140 If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
6Click or touch the Restore point you want to use then
click or touch Next.
The time stamp and description of each Restore point is
displayed.
At this point you can click or touch “Scan for affected
programs” to determine what the impact of using the
chosen Restore Point will be.
7Verify that the Restore point you chose is the correct
one. If it is not, click or touch Back to return to the
previous step.
8Close all programs and save all open files.
9Click or touch Finish, and then Yes to begin the system
restore.
Your Windows® operating system configuration will now
be restored to the state it was in when the chosen
restore point was created, and then the computer will be
automatically restarted.
Backing up your data or your entire
computer with the Windows® operating
system
The most valuable component of your computer system is
the data you create and store on its internal storage drive.
Since problems with either hardware or software can make
the data inaccessible or even destroy it, the next most
valuable component of your computer system may be a
recent backup of your data.
Fortunately, the Windows® operating system offers a
convenient way to back up your computer or just your
important files to optional external writable optical disc
drives, or hard drives. An external hard drive is
recommended in case the internal storage drive fails. No
additional software is required. Most of the optical disc
drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models
can write to (or ‘burn’) as well as read from optical discs.
External optical disc writers are also widely available.
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