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Microsoft system restore – HP Desktop Computer User Manual

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Getting Started (features vary by model)

4

Double-click the specific item (for example, HP DVD Writer 640b).

5

Click the Driver tab.

6

To update a driver, click Update Driver, and then follow the onscreen instructions.
Or
To revert to an earlier version of a driver, click Rollback Driver, and then follow the
onscreen instructions.

Microsoft System Restore

Microsoft Windows Vista includes a feature that enables you to restore your computer
configuration to that of a previous time when the current software problem did not exist. The
feature does this by creating a restore point where it records the computer settings at that time
and date.

When a new program is installed, the operating system automatically creates a restore point
before it adds the new software. You can also set restore points manually.

If you experience a problem that you think may be due to software on your computer, use
System Restore to return the computer to a previous restore point.

To start a System Restore:

1

Close all open programs.

2

Click the Windows Vista start button, All Programs, and then click
Accessories.

3

Choose System Tools, System Restore, and then click Next.

4

Follow the onscreen instructions.

To manually add restore points:

1

Close all open programs.

2

Click the Windows Vista start button, and then Control Panel.

3

Click System and Maintenance, and then System.

4

Click System protection.

5

Under Automatic Restore Points, select the disk for which you want to create a
restore point.

6

Click Create.

7

Follow the onscreen instructions.

For more information about software restore points:

1

Click the Windows Vista start button, and then click Help and Support.

2

Type system restore in the Search Help box, and then press Enter.

NOTE: Always use this System Restore procedure before you use the system recovery
program.