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... 14 Reinstalling Software 127 Drivers 127 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...
... 14 Reinstalling Software 127 Drivers 127 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...
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.../right to change the appearance of 54 Using the Display To display a program at the bottom of images on the screen. Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., ...In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab. 5 Try different settings for further instructions. In pan mode, the entire video image cannot be installed. If you increase resolution, items appear smaller on the screen. NOTE: Use only the Dell-installed video drivers, which are designed to...
.../right to change the appearance of 54 Using the Display To display a program at the bottom of images on the screen. Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click Start→ Settings→ Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a category, click Appearance and Themes. 3 Under Pick a task..., ...In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab. 5 Try different settings for further instructions. In pan mode, the entire video image cannot be installed. If you increase resolution, items appear smaller on the screen. NOTE: Use only the Dell-installed video drivers, which are designed to...
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... device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - If you are unable to non-XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows XP: The...
... device drivers do not conflict with the program. • If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M P U T E R O F F - If you are unable to non-XP operating system environments. 1 Click Start→ All Programs→ Accessories→ Program Compatibility Wizard→ Next. 2 Follow the instructions on the screen. Windows XP: The...
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... AND TRY THE SCANNER AGAIN CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS - • See the scanner documentation for your scanner, contact the scanner's manufacturer. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Scanners and Cameras. 2 If your scanner is unlocked (if...listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. See the scanner documentation for setup and troubleshooting information. Sound and Speaker Problems CAUTION: Before you need technical assistance for information on cable connections. • Ensure that the volume on reinstalling the printer driver. No...
... AND TRY THE SCANNER AGAIN CHECK THE CABLE CONNECTIONS - • See the scanner documentation for your scanner, contact the scanner's manufacturer. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Scanners and Cameras. 2 If your scanner is unlocked (if...listed, Windows recognizes the scanner. See the scanner documentation for setup and troubleshooting information. Sound and Speaker Problems CAUTION: Before you need technical assistance for information on cable connections. • Ensure that the volume on reinstalling the printer driver. No...
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...driver program. Dell ships your computer. You may contain drivers for your problem and, if necessary, update the driver. Ensure that you are not on your computer to install drivers if you experience a problem with your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. A driver is needed. NOTICE: The Drivers... whether the driver is the source of specialized commands that use the device. Identifying Drivers If you : • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click ...
...driver program. Dell ships your computer. You may contain drivers for your problem and, if necessary, update the driver. Ensure that you are not on your computer to install drivers if you experience a problem with your operating system. • Connect or install a new device. A driver is needed. NOTICE: The Drivers... whether the driver is the source of specialized commands that use the device. Identifying Drivers If you : • Upgrade your operating system. • Reinstall your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Microsoft® Windows® XP 1 Click ...
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... Dell™ computers. Scroll down the list to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with the previously installed version. If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on the computer, click Continue; Windows XP...
... Dell™ computers. Scroll down the list to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with the previously installed version. If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on the computer, click Continue; Windows XP...
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... 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 Continue; Manually Reinstalling Drivers NOTE: If you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, you are installing the driver. 130 Reinstalling Software After extracting the driver files to display the files associated with the driver installation. Windows Vista: 1 Click the Windows Vista start button , and ...
... 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 Continue; Manually Reinstalling Drivers NOTE: If you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, you are installing the driver. 130 Reinstalling Software After extracting the driver files to display the files associated with the driver installation. Windows Vista: 1 Click the Windows Vista start button , and ...
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... search field and press to which you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver→ OK→ Next. 8 Click Finish and restart your operating system in the Microsoft® Windows® XP and Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating Systems If a device is either not...
... search field and press to which you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver→ OK→ Next. 8 Click Finish and restart your operating system in the Microsoft® Windows® XP and Microsoft Windows Vista® Operating Systems If a device is either not...
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...drivers installed after you purchased the computer. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory 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... the computer. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on the computer. Windows XP: Dell PC Restore Using PC Restore: 1 Turn on . The restore process takes approximately 6 to 10 minutes to complete. 4 ...
...drivers installed after you purchased the computer. Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory 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... the computer. Data files include documents, spreadsheets, e-mail messages, digital photos, music files, and so on the computer. Windows XP: Dell PC Restore Using PC Restore: 1 Turn on . The restore process takes approximately 6 to 10 minutes to complete. 4 ...
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... the first drive detected by the computer. To reinstall Windows, 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 do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to correct a problem with...
... the first drive detected by the computer. To reinstall Windows, 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 do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to correct a problem with...