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Solving Problems
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D E L L C O N F ID E N T IA L – P R E L IM I N A RY 3 / 1 8/ 0 4 – FO R PR O O F O N LY
To use Device Driver Rollback:
1
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2
In the
Control Panel
window, under
Pick a Category
, click
Performance and Maintenance
.
3
In the
Performance and Maintenance
window, click
System
.
4
In the
System Properties
screen, click the
Hardware
tab.
5
Click
Device Manager
.
6
In the
Device Manager
window, right-click the device for which the new driver was installed,
and then 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 (see page 72) to
return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new driver.
Using the Drivers and Utilities CD
If using Device Driver Rollback or System Restore (see page 72) 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.
4
Click
Next
. The CD automatically scans your hardware to detect drivers and utilities used by
your computer.
After the CD completes the hardware scan, you can also detect other drivers and utilities.
Under
Search Criteria
, select the appropriate categories from the
System Model
,
Operating
System
, and
Topic
drop-down menus.
A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers and utilities used by your computer.
5
Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the driver or utility
that you want to install.