Reinstalling Software : Dell Inspiron 8000
Repeat steps 1–8 if you need to reinstall both drivers.
If you are reinstalling a modem, perform the following steps:
a. In the
Select Other Driver
window, look under the
Location
column for a path
containing
WINME
.
b. Under
Device Description
, click the name corresponding to the
WINME
line, and click
OK
to confirm.
c. Click
Finish
, and then click
Yes
to restart the computer.
d. Repeat steps 1–8 if you need to reinstall both drivers.
Reinstalling the Modem or Network Adapter Driver for Windows 2000
1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
2. Insert the
Drivers and Utilities
CD into the CD or DVD drive.
3. Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and double-click
Control Panel
.
4. In the
Control Panel
window, double-click the
System
icon.
5. In the
System Properties
window, click the
Hardware
tab.
6. Click the
Device Manager...
button, and look beneath
Other Devices
.
If you are reinstalling a modem driver, click
PCI Simple Communications Controller
.
If you are reinstalling a network adapter, click
Ethernet Controller
.
7. From the pull-down menu, click
Action
, and select
Properties
.
8. Click the
Reinstall Driver
button, and click
Next
.
9. Verify that
Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)
is selected, and
click
Next
.
10. Verify that
CD-ROM drives
is selected, and click
Next
.
11. When the search is complete and the appropriate driver found, click
Next
.
12. Click
Finish
to complete reinstallation of the driver.
13. Repeat steps 3–12 if you need to reinstall both drivers.
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities for Windows Me
Reinstalling Video Drivers
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