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Select how you want to locate the program to run with compatibility
settings: from a list, available on a CD, or manually located. Then click
Next>.

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Select the type of operating system for which the program was
designed or on which it ran successfully, and then click Next>.

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If necessary, as for some games, select display settings for the program.

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Click Next>.

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To test the compatibility settings for the program, click Next>.

After you have determined whether the program is running correctly,
return to the Program Compatibility Wizard window.

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Select Yes if the program ran correctly, No, try different compatibility
settings, or No, I am finished trying compatibility settings and click
Next>.

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Select either Yes to send information about the settings you used and
whether they fixed the problem, or select No, and then click Next>.

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Click Finish to close the wizard.

System Restore

The System Restore feature of Windows XP provides the capability to
restore the operating system, in the event of a problem, to a previous state
without losing personal data files (such as Word documents, drawings, or e-
mail).

System Restore actively monitors system file changes and some application
file changes to record or store previous versions before the changes occurred.
System Restore maintains a rolling record of restore points; to limit the
amount of space used, older restore points are purged to make room for
newer ones.

In the event of a serious operating system problem, System Restore can be
used from Safe Mode or Normal Mode to go back to a previous system state,
restoring optimal system functionality.

NOTE:

System Restore does not revert user data or document files, so

restoring does not cause loss of work, mail, or browsing history and favorites.