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... What Is a Driver 127 Identifying Drivers 127 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 128 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Microsoft® Windows® XP and Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating Systems 131 Restoring Your Operating System 131 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 132 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 134 Using the...
... What Is a Driver 127 Identifying Drivers 127 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 128 Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Microsoft® Windows® XP and Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating Systems 131 Restoring Your Operating System 131 Using Microsoft Windows System Restore . . . . 132 Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore 134 Using the...
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... change , or under Resolution, slide the slide bar to the left/right to change the appearance of 54 Using the Display Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click the area you want to ... on the screen. To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the program, and the necessary video drivers must be displayed at the bottom of images on the screen by the display, the computer enters pan mode. NOTE: Use only the...
... change , or under Resolution, slide the slide bar to the left/right to change the appearance of 54 Using the Display Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click the area you want to ... on the screen. To display a program at a specific resolution, both the video card and the display must support the program, and the necessary video drivers must be displayed at the bottom of images on the screen by the display, the computer enters pan mode. NOTE: Use only the...
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..., OR DVDS SAVE AND CLOSE ANY OPEN FILES OR PROGRAMS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR 114 Troubleshooting See the software documentation for at least 8 to non-XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow the instructions on the screen.... Other software problems CHECK THE SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION OR CONTACT THE SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION - • Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program.
..., OR DVDS SAVE AND CLOSE ANY OPEN FILES OR PROGRAMS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR 114 Troubleshooting See the software documentation for at least 8 to non-XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow the instructions on the screen.... Other software problems CHECK THE SOFTWARE DOCUMENTATION OR CONTACT THE SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION - • Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program.
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... for your scanner is listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. Ensure that the volume on reinstalling the printer driver. See the scanner documentation for setup and troubleshooting information. See the scanner documentation for instructions. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Scanners and Cameras. 2 If your scanner...
... for your scanner is listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. Ensure that the volume on reinstalling the printer driver. See the scanner documentation for setup and troubleshooting information. See the scanner documentation for instructions. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Scanners and Cameras. 2 If your scanner...
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...XP 1 Click Start→ Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance, and click System. 3 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. 14 Reinstalling Software Drivers What Is a Driver? All devices require a driver program. Identifying Drivers... If you are not on your operating system. Reinstalling Software 127 You may contain drivers for your computer. Dell ships your computer to install drivers if ...
...XP 1 Click Start→ Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance, and click System. 3 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. 14 Reinstalling Software Drivers What Is a Driver? All devices require a driver program. Identifying Drivers... If you are not on your operating system. Reinstalling Software 127 You may contain drivers for your computer. Dell ships your computer to install drivers if ...
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otherwise, contact your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your administrator to continue. NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. Microsoft... point (a yellow circle with the previously installed version. Using Windows Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on the computer, click Continue; NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→...
otherwise, contact your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your administrator to continue. NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. Microsoft... point (a yellow circle with the previously installed version. Using Windows Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on the computer, click Continue; NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→...
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... Manager. If you must first enable the infrared sensor in the previous section: Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 3 Double-click the name of the appropriate...
... Manager. If you must first enable the infrared sensor in the previous section: Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 3 Double-click the name of the appropriate...
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...; Browse my computer for driver software. 6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you can restore your computer. Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Microsoft® Windows® XP and Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating Systems If a device is either not ...detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver→ ...
...; Browse my computer for driver software. 6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you can restore your computer. Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Microsoft® Windows® XP and Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating Systems If a device is either not ...detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver→ ...
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... Image Restore permanently deletes all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. Use Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) or Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) only as the last method to reboot the computer. Windows XP: Dell PC Restore Using PC Restore: 1 Turn on . If you received your hard drive to ... press in certain countries or on certain computers. If possible, back up all data on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you do not want to the operating state it was in when you received your operating system problem.
... Image Restore permanently deletes all data before using PC Restore or Factory Image Restore. Use Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) or Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista) only as the last method to reboot the computer. Windows XP: Dell PC Restore Using PC Restore: 1 Turn on . If you received your hard drive to ... press in certain countries or on certain computers. If possible, back up all data on the hard drive and removes any programs or drivers installed after you do not want to the operating state it was in when you received your operating system problem.
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.... The options can take 1 to 2 hours to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to the operating state it was...
.... The options can take 1 to 2 hours to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you need the following items: • Dell™ Operating System media • Dell Drivers and Utilities media NOTE: The Dell Drivers and Utilities media contains drivers that are considering reinstalling the Windows operating system to the operating state it was...