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If your running windows XP you can go to Start&gt;All Programs&gt;Accessories&gt;Syste<wbr />m Tools&gt;System Restore. &nbsp;This method should not erase any files and allow you to rstore to a different date and time. &nbsp;Even though it may not fix your computer because your computer freezing could be caused by a number of things including hardware issues.
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If your running windows XP you can go to Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore.  This method should not erase any files and allow you to rstore to a different date and time.  Even though it may not fix your computer because your computer freezing could be caused by a number of things including hardware issues.

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How can I back up before doing the repair when my usb drive is not recognized and I have the Windows XP installation cd in the drive? &nbsp;Will my files really not be erased?????
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How can I back up before doing the repair when my usb drive is not recognized and I have the Windows XP installation cd in the drive?  Will my files really not be erased?????

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My computer is freezing and I have been told to insert the Windows CD on startup to perform a Windows restore. &nbsp;Will this erase my documents and saved files?<br />

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My computer is freezing and I have been told to insert the Windows CD on startup to perform a Windows restore.  Will this erase my documents and saved files?


Windows restore

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.