Acer TravelMate P645-V - Manual (Page 42)

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Returning to an earlier system snapshot
Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your system
settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-to-resolve
software problems, you can return to one of these restore points to get your
system running again.
Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also
each time you install software or device drivers.
Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from
Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list of apps. Type
'Windows system restore' in the Search Help box, then press Enter.
Returning to a restore point
1. From Start, type 'Control Panel' and then click Control Panel in the list of
apps.
2. Click System and Security > Action Center, then click Recovery at the
bottom of the window.
3. Click Open System Restore, then Next.
4. Click the latest restore point (at a time when your system worked correctly),
click Next, then Finish.
5. A confirmation window appears; click Yes. Your system is restored using the
restore point you specified. This process may take several minutes, and
may restart your computer.
Returning your system to its factory condition
If your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by other
methods, you may need to reinstall everything to return your system to its
factory condition. You can recover from either your hard drive or the recovery
backup you have created.
• If you can still run Windows and have not deleted the recovery partition, see
"Recovering from Windows" on page 30.
• If you cannot run Windows, your original hard drive has been completely re-
formatted or you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering
from a recovery backup" on page 33.
Recovering from Windows
Start Acer Recovery Management:
• From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in
the list of apps.