To use System Restore

To use System Restore The following section describes how to use the System Restore tool to return your computer to a previous working state. System Restore takes a "snapshot" of critical system files and some program files and stores this information as restore points. You can use these restore points to return Windows XP to a previous state. To create a restore point Creating a restore point is useful any time you anticipate making changes to your computer that are risky or that might make your computer unstable. To access the System Restore Wizard, click Start, and then click Help and Support. Click Performance and Maintenance, click Using System Restore to undo changes, and then click Run the System Restore Wizard. Click Create a restore point, and then click Next. In the Restore point box, type a name to identify this restore point. System Restore automatically adds to this name the date and time that this restore point is created. To finish creating this restore point, click Create. Using System Restore to Restore Windows XP If Windows XP will start, you can use System Restore to set your system back to an earlier, working point. Here's how: Log on to Windows as Administrator. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts. On the Welcome to System Restore page, click Restore my computer to an earlier time (if it is not already selected), and then click Next. On the Select a Restore Point page, click the most recent system checkpoint in the On this list, click a restore point list, and then click Next. A System Restore message might appear that lists configuration changes that System Restore will make. Click OK. On the Confirm Restore Point Selection page, click Next. System Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration, and then restarts the computer. Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore Restoration Complete page appears. Click OK.