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Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore
Before using eMachines System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System
Restore to determine whether you can restore your system to a previous
condition.
Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while
your computer is turned on), Microsoft System Restore takes a “snapshot” of
your system settings and saves it as a restore point. In most cases of
hard-to-resolve software problems, you can return to one of these restore points
to get your system running again.
To restore using Microsoft System Restore:
1 Press F1. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens.
2 Click Undo changes to your computer with System Restore. The
Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens.
3 Click Restore my computer to an earlier time, then click Next. The Select
a Restore Point dialog box opens.