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... of these materials in trademarks and trade names other countries; and is used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, OptiPlex, and DellConnect are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in this document to refer to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you...
... of these materials in trademarks and trade names other countries; and is used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, OptiPlex, and DellConnect are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in this document to refer to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you...
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... an Enclosure 26 Connecting to the Internet 28 Setting Up Your Internet Connection 28 Transferring Information to a New Computer 30 Microsoft® Windows Vista® Operating System 30 Microsoft Windows® XP 30 3 Specifications 35 4 Troubleshooting 45 Using the Hardware Troubleshooter 45 Tips 46 Power Problems 46 Memory Problems 47 Lockups and...
... an Enclosure 26 Connecting to the Internet 28 Setting Up Your Internet Connection 28 Transferring Information to a New Computer 30 Microsoft® Windows Vista® Operating System 30 Microsoft Windows® XP 30 3 Specifications 35 4 Troubleshooting 45 Using the Hardware Troubleshooter 45 Tips 46 Power Problems 46 Memory Problems 47 Lockups and...
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5 Reinstalling Software 53 Drivers 53 Identifying Drivers 53 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 54 Restoring Your Operating System 56 Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore . . . 57 Using Dell Factory Image Restore 58 Using the Operating System Media 60 6 Finding Information 63 7 Getting Help 65 Obtaining Assistance 65 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 66... Order-Status Service 67 Problems With Your Order 67 Product Information 68 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 68 Before You Call 69 Contacting Dell 71 Index 73 Contents 5
5 Reinstalling Software 53 Drivers 53 Identifying Drivers 53 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 54 Restoring Your Operating System 56 Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore . . . 57 Using Dell Factory Image Restore 58 Using the Operating System Media 60 6 Finding Information 63 7 Getting Help 65 Obtaining Assistance 65 Technical Support and Customer Service . . . . . 66... Order-Status Service 67 Problems With Your Order 67 Product Information 68 Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit . . . . . 68 Before You Call 69 Contacting Dell 71 Index 73 Contents 5
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... offerings vary by your ISP: 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Double-click the ISP icon on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to the telephone wall connector before you do not have an ISP icon on your computer and...
... offerings vary by your ISP: 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Double-click the ISP icon on the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. 3 Follow the instructions on the screen to the telephone wall connector before you do not have an ISP icon on your computer and...
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.... NOTE: Have your ISP to check the service status, or try connecting again later. If you cannot connect to the Internet, see the Dell Technology Guide. NOTE: If you do not have an ISP, consult the Connect to the Internet wizard. Otherwise, follow the instructions on the ...screen and use the setup information provided by your ISP. Setting Up Your Computer 29 Microsoft® Windows Vista® Operating System 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Click Start→Internet Explorer→Connect to...
.... NOTE: Have your ISP to check the service status, or try connecting again later. If you cannot connect to the Internet, see the Dell Technology Guide. NOTE: If you do not have an ISP, consult the Connect to the Internet wizard. Otherwise, follow the instructions on the ...screen and use the setup information provided by your ISP. Setting Up Your Computer 29 Microsoft® Windows Vista® Operating System 1 Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs. 2 Click Start→Internet Explorer→Connect to...
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... run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 30 Setting Up Your Computer NOTE: You can store it on the screen by the Windows Easy Transfer wizard. For instructions on setting up a direct cable connection between two computers, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #305621, titled... Transferring Information to the input/output (I/O) ports of the two computers. This information may not be available in certain countries. Microsoft Windows® XP Windows XP provides the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to move data from an old computer to a new computer by directly connecting a ...
... run the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 30 Setting Up Your Computer NOTE: You can store it on the screen by the Windows Easy Transfer wizard. For instructions on setting up a direct cable connection between two computers, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article #305621, titled... Transferring Information to the input/output (I/O) ports of the two computers. This information may not be available in certain countries. Microsoft Windows® XP Windows XP provides the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to move data from an old computer to a new computer by directly connecting a ...
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... screen, click Perform additional tasks. 3 Under What do you want to do you want to transfer? To copy data from the Windows XP CD→Next. 5 When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to your old or source computer. Setting Up Your Computer ... With the Operating System Media NOTE: This procedure requires the Operating System media. Do not click Next at this ? screen, select the method you have a Windows XP CD?
... screen, click Perform additional tasks. 3 Under What do you want to do you want to transfer? To copy data from the Windows XP CD→Next. 5 When the Now go to your old computer screen appears, go to your old or source computer. Setting Up Your Computer ... With the Operating System Media NOTE: This procedure requires the Operating System media. Do not click Next at this ? screen, select the method you have a Windows XP CD?
