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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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... NOTE: As the resolution increases, icons and text appear smaller on the screen. for Color quality and Screen resolution. Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click ...section that supported by adjusting display resolution. In pan mode, the entire video image cannot be installed. NOTE: Use only the Dell-installed video drivers, which are designed to decrease/increase the screen resolution. 4 Click How do I get the best display? If you increase ...
... NOTE: As the resolution increases, icons and text appear smaller on the screen. for Color quality and Screen resolution. Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., click ...section that supported by adjusting display resolution. In pan mode, the entire video image cannot be installed. NOTE: Use only the Dell-installed video drivers, which are designed to decrease/increase the screen resolution. 4 Click How do I get the best display? If you increase ...
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... Ensure that your computer. Windows Vista: The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it runs in an environment similar to non-XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow the instructions on the screen. ... welcome screen, click Next. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen. A program is installed and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program.
... Ensure that your computer. Windows Vista: The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it runs in an environment similar to non-XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow the instructions on the screen. ... welcome screen, click Next. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen. A program is installed and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program.
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... E C K T H E S C A N N E R D O C U M E N T A T I V E R - Ensure that your scanner is listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Scanners and Cameras. 2 If your scanner is listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. RESTART THE...the computer. Scanner Problems CAUTION: Before you need technical assistance for information on cable connections. • Ensure that the volume on reinstalling the printer driver. R E I N S T A L L T H E S C A N N E R D R I O N - NOTE: If you begin any ...
... E C K T H E S C A N N E R D O C U M E N T A T I V E R - Ensure that your scanner is listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Scanners and Cameras. 2 If your scanner is listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. RESTART THE...the computer. Scanner Problems CAUTION: Before you need technical assistance for information on cable connections. • Ensure that the volume on reinstalling the printer driver. R E I N S T A L L T H E S C A N N E R D R I O N - NOTE: If you begin any ...
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...a translator between the device and any device, identify whether the driver is needed. 14 Reinstalling Software Drivers What Is a Driver? Identifying Drivers If you with your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Microsoft® Windows® 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. Dell ships your computer to install drivers if you are not...
...a translator between the device and any device, identify whether the driver is needed. 14 Reinstalling Software Drivers What Is a Driver? Identifying Drivers If you with your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Microsoft® Windows® 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. Dell ships your computer to install drivers if you are not...
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...). NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. If you may need to continue. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. otherwise, contact your...
...). NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. If you may need to continue. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager. 2 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. otherwise, contact your...
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... and restart your administrator to display the files associated with the driver installation. Manually Reinstalling Drivers NOTE: If you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, 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-...
... and restart your administrator to display the files associated with the driver installation. Manually Reinstalling Drivers NOTE: If you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, 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-...
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...and click Help and Support. 2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the following ways: Reinstalling Software 131 5 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software. 6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you can restore your computer. Windows Vista: 1...best describes the problem and follow the remaining troubleshooting steps. 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 ...
...and click Help and Support. 2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the following ways: Reinstalling Software 131 5 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software. 6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you can restore your computer. Windows Vista: 1...best describes the problem and follow the remaining troubleshooting steps. 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 ...
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... manually shut down the computer. Windows XP: Dell PC Restore Using PC Restore: 1 Turn on certain computers. These options restore your computer. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data... programs or drivers installed after you purchased the computer. Click Finish and let the computer completely reboot. 134 Reinstalling Software 2 Click the System Restore tab and ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked. Use Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) or Dell Factory Image ...
... manually shut down the computer. Windows XP: Dell PC Restore Using PC Restore: 1 Turn on certain computers. These options restore your computer. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore permanently deletes all data... programs or drivers installed after you purchased the computer. Click Finish and let the computer completely reboot. 134 Reinstalling Software 2 Click the System Restore tab and ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked. Use Dell PC Restore (Windows XP) or Dell Factory Image ...
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...the operating system, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software. NOTICE: The Operating System media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. ...1 Save and close any open files and exit any required drivers. See "Using Microsoft Windows System Restore" on...
...the operating system, you must also reinstall the device drivers, virus protection program, and other software. NOTICE: The Operating System media provides options for reinstalling Windows XP. Therefore, do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to do so. ...1 Save and close any open files and exit any required drivers. See "Using Microsoft Windows System Restore" on...