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Data and system configuration backup in Windows XP
Windows XP offers some easy-to-use features for backing up
your Windows settings and your data – documents and other
important files. Take advantage of these features to protect
yourself from much more difficult and time-consuming
restoration procedures, and to safeguard your valuable data
from loss.
Saving system configuration with Restore Points
The System Restore feature of Windows XP quickly creates
Restore Points—‘snapshots’ of your Windows
configuration—and saves them for later recall. If you
experience problems after installing some new hardware or
software, you can easily select a previously established
Control Point to ‘turn back the clock,’ restoring Windows to
the state it was in just prior to the installation. This is much
easier and more effective than uninstalling the hardware or
software, which often leaves behind unwanted files and
settings. It is also easy to undo a Restore Point selection, if
you change your mind.
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.
