HP dv2500 User Manual

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Create system restore points using the Windows System Restore feature.

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Store personal files in the Documents folder and back up these folders periodically.

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Back up templates stored in their associated programs.

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Save customized settings in a window, toolbar, or menu bar by taking a screen shot of your settings.

The screen shot can be a time saver if you have to reset your preferences.

To copy the screen and paste it into a word-processing document:

Display the screen.

Copy the screen:

To copy only the active window, press 

alt+fn+prt sc

.

To copy the entire screen, press 

fn+prt sc

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Open a word-processing document, and then select Edit > Paste.

When you back up your system, you are creating a system restore point. A system restore point allows
you to save and name a snapshot of your hard drive at a specific point in time. You can then recover
back to that point if you want to reverse subsequent changes made to your system.

Recovering to an earlier restore point does not affect data files saved or e-mails created since

the last restore point.

You also can create additional restore points to provide increased protection for your system files and
settings.

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Before you add or extensively modify software or hardware.

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Periodically, whenever the system is performing optimally.

If you revert to a restore point and then change your mind, you can reverse the restoration.

Select Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenance > System.

In the left pane, click System protection.

Click the System Protection tab.

Under Automatic restore points, select the disk for which you want to create a restore point.

Click Create.

The System Protection window opens.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

128 Chapter 8   Backup and Recovery