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Task : Using Restore Point in Windows 7In order to meet personal and business needs as well as keep your computer’s operating system and application software current, it’s necessary to make changes such as installing updates and brand-new software. However, sometimes things go wrong, causing unexpected and undesirable results. Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 has the ability to create restore points before critical changes and to let you recover your computer to a restore point should some change cause your computer to malfunction.Although restore points are created automatically when software is installed or updated, you will have the opportunity to learn how to create a restore point manually and then restore your computer to a restore point later on.ObjectiveThis task covers objective “performing backups before making changes”ScenarioYou are about to install a new version of a proprietary business suite onto a small-business customer’s Windows 7 computer. As a precaution, you manually create a restore point before this operation. Later, you will notice that the computer is malfunctioning, making it necessary to recover the computer back to the restore point you created.Scope of TaskDurationCreating a restore point and then recovering to that restore point shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes.SetupFor the purpose of this task, you will manually create a restore point, download and install a small program, create a shortcut to that program on the Desktop, create a Notepad doc on the Desktop, and then immediately recover your computer to the restore point before the program and document were created. In this way, you’ll not only get practice in using a restore point, but you’ll also see the practical results. This task was written using Windows 7 Enterprise, but you can use any version of Windows 7.CaveatCreating and using restore points are fairly easy and safe, so there shouldn’t be a problem putting your computer through this task. The program I used to illustrate how the restore point works is , found at?download.html, but you can choose to use any small software program you desire.ProcedureThis task will show you how to create a restore point in Windows 7 and then recover the computer to that restore point.Equipment UsedNo special equipment is required for this task besides a computer running Windows 7.DetailsYou will be taken through the steps of creating a restore point and then recovering your PC to that restore point.Using the Restore Point Feature in Windows 7Creating a Restore Point1.?Click the Windows Start button.2.?On the menu that appears, right-click Computer and then click Properties.3.?On the System screen, in the left sidebar, click System Protection.4.?On the System Protection tab of the System Properties dialog box, near the bottom, click Create.5.?In the Create a Restore Point dialog box, type a brief description of the restore point in the available field, and then click Create.6.?When the success message appears after the restore point is created, click Close.7.?Close all other open dialog boxes and screens.Creating a Notepad Document and Then Downloading and Installing 1.?Right-click the Desktop of your Windows 7 computer, and in the menu that appears, click New and then click Text Document.2.?Give the document a name such as?test.3.?Double-click?test.txt?to open it.4.?Type some text in the document, click File, click Save, and then close?test.txt.5.?Open a web browser and go to?download.html.6.?Click the Download link to start downloading .7.?Follow the onscreen instructions to download?.3.5.10.Install.zip?in the desired directory.8.?Close the web browser and then navigate to the location of?.3.5.10.Install.zip.9.?Click?.3.5.10.Install.zip?to open the zip file in a separate window.10.?Double-click?.3.5.10.Install.exe?to launch it, and click Yes if prompted by UAC to run the program.11.?When the installer launches, select Quick and then follow the on-screen instructions to install .A system restore point will automatically be created as part of the installation process, so you can use this restore point or the one you created manually earlier in this task.12.?When the installation is done, click Finish.13.?If the program launches, close the program.14.?Go to the Desktop and verify that created a shortcut to the program on the Desktop.15.?Close any dialog boxes or other programs that may be open.Recovering to a Restore Point1.?Click the Windows Start button.2.?Click All Programs and then click Accessories.3.?Click System Tools and then click System Restore.You can also type?rstrui?or?system restore?in the Search box and press Enter to launch System Restore.4.?When the System Restore screen appears, click “Recommended restore.”5.?When the Confirm Your Restore Point screen appears, click Finish.6.?When the confirmation dialog box appears, click Yes (it may take some time for System Restore to initialize and restore previous files and settings).7.?Once your computer reboots, log back into the system.8.?If the restore was successful, a System Restore success message will appear. Click Close.Criteria for CompletionYou will have successfully completed this task when your Windows 7 computer has completed the system restore process to the restore point you created at the beginning of this task. On the Desktop, you will notice that the shortcut is gone, indicating that it was removed when you restored the computer to an earlier point, but the?test.txt?document is still present, indicating that the restore point process did not affect the Notepad document. ................
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