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Solving Problems: Dell Inspiron 4100
To resolve an operating system problem, you can use System Restore from Safe Mode or Normal Mode
to return your computer to an earlier operating state.
System Restore does not cause you to lose personal files stored in the My Documents folder, data
files, or e-mail messages after restoring the computer to an earlier operating state. If you restore the
computer to an operating state that existed before you installed a program, for example, the
program's data files will not be lost, but you will have to reinstall the actual program.
NOTICE: It is important to make regular backups of your data files. System Restore does not
monitor changes to or recover your data files. If the original data on the hard disk is
accidentally erased or overwritten, or if the data becomes inaccessible because of a hard disk
malfunction, use your backup files to recover the lost or damaged data.
System Restore is enabled on your new computer. However, if you reinstall Windows XP or Windows
Me with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is automatically disabled.
Before you use System Restore, see the following subsections to confirm that it is enabled.
Windows XP
1. Click the Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. Click Performance and Maintenance.
3. Click System.
4. Click the System Restore tab.
5. Make sure that Turn off System Restore is not checked.
Windows Me
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click the System icon.
3. Click the Performance tab.
4. Click File System.
5. Click the Troubleshooting tab, and make sure that Disable System Restore is not checked.
Before proceeding with any System Restore function, Dell recommends that you thoroughly read
Microsoft's information about using System Restore. To access the information:
1. Click the Start button, point to All Programs (point to Programs in Windows Me)—>
Accessories—> System Tools, and then click System Restore.
2. Click Help in the upper-right corner of the Welcome to System Restore screen.
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