64 Advanced Troubleshooting
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3
Click
Next
.
The
System Restore
screen appears and the computer restarts.
4
After the computer restarts, click
OK
.
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:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control
Pane l
.
2
Click
Performance and Maintenance
.
3
Click
System
.
4
Click the
System Restore
tab.
5
Ensure that
Turn off System Restore
is unchecked.
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly
configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
To resolve incompatibilities using the Hardware Troubleshooter:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Help and Support
.
2
Typ e
hardware troubleshooter
in the
Search
field and click the arrow to start the search.
3
Click
Hardware Troubleshooter
in the
Search Results
list.
4
In the
Hardware Troubleshooter
list, click
I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my
computer
, and click
Next
.
Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP
NOTICE: You must use Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later when you reinstall Windows XP.
NOTICE: If, after installing the operating system, you may ever wish to use a specific hard drive in an
array, you must create a single drive RAID 0 array when installing the operating system. See "Creating an
Array using the Nvidia MediaShield ROM Utility" on page 23 for instructions.

Before You Begin

If you are considering reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem with a
newly installed driver, first try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows
XP Device Driver Rollback" on page 61). If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the
problem, then use System Restore (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore" on
page 62) to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the
new device driver.