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How to solve problems with System Restore

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Tutorials

Tuesday July 7, 2009

Sometimes you're working on your computer and it just isn't acting right. Perhaps you just installed some new software a few days ago and the problem started then. You've tried uninstalling, but the problems continue. Often the best way to get back to normal is to

use System Restore

System Restore

lets you roll your computer back to a time when it was working well without losing any of your documents, images, movies or music. We'll show you how.

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Show Notes

- If your computer started acting strangely you may want to consider using

System Restore

.

- In Windows Vista click Start and then Control Panel.

- In Control Panel double-click on System.

- In System, over on the left side, click on System protection.

- Now click on the System Protection tab.

- Click on the

System Restore

button.

- Click System Restore and pick the

restore point

you want to use and click Next.

- Windows gives a summary of the restore point information. Click Finish.

- Windows reminds you that once it starts System Restore shouldn't be interrupted and it can't be undone. Click Yes.

-

System Restore

prepares and then reboots your computer.

- When your computer comes back up you can log in.

- Windows shows you that the System Restore process has completed and reminds you that no documents were affected.

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