Using Microsoft Windows System Restore - Dell Latitude XT PP12S User Manual

• If you received an Operating System disc with your Tablet-PC, you can use
it to restore your operating system. However, using the Operating System
disc also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the disc only if System
Restore did not resolve your operating system problem.

Using Microsoft Windows System Restore

The Windows operating systems provide a System Restore option which
allows you to return your Tablet-PC to an earlier operating state (without
affecting data files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system
settings have left the Tablet-PC in an undesirable operating state. Any
changes that System Restore makes to your Tablet-PC are completely
reversible.
NOTICE:
Make regular backups of your data files. System Restore does not
monitor your data files or recover them.
NOTE:
The procedures in this document were written for the Windows default
view, so they may not apply if you set your Dell™ Tablet-PC to the Windows Classic
view.
Starting System Restore
Use System Restore to return the system to a previous state. In the event that
System Restore does not resolve the issue, you may undo the last system
restore.
Windows Vista
1 Click Start
2 In the Search box, type System Restore and press <Enter>.
NOTE:
administrator on the Tablet-PC, click Continue; otherwise, contact your
administrator to continue the desired action.
3 Click Next and follow the remaining prompts on the screen.
Windows XP
1 Click Start→ Help and Support
2 In the Search box, type System Restore and press <Enter>.
3 Select Run the System Restore Wizard as displayed in the search results.
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The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an
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