Dell Inspiron 1300, Owner'S Manual

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Solving Problems
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Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers already installed—no further installation or
configuration is needed.
NOTICE:
The
Drivers and Utilities
CD may contain drivers for operating systems that are not on your computer.
Ensure that you are installing software appropriate for your operating system.
Many drivers, such as the keyboard driver, come with your Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system. You
may need to install drivers if you:
• Upgrade your operating system.
• Reinstall your operating system.
• Connect or install a new device.
Identifying Drivers
If you experience a problem with any device, identify whether the driver is the source of your problem
and, if necessary, update the driver.
Windows XP
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
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. See “Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities” on page 75.
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
NOTICE:
The Dell Support website at support.dell.com or your
Drivers and Utilities
CD provides 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.