System Restore settings Windows XP

 

one or more drive letters may be missing in the list of Available Drives in system restore. As a result, monitoring may not be enabled for the missing drives. 

Your response Issue: When you open System Restore settings, one or more drive letters may be missing in the list of Available drives. As a result, monitoring may not be enabled for the missing drives.
 

Reboot Windows XP to Factory Settings

When your Windows XP system starts to lag, it may be time to restore it to factory settings. A new Windows XP computer runs smoothly, but as you add and remove files and programs, the system becomes bogged down with leftover remnants.

The only way to completely clean your system and begin fresh is to restore it to factory settings. You can restore Windows XP and all the original applications in less than two hours. The process is mainly automated.

Manually Backup Your Files

To back up your files to an external hard disk drive:

1. Click Start--> point to Accessories--> point to System Tools--> and then click Backup.