Restore Your Computer to a Previous Moment in Time
Article by George Norman
On 04 Sep 2009
Yesterday your computer worked just fine: you could easily connect to the internet for example, and you could easily browse the web in search of whatever info your heart desired. Today on the other hand, nothing seems to be working and for no apparent good reason. Something has obviously gone wrong, but before you start to get all hyper in search of a fix, why not try an easy solution? Something like System Restore? It is a relatively simple means of undoing harmful changes to your operating system by returning it to a moment in the past when everything worked just fine.

Here is what you have to do to restore your computer to a previous moment in time in Windows XP:

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Step 1. Click Start. You can either click the Start icon from the bottom left hand corner of the screen, or you can press the Start button on your keyboard. It is usually located in the bottom left hand corner of the keyboard. It bears the Microsoft logo, so you should not have a problem identifying it.

Step 2. In the menu that pops up, click Help and Support.

Step 3. The Help and Support Center window should have popped up. Locate and click Undo changes to your computer with System Restore.

Step 4. The Welcome to System Restore window should have popped up. Click on Restore my computer to an earlier time.

Step 5. Select a System Restore point and click Next -> click Next again.

Step 6. Your computer will not reboot.

Step 7. After the changes you requested have been applied and your computer has rebooted, you will be welcomed with a screen informing your that your computer has been restored to a previous moment in time. Click OK and you’re done.

Tips and warnings
If you are not happy with the restoration, you can always undo your last system restore. Follow the steps presented above and when you get to step 4, click Undo my last restoration instead of Restore my computer to an earlier time.
You might also want to check out this guide: How To Create a System Restore Point.



Tags: Microsoft, Windows, System Restore, XP
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