten, or if it becomes
inaccessible because of a hard disk malfunction, use your backup files to
recover the lost or damaged data.
System Restore is enabled on your new computer. However, if you reinstall
Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available,
System Restore is automatically disabled. Before you use System Restore,
confirm that it is enabled:
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
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Click the Performance and Maintenance.
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Click System.
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Click the System Restore tab.
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Ensure that Turn off System Restore is not checked.
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Creating a Restore Point

In Windows XP, you can either use the System Restore Wizard or manually
create the restore points.
Using the System Restore Wizard
To use the System Restore Wizard, click the Start button, click Help and
Support, click System Restore, and then follow the instructions on 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 the Restore Points
Click the Start button, point to All Programs
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Accessories System Tools, and then click System Restore.
Click Create a restore point.
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Click Next.
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Type a name for the new restore point in the Restore point description
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field.
The present date and time are automatically added to the description
of the new restore point.
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