Using Microsoft® Windows System Restore - Dell Inspiron 2600 Factory Service Manual

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
10. Resolve any IRQ conflicts.
You can also use Windows 2000 Hardware Troubleshooter. To use the troubleshooter, click the Start
button and click Help. Click Troubleshooting and Maintenance on the Contents tab, click
Windows 2000 troubleshooters, and then click Hardware. In the Hardware Troubleshooter list,
click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next.
Using Microsoft® Windows System Restore
The Window XP operating system provides a System Restore feature that allows you to return your
computer to an earlier operating state if changes to the computer's hardware or software (including
new hardware or program installations), or other system settings, have left the computer in an
undesirable operating state. You can also undo the last system restore.
System Restore automatically creates system checkpoints. You can also manually create your own
checkpoints by creating restore points. To limit the amount of hard disk space used, older restore
points will be automatically purged.
To resolve an operating system problem, you can use System Restore from Safe Mode or Normal Mode
to return your computer to an earlier operating state.
System Restore does not cause you to lose personal files stored in the My Documents folder, data
files, or e-mail messages after restoring the computer to an earlier time. If you restore the computer
to an operating state that existed before you installed a program, the program's data files are not lost,
but you must reinstall the actual program again.
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:
1. Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2. Click Performance and Maintenance.
3. Click System.
4. Click the System Restore tab.
5. Ensure that Turn off System Restore is not checked.
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