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Every time you install a new program, a new device driver, or a

Windows Update.

Whenever you feel like it—for instance, just before you install a
new component.

When the worst comes to pass, and your PC starts acting up, you can use

System Restore to rewind your machine to its configuration the last time
you remember it working well.

Manual Restore Points

To create one of these checkpoints manually, open the System Protection

dialog box (Figure 16-3). At the bottom of that box, hit Create to make and
name a new manual restore point. (Windows adds a date and time stamp

automatically.)

Performing a System Restore

If something goes wrong with your PC, here’s how to roll it back to the
happy, bygone days of late last week:

1. Open the System Protection dialog box (Figure 16-3).

The steps are described on the previous pages.

2. Click System Restore.

The “Restore system files and settings” welcome screen appears

(Figure 16-4, top).

Windows is suggesting that you rewind only as far as the most
recent change you made to your machine—a software installation,

for example. In Figure 16-4 at top, you can see that the most recent
restore point was made when you installed a new device driver. If
your computer suddenly started acting up, well, you’ve got your

culprit.