Undoing The Last System Restore; Reinstalling Microsoft ® Windows ® Xp; Before You Reinstall - Dell Inspiron 5100 Owner's Manual

Undoing the Last System Restore

NOTICE: Before you undo the last system restore, save and close all open files and close all
open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any files or programs until the system restoration is
complete.
Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools, and then
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click System Restore.
Click Undo my last restoration and click Next.
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Click Next.
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The System Restore screen appears and the computer restarts.
After the computer restarts, click OK.
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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:
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
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Click 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 unchecked.
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Reinstalling Microsoft

Before You Reinstall

If you are reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem with a newly
installed driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see page 89) to replace the device
driver with the previously installed version.
If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore (see
page 92) to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed
the new device driver.
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