Dell Inspirion, Owner'S Manual

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Solving Problems
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In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.
5
Click Device Manager .
6
Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [ !] ) on
the device icon.
If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or
install a new driver.
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
NOTICE:
The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your
Drivers and Utilities
CD provide
approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer
might not work correctly.
Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback
If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device
Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the previously installed version.
1
Click the Start button and click Control Panel .
2
Under Pick a Category , click Performance and Maintenance .
3
Click System .
4
In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.
5
Click Device Manager .
6
Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click Properties .
7
Click the Drivers tab.
8
Click Roll Back Driver .
If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your
computer to the operating state that existed before you installed the new driver.
Using the Drivers and Utilities CD
If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore does not resolve the problem, then reinstall the
driver from the Drivers and Utilities CD.
1
Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
2
Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.
In most cases, the CD starts running automatically. If it does not, start Windows Explorer,
click your CD drive directory to display the CD contents, and then double-click the
autorcd.exe file. The first time that you run the CD, it might prompt you to install setup files.
Click OK , and follow the instructions on the screen to continue.
3
From the Language drop-down menu in the toolbar, select your preferred language for the
driver or utility (if available). A welcome screen appears.