Toshiba 100ct User Manual

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Follow these steps to back up your computer or files to optical 
discs, or a storage drive:

You cannot back up the computer while running on battery power. 
Connect the AC adaptor before continuing.

Prepare your backup target by connecting it and/or inserting a 
blank optical disc in the drive.

Click Start.

Click Control Panel.

Click Back up your computer under the System and 
Security heading. Follow the on-screen instructions to back up 
your files.

For more help, click Start, Help and Support, and search for 
“back up files.”

Here are a few tips to help ensure safe and easy installation of new 
hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard drives, optical 
disc drive writers, scanners, etc.) and software (applications like 
Microsoft

®

 Office and Adobe

®

 Photoshop

®

, or utility software such 

as special toolbars for your web browser). 

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Create a restore point (refer to 

). Before installing anything, 

use the System Restore utility to set a restore point (see the 
section titled restore points). If anything goes wrong, you will 
then be able to easily restore the Windows

®

 operating system to 

the state it was in prior to the installation, undoing any changes 
that the installation process introduced.

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Back up your critical data (see 

).

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Have your back up DVD(s) on hand in case you need any files 
from them. 

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Do not guess 

- 

follow directions carefully! It is often necessary 

to run an installation utility first 

- 

before connecting a new 

hardware item to the computer. If the device is connected first, 
it may be very difficult to complete the installation 
successfully. Always carefully follow the installation 
instructions that accompany the hardware or software.