Toshiba M200 User Manual

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Here are a few tips to help insure safe and easy installation of 
new hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard 
drives, DVD 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 (see 

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

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Back up your critical data (see 

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Have your factory Restore/Reconfiguration CD(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.

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Restart Windows. Always restart Windows after each 
installation, even if the installation utility does not 
prompt you to do so. This will insure that the installation 
is completed, and will clean up anything that the 
installation utility left behind.

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Do one installation at a time. If you have several new 
items to add to your computer system, install just one at a 
time, creating Restore Points immediately before each 
successive installation. This will make it much easier to 
determine the origin of any new problems. For best 
results, follow this sequence: