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Read the user's guides.
It is very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of steps you can follow
every time you experience a problem with the computer. Your
ability to solve problems will improve as you learn about how the
computer and its software work together.
Get familiar with all the user's guides provided with your computer,
as well as the manuals that come with the applications and devices
you purchase.
Your local computer store or book store sells a variety of self-help
books you can use to supplement the information in the manuals.
Data and system configuration backup in the Windows
system
The Windows
for backing up your Windows
and other important files. Take advantage of these features to
protect yourself from much more difficult and time-consuming
restoration procedures, and to safeguard your valuable data from
loss.
Saving system configuration with restore points
The System Restore feature of the Windows
quickly creates restore points
operating system configuration
you experience problems after installing some new hardware or
software, you can easily select a previously established Control
Point to 'turn back the clock,' restoring the Windows
system to the state it was in just prior to the installation. This is
much easier and more effective than uninstalling the hardware or
software, which often leaves behind unwanted files and settings. It
is also easy to undo a restore point selection, if you change your
mind.
Follow these steps to create a restore point using the System
Restore utility:
1
From the Start screen, type Control. Click Control Panel from
the list that appears.
2
Click System and Security, and then System.
3
In the left pane, click System Protection.
The System Protection tab of the System Properties window
appears.
4
Click Configure.
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