Windows XP System Restore

Did you know that Windows XP contains a great feature that can help you deal with a variety of glitches and system failures? System Restore automatically takes snapshots of your computer, saving them as restore points. These restore points can be used to take your computer back in time, to when something that seems broken today was known to be working perfectly.

For example: You install a new piece of software, but something goes wrong during the installation, and either the new software doesn’t start without errors, or it causes some other program to malfunction. System Restore sets your computer back to the state before the problematic installation happened. You can even use System Restore to set restore points at a time when things are working really well. (One good idea is to set a restore point just before you install anything new, and then again right after – if things go well.)

System Restore is not a substitute for backing up data. It can be a handy way to reverse a number of software malfunctions and Windows glitches. To walk step by step through the System Restore process, visit the following page at Microsoft’s website:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/
helpandsupport/getstarted/ballew_03may19.mspx