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Repairing Software Problems 21 Software Repair Overview 21 Restarting Your Computer 22 Turning Off Your Computer 22 Updating Drivers 22 Microsoft System Restore 23 Software Program and Hardware Driver Reinstallation 24 System Recovery 25 Creating Recovery Discs 25 Choosing Recovery Disc Media 26 System Recovery Options 27 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 27 Starting System Recovery from the Windows Vista Start menu 27 Starting System Recovery from system startup 28 iv Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
Repairing Software Problems 21 Software Repair Overview 21 Restarting Your Computer 22 Turning Off Your Computer 22 Updating Drivers 22 Microsoft System Restore 23 Software Program and Hardware Driver Reinstallation 24 System Recovery 25 Creating Recovery Discs 25 Choosing Recovery Disc Media 26 System Recovery Options 27 Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive 27 Starting System Recovery from the Windows Vista Start menu 27 Starting System Recovery from system startup 28 iv Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide
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... including personal files, e-mail messages, and Web site bookmarks. Creating Data Backup Discs You can use software that you should problems arise in "Creating Recovery Discs" on your disc burning software, you can restore it is working properly. Maintenance 1 Creating System Recovery Discs This is a one-time step that you create. NOTE: Some programs have...
... including personal files, e-mail messages, and Web site bookmarks. Creating Data Backup Discs You can use software that you should problems arise in "Creating Recovery Discs" on your disc burning software, you can restore it is working properly. Maintenance 1 Creating System Recovery Discs This is a one-time step that you create. NOTE: Some programs have...
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... files to CD or DVD (See "Creating Data Backup Discs" on page 1.) Monthly Quarterly (seasonally) Clean up Web browser files Delete cookies. Create a Restore Point (See "Microsoft System Restore" on page 23.) 6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide Recommended Maintenance Schedule (continued) Daily Weekly Clean up the desktop Delete or uninstall unneeded icons and applications. (See...
... files to CD or DVD (See "Creating Data Backup Discs" on page 1.) Monthly Quarterly (seasonally) Clean up Web browser files Delete cookies. Create a Restore Point (See "Microsoft System Restore" on page 23.) 6 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide Recommended Maintenance Schedule (continued) Daily Weekly Clean up the desktop Delete or uninstall unneeded icons and applications. (See...
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... facing up and centered in the tray. use a different disc. Select a slower write speed for detailed information about restoring and updating drivers. Troubleshooting Computer Problems 9 If you are using the correct disc type when making a copy of a disc. If recording stopped during a recording session, the disc may be corrupted or outdated. Verify that you add...
... facing up and centered in the tray. use a different disc. Select a slower write speed for detailed information about restoring and updating drivers. Troubleshooting Computer Problems 9 If you are using the correct disc type when making a copy of a disc. If recording stopped during a recording session, the disc may be corrupted or outdated. Verify that you add...
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...menu. NOTE: System Recovery option deletes any data that you want to keep onto a removable disc. 8 Complete the computer startup, finish the registration process, and wait until you see the desktop. Be sure to back up any data or programs that you created or installed after purchase..... Through recovery discs purchased from the computer except the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse. 3 Turn on the computer. 4 Click the Windows Start Button. 5 Click All Programs. 6 Click PC Help & Tools. 7 Click Recovery Manager. You are asked if you want to perform a Microsoft System Restore: If you ...
...menu. NOTE: System Recovery option deletes any data that you want to keep onto a removable disc. 8 Complete the computer startup, finish the registration process, and wait until you see the desktop. Be sure to back up any data or programs that you created or installed after purchase..... Through recovery discs purchased from the computer except the monitor, the keyboard, and the mouse. 3 Turn on the computer. 4 Click the Windows Start Button. 5 Click All Programs. 6 Click PC Help & Tools. 7 Click Recovery Manager. You are asked if you want to perform a Microsoft System Restore: If you ...