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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
Then, at a later time, you can re-establish your Windows®
configuration using the saved restore point. To do this:
1Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and
then System Restore.
2Select Recommended restore or Choose a different restore
point, and then click Next.
The timestamp and description of each restore point is
displayed.
This list may contain restore points that you did not create. Restore
points labeled System Checkpoint were automatically created by the
Windows® operating system. Other restore points may have been
created automatically by applications when they were installed.
3If you selected Choose a different restore point in step 2,
select the restore point you want to use, and then click Next.
4Verify that the restore point you selected is the correct one. If it
is not, click Back to return to the previous step.
5Close all programs and save all open files.
6Click 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 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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