Restore to an earlier time
To restore the system to an earlier time, follow these steps...
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Open System Restore
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Put the dot in Restore my computer to an earlier time
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Click on Next
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Click on a date (The dates that are available to choose from is in bold)
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Choose a System Checkpoint (if there is more than one or accept the one showing)
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Click on Next
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Follow the prompts till you are back on the desktop
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If it was successful, hopefully the problem will be resolved.
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If it gives a message that it wasn't able to restore the system to that date, then repeat above steps and try a different restore point.
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If you tried a restore point and it successfully restored to that time but it didn't work, do an undo before you do another restore point.