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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
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Follow these steps to create a Restore Point using the System
Restore utility:
1 Click Start.
2 Click Help and Support.
3 Under Pick a Task, click Undo changes to your
computer with System Restore.
4 Click Create a restore point, and then click Next.
5 In the Restore point description field, enter a name that
is descriptive enough to be easily understood in the
future, such as “Before installing Brand X Accounting
app.” Then click Create.
6 Windows creates the Restore Point and automatically
stamps it with the current date and time.
Then, at a later time, you can re-establish your Windows
configuration using the saved Restore Point. To do this:
1 Click Start.
2 Click Help and Support.
3 Under Pick a Task, click Undo changes to your
computer with System Restore.
4 Click Restore my computer to an earlier time, then
click Next.
5 A calendar will be presented, showing a month at a time.
Each date for which a Restore Point has been set will be
marked as bold. When a boldfaced date is clicked, a
description of the Restore Point will appear in a list to the
right.