Fixing System Problems

An invaluable feature of Windows Vista is the System Restore tool, which makes it possible for you to undo whatever changes you or various programs have made to your computer system. Periodically, and also whenever you make changes to the system, Windows Vista records all the system information. If you’ve made changes to the system but the effect isn’t what you wanted, you can tell Windows to revert to the previous settings.

Restore the System

  1. Close all your running programs, and make sure that no one else is logged on to the computer.

  2. Click the Start button, type restore in the Search box of the Start menu, and click System ...

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