I found I could not restore just that program, but had to run the full restore, which wipes out everything on my hard drive and brings back the factory settings. Not as far as I know. Compaq and several other computer vendors can shave several dollars of the cost of their systems by squeezing all the software that comes with their computers into a single CD rather than providing CDs for every individual program. But as you found out, what money you saved by buying a Compaq has been more than offset by the irritation that comes with doing a full restore and losing preferences you have set in all your programs, not to mention all your files. If at this point you don't want to spend any more money, you can save yourself some of the grief by copying data, Internet Explorer Favorites, Netscape Bookmarks, and your e-mail messages and addresses to another medium, such as a removable cartridge drive.
Many programs save user preferences in special files.
The companies that wrote your software can tell you the names of the files in which your preferences are stored. Back those up as well, noting in which directory they are stored. Should you have to do another Quick Restore, you can move the preference files you copied back to their directory. The program allows you to make an exact copy of your hard drive and store it on another drive. The idea is to make that copy before installing a new program or making changes in existing programs, or at least once a month even if you haven't modified your system.