the computer should be automatically creating restore points. And it doesn't seem to be doing this, which is what Jim mentioned, but according to my son, the computer gives him the impression that it is. So if there is nothing that he can switch on, can he reinstall XP without erasing what he has on his drive or does he have to back everything up first and then reinstall it?
Rixey --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > you must create a point on the system to restore it to in order to restore > it. When the system > is running at peak performance is the best time to create a backup point. It > is to that point > that you will be able to restore your system to. > If things are completely haywire you can always resort to the backup disks > that came with your > system (or should have come with your system) when you purchased it. I know > that one of the new > Hewlett Packard machines came with the backup directly on the system and in > that case it would > be wise to copy that to a disk before the system crashes. > Hope this helps. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rixey Herron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 4:35 pm > Subject: [A-1-Computer_Tech] system restore does not restore > > Hi group, > > > > If anyone can help me with this, it would be appreciated. My son > > called me and told me that when > > he goes to use his system restore on his computer he gets a > > message from his computer that there > > is nothing there to restore the computer to. > > > > TIA > > Rixey > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