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...On the Select a transfer method screen, click the transfer method you prefer. 6 On the What do not click Next. 7 Go to your new computer with Windows XP and perform the following drive→Next. 5 Insert the removable media, such as a writable CD, and click OK. 6 When the disk creation completes...System media, you must create a wizard disk that will allow you to create a backup image file to the path for fastwiz (on the Run window, browse to removable media. After the information has been copied, the Completing the Collection Phase screen appears. 7 Click Finish. 32 Setting Up Your ...
...On the Select a transfer method screen, click the transfer method you prefer. 6 On the What do not click Next. 7 Go to your new computer with Windows XP and perform the following drive→Next. 5 Insert the removable media, such as a writable CD, and click OK. 6 When the disk creation completes...System media, you must create a wizard disk that will allow you to create a backup image file to the path for fastwiz (on the Run window, browse to removable media. After the information has been copied, the Completing the Collection Phase screen appears. 7 Click Finish. 32 Setting Up Your ...
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... been applied, the Finished screen appears. 3 Click Finished and restart the new computer. NOTE: For more information about this procedure, search support.dell.com for transferring your settings and files and click Next. NOTE: Access to your new computer. Setting Up Your Computer 33 Follow the instructions ...method you chose for document #154781 (What Are The Different Methods To Transfer Files From My Old Computer To My New Dell™ Computer Using the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System?). To transfer data to the new computer: 1 On the Now go to your old computer screen...
... been applied, the Finished screen appears. 3 Click Finished and restart the new computer. NOTE: For more information about this procedure, search support.dell.com for transferring your settings and files and click Next. NOTE: Access to your new computer. Setting Up Your Computer 33 Follow the instructions ...method you chose for document #154781 (What Are The Different Methods To Transfer Files From My Old Computer To My New Dell™ Computer Using the Microsoft® Windows® XP Operating System?). To transfer data to the new computer: 1 On the Now go to your old computer screen...
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... Troubleshooter To start the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve hardware incompatibility: Windows Vista®: 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button , and click Help and Support. 2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the search field and press to system messages, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. For additional safety best practices information, see...
... Troubleshooter To start the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve hardware incompatibility: Windows Vista®: 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button , and click Help and Support. 2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the search field and press to system messages, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. For additional safety best practices information, see...
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...→Programs→Use an older program with this version of memory supported by your computer, see "Memory" on page 35. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on the screen. C H E C K T H E S O F T W A R E D O C U M E N T A T I O N ...- If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. A program crashes repeatedly NOTE: Most software includes installation instructions in an environment similar to select the program that is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows...
...→Programs→Use an older program with this version of memory supported by your computer, see "Memory" on page 35. • Run the Dell Diagnostics (see "Dell Diagnostics" on the screen. C H E C K T H E S O F T W A R E D O C U M E N T A T I O N ...- If necessary, uninstall and then reinstall the program. A program crashes repeatedly NOTE: Most software includes installation instructions in an environment similar to select the program that is designed for an earlier Microsoft® Windows...
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... key to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive, and follow the instructions on (or restart) your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, and... then shut down and restart the computer. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the next start menu and press . Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 1 Ensure that ...
... key to start the Dell Diagnostics from the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive, and follow the instructions on (or restart) your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop; NOTE: If you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop, and... then shut down and restart the computer. NOTE: The next steps change the boot sequence for one time only. On the next start menu and press . Starting the Dell Diagnostics From Your Hard Drive 1 Ensure that ...
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...with a [!]) on the computer, click Continue; b Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance, and click System. c In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. 2 Scroll down the list to see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 54). Microsoft®...; Windows Vista®: a Click the Windows Vista Start button™ Computer. Reinstalling Software 53 If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you are an ...
...with a [!]) on the computer, click Continue; b Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance, and click System. c In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. 2 Scroll down the list to see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 54). Microsoft®...; Windows Vista®: a Click the Windows Vista Start button™ Computer. Reinstalling Software 53 If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you are an ...
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... appear. otherwise, contact your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→My Computer→Properties→Hardware→Device Manager. 2 Right-click the device for which the new driver ... website at support.dell.com and your administrator to enter the Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 4 Click the Drivers tab→Roll Back Driver. Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version Windows Vista: 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button , and...
... appear. otherwise, contact your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. Windows XP: 1 Click Start→My Computer→Properties→Hardware→Device Manager. 2 Right-click the device for which the new driver ... website at support.dell.com and your administrator to enter the Device Manager. 3 Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 4 Click the Drivers tab→Roll Back Driver. Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version Windows Vista: 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button , and...
