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INTRODUCTION
This article 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.
For additional information about steps to take if Windows XP does not start, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
304449 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449/)
How to start the System Restore tool from a command prompt in Windows XP
If Windows XP starts
1.
Log on to Windows as Administrator.
2.
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.
3.
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.
4.
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 may appear that lists configuration
changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.
5.
On the Confirm Restore Point Selection
page, click Next. System Restore restores the previous Windows XP configuration,
and then restarts the computer.
6.
Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore
Restoration Complete page appears.
You may inadvertently restore Windows XP to a previous
configuration that you do not want. To undo the restoration:
1.
Log on to Windows as Administrator.
2.
Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click System Restore. System Restore starts.
3.
On the Welcome to System Restore page,
click Undo my last restoration, and then click Next. A System Restore message may appear that lists configuration
changes that System Restore will make. Click OK.
4.
On the Confirm Restoration Undo page, click Next. System Restore restores the original Windows XP configuration,
and then restarts the computer.
5.
Log on to the computer as Administrator. The System Restore
Undo Complete page appears.
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