Undoing The Last System Restore; Reinstalling Microsoft ® Windows ® Xp; Before You Reinstall; Reinstalling Windows Xp - Dell Latitude 100L Owner's Manual

FILE LOCATION: C:\Documents and Settings\patricia_drake\Desktop\New Folder\D5016c70.fm

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
1
System Restore.
Click Undo my last restoration and click Next.
2
Click Next.
3
The System Restore screen appears and the computer restarts.
After the computer restarts, click OK.
4
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.
1
Click Performance and Maintenance.
2
Click System.
3
Click the System Restore tab.
4
Ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked.
5
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 69) 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 72) to
return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device
driver.

Reinstalling Windows XP

To reinstall Windows XP, perform the steps in the following sections in the order in which they are
listed.
The reinstallation process can take 1 to 2 hours to complete. After the reinstallation is complete,
you need to reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software.
®
Windows
D E L L C O N F I D E N T I A L – P R E L I M I N A R Y 3 / 1 8 / 0 4 – F O R P R O O F O N LY
Accessories System Tools, and then click
®
XP
73
Solving Problems