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...55 Manually Reinstalling Drivers After extracting the driver files to restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. 2 When the Drivers and Utilities media installation program starts, follow the... instructions on the screen. If it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your media drive directory to display the ...
...55 Manually Reinstalling Drivers After extracting the driver files to restart the computer. 4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities media. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. 2 When the Drivers and Utilities media installation program starts, follow the... instructions on the screen. If it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your media drive directory to display the ...
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...-click the name of the device for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore (available in the following ways: • Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer. NOTE: If you purchased the computer. The program permanently deletes all ... received the computer. • If you received the Operating System media with your computer, you can restore your operating system in Windows Vista) returns your operating system. otherwise, contact your administrator to enter the Device Manager. 4 Click the + symbol next to ...
...-click the name of the device for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore (available in the following ways: • Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer. NOTE: If you purchased the computer. The program permanently deletes all ... received the computer. • If you received the Operating System media with your computer, you can restore your operating system in Windows Vista) returns your operating system. otherwise, contact your administrator to enter the Device Manager. 4 Click the + symbol next to ...
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... Click either Restore my computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and follow the remaining prompts on the screen. Windows Vista: 1 Click Start . 2 In the Start Search box, type System Restore and press . 3 Click Undo my last restoration and click Next.... Reinstalling Software 57 Undoing the Last System Restore NOTICE: Before you set your administrator to the Windows Classic view. otherwise, contact your Dell™ computer to continue the desired action. 3 Click Next and follow the remaining on the computer, click Continue;
... Click either Restore my computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point. 3 Click Next and follow the remaining prompts on the screen. Windows Vista: 1 Click Start . 2 In the Start Search box, type System Restore and press . 3 Click Undo my last restoration and click Next.... Reinstalling Software 57 Undoing the Last System Restore NOTICE: Before you set your administrator to the Windows Classic view. otherwise, contact your Dell™ computer to continue the desired action. 3 Click Next and follow the remaining on the computer, click Continue;
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...Next. NOTE: Depending upon your configuration, you received your operating system problem. Use Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer. Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista Only) 1 Turn on certain computers. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears.... prompt, type administrator in certain countries or on the computer. 2 When the Dell logo appears, press several times to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel. 58 Reinstalling Software Windows XP: 1 Click Start→All Programs→Accessories→System Tools→System...
...Next. NOTE: Depending upon your configuration, you received your operating system problem. Use Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your computer. Dell Factory Image Restore (Windows Vista Only) 1 Turn on certain computers. The Confirm Data Deletion screen appears.... prompt, type administrator in certain countries or on the computer. 2 When the Dell logo appears, press several times to proceed with Factory Image Restore, click Cancel. 58 Reinstalling Software Windows XP: 1 Click Start→All Programs→Accessories→System Tools→System...
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Dell PC Restore (Windows XP Only) 1 Turn on . 6 Click Next. Reinstalling Software 59 The computer restarts. If you want to continue reformatting the hard drive and restoring the system ... time, let the computer finish starting, and then restart the computer again. 3 Click Restore and click Confirm. During the boot process, a blue bar with www.dell.com appears at the top of the screen. 2 Immediately upon seeing the blue bar, press . A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed applications...
Dell PC Restore (Windows XP Only) 1 Turn on . 6 Click Next. Reinstalling Software 59 The computer restarts. If you want to continue reformatting the hard drive and restoring the system ... time, let the computer finish starting, and then restart the computer again. 3 Click Restore and click Confirm. During the boot process, a blue bar with www.dell.com appears at the top of the screen. 2 Immediately upon seeing the blue bar, press . A message appears when the operating system and factory-installed applications...
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..."Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version" on page 54) • Microsoft System Restore (see "Dell PC Restore (Windows XP Only)" on to the computer as a local administrator. 2 In Microsoft Windows Explorer, go to restore your computer operating system. If you remove PC Restore from the hard drive, ... Restore from your computer. It is the first drive detected by the computer. 60 Reinstalling Software Click Quit; Windows XP: Removing Dell PC Restore: NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from your computer, even to remove the ...
..."Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version" on page 54) • Microsoft System Restore (see "Dell PC Restore (Windows XP Only)" on to the computer as a local administrator. 2 In Microsoft Windows Explorer, go to restore your computer operating system. If you remove PC Restore from the hard drive, ... Restore from your computer. It is the first drive detected by the computer. 60 Reinstalling Software Click Quit; Windows XP: Removing Dell PC Restore: NOTICE: Removing Dell PC Restore from the hard drive permanently deletes the PC Restore utility from your computer, even to remove the ...