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How to create a System Restore point in Windows Vista

By Drew Mathers | October 7, 2015

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Click: Start

1. Click: Start

2

Click: Control Panel

2. Click: Control Panel

3a

Click: System and Maintenance (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

3a. Click: System and Maintenance (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

3b

Click: System (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

3b. Click: System (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

3c

Double-click: System (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

3c. Double-click: System (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

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Click: System Protection

4. Click: System Protection

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Check: Local Disk (C:) (System)

5. Check: Local Disk (C:) (System)

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Click: Apply

7. Click: Apply

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Click: Create

7. Click: Create

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Type a label of your choice for the restore point

8. Type a label of your choice for the restore point

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Click: Create

9. Click: Create

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Wait for the process to complete

10. Wait for the process to complete

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Click: OK

11. Click: OK

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Click: OK

12. Click: OK

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