Dell Latitude 100L, Owner'S Manual

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Solving Problems
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Enter your name and organization (optional) in the Personalize Your Software screen and
click Next .
3
If you are reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition , at the What's your computer's name
window, enter a name for your computer (or accept the name provided) and click Next .
If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional , at the Computer Name and Administrator
Password window, enter a name for your computer (or accept the one provided) and a
password, and then click Next .
4
If you have a modem installed, enter the requested information and click Next when the
Modem Dialing Information
screen appears.
5
Enter the date, time, and time zone in the Date and Time Settings window and click Next .
6
If your computer has a network adapter , click Typical in the Networking Settings screen and
click Next .
If your computer does not have a network adapter , this option does not appear.
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If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional, you may be prompted to provide further
network information regarding your network configuration, such as the domain name or
workgroup name. If you are unsure of your settings, accept the default selections.
Windows XP installs the operating system components, configures the computer, and then
restarts the computer.
Completing the Operating System Setup
NOTICE:
When the computer restarts, do not press a key when the following message appears:
Press
any key to boot from the CD
.
1
When the Welcome to Microsoft screen appears, click Next .
2
When the
How will this computer connect to the Internet?
message appears,
click Skip .
3
When the Ready to register with Microsoft? screen appears, click No, not at this time and
click Next .
When the Who will use this computer? screen appears, you can enter up to five users.
4
Click Next .
5
Click
Finish
to complete the setup and remove the CD from the drive.
Reinstalling Drivers and Software
1
Reinstall the appropriate drivers (see page 69).
2
Reinstall your virus protection software. See the documentation that came with the software
for instructions.
3
Reinstall your other software programs. See the documentation that came with the software
for instructions.