How to troubleshoot a Windows XP System Restore Problem with Windows XP Support

For a lot of you who already have Windows XP installed as the primary operating system for your computers, you might as well be familiar with its System Restore feature that helps you in automatically backing up important system files and allows their restoration, reverting your Windows XP system to a previously known functioning state.

However, if there is a problem with the system restore feature for your Windows XP operating system, it will not be able to backup or revert most of your important system files and data.

And as such, Microsoft suggests you troubleshoot the problem following a few of its techniques with the tools already built into your Windows XP

operating system with Windows XP  remote support. Here is how.

Troubleshooting techniques in resolving Windows XP System Restore problem with Windows XP Support

• Verify if System Restore is Running

Start with opening the Windows “Control Panel” by clicking on Windows “Start” menu followed by the same “Control Panel” link.

Open the Administrative Tools folder by double clicking on “Administrative Tools” option from the resulting control panel window. Also open the services tool by double clicking on the “Services” icon.

Now scroll down the services list and right click on “System Restore Service” then run it by hitting on the “Run” option.

 

• Verify if System Restore is Enabled

Open the System Control Panel menu of options from the “Start” menu followed by right clicking on “My Computer” then “Properties”.

After this, Microsoft suggests you hit on the “System Restore” tab located above the system window.

You can then verify if the system drive has a status of “Monitoring” in the system restore window. You need to also clear the “Turn off System Restore on all Drives” check box if has been previously checked.

 

• Verify Hard Drive Space

Open up your Disk Management tool by selecting “Start” followed by “Run” and type “diskmgmt.msc” into its resulting dialog then “Enter”.

You need to then verify that each of the drives that System Restore monitors has more than 200MB of free space from the “Free Space” column of the Disk Management window.

(System Restore requires at least 200MB of free space)

And if not, proceed with clearing up some disk space by clicking on “Start” followed by the “Control Panel” then double click on the “Add or Remove Programs” option.

Now uninstall unnecessary programs and applications from the list or head for your “Start” menu then “My Documents” and free up disk space by deleting personal files.

So once you have successfully completed these troubleshooting techniques with Windows XP support, your problem with the System Restore feature will be no more.

 

Windows XP Support helps you change your Display Experience

All of Microsoft’s Windows operating systems allow users to change the display.  This helps users to experiment with their basic GUI and have a better experience.  Similarly in Windows XP, if the desktop background is not which you want or if the fonts are not in a desired size, you can adjust the settings and fix these. And as such, Windows XP  remote support suggests these steps to help you configure the same for each attribute of display features. This article looks into those procedures which help the users change their screen background, color scheme, font size and screensaver.

Windows XP Support procedures for changing the Display Settings

When you want to change the display theme of the system, i.e. change the background, icons and color of your desktop, follow the procedure given below:

• Right click on any empty space on your desktop.
• Select Properties from the list.
• Display Properties window of desktop pops up.
• Select the Themes option for changing the desktop theme.
• Select option from the drop-down list.
• Click Apply and OK to confirm the changes.

When you want to change the desktop background image, make changes in the Desktop tab next to Themes in the same Display Properties window.  The steps by the Windows XP  remote support are as follows:

• Select any background image from the list or Browse any picture from a file.
• Select a position for the image. This option will display your image as a single center tile or multiple tiles or a stretched image to fit the entire screen.
• If you want to change the color of the background also.
• Apply the changes.

Screen Saver

If you want to save your monitor from pixel damage, you can set up a Screen saver.

• Select the Screen Saver tab.
• Select your desired image from the list or any file.
• Set the time out period.
• You can Preview how the screen saver will appear.
• Apply the changes.

Appearance

Appearance tab will help you change the color scheme of your system.

• From the options given in the list of the Appearance window, you can change the color of your Active window, Inactive window, message boxes and buttons and the Font of all these.
• If you want you can also opt for Effects for these windows.

Screen Resolution

Settings tab helps the user to adjust the screen resolution and color quality.

• Adjust the Screen Resolution bar and Color Quality menu to implement your desired settings.
• Apply and click OK to exit the Display Properties window.

All the changes made will be implemented and adjusted automatically and there is no need for a restart.