Satellite® A350 Series User's Guide - Kmart
Satellite® A350 Series User's Guide - Kmart
Satellite® A350 Series User's Guide - Kmart
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184 If Something Goes Wrong<br />
Develop good computing habits<br />
General tips for installing hardware and software<br />
Here are a few tips to help ensure safe and easy installation of new<br />
hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard drives, DVD<br />
writers, scanners, etc.) and software (applications like Microsoft ®<br />
Office and Adobe ® Photoshop ® , or utility software such as special<br />
toolbars for your web browser).<br />
❖ Create a Restore Point (refer to “Saving system configuration<br />
with Restore Points” on page 181). Before installing anything,<br />
use the System Restore utility to set a Restore Point (see the<br />
section titled Restore Points). If anything goes wrong, you will<br />
then be able to easily restore the Windows ® operating system to<br />
the state it was in prior to the installation, undoing any changes<br />
that the installation process introduced.<br />
❖ Back up your critical data (see “Backing up your data or your<br />
entire computer with the Windows ® operating system” on<br />
page 183).<br />
❖ Have your factory Restore/Reconfiguration CD(s) on hand in<br />
case you need any files from them (available on certain<br />
models).<br />
❖ Do not guess—follow directions carefully! It is often necessary<br />
to run an installation utility first—before connecting a new<br />
hardware item to the computer. If the device is connected first,<br />
it may be very difficult to complete the installation<br />
successfully. Always carefully follow the installation<br />
instructions that accompany the hardware or software.<br />
❖ Restart the Windows ® operating system. Always restart the<br />
Windows ® operating system after each installation, even if the<br />
installation utility does not prompt you to do so. This will<br />
ensure that the installation is completed, and will clean up<br />
anything that the installation utility left behind.<br />
❖ Do one installation at a time. If you have several new items to<br />
add to your computer system, install just one at a time, creating<br />
Restore Points immediately before each successive installation.<br />
This will make it much easier to determine the origin of any<br />
new problems. For best results, follow this sequence:<br />
1 Back up critical data.<br />
2 Create a Restore Point.<br />
3 Install one item of hardware or software.<br />
4 Restart the Windows ® operating system.
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