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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
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.
3 If you selected Choose a different restore point in step 2,
select the restore point you want to use, and then click Next.
4 Verify that the restore point you selected is the correct one. If it
is not, click Back to return to the previous step.
5 Close all programs and save all open files.
6 Click 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
discs, or hard drives. An external hard drive is recommended in
case the internal storage drive fails. No additional software is
required. Most of the external optical drives that are now widely
available can write to (or ‘burn’) as well as read from optical discs.
Follow these steps to back up your computer or files to optical
discs, or a storage drive:
You cannot back up the computer while running on battery power.
Connect the AC adaptor before continuing.
1 Prepare your backup target by connecting it and/or inserting a
blank optical disc in the drive.
2 Click Start.
3 Click Control Panel.
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