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... read 53 If 3-D image quality is poor 54 4 Advanced Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights 55 Dell Diagnostics 58 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 58 Drivers 60 What Is a Driver 60 Identifying Drivers 60 Reinstalling Drivers 61 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 62 Creating a Restore Point 63 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier...
... read 53 If 3-D image quality is poor 54 4 Advanced Troubleshooting Diagnostic Lights 55 Dell Diagnostics 58 When to Use the Dell Diagnostics 58 Drivers 60 What Is a Driver 60 Identifying Drivers 60 Reinstalling Drivers 61 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 62 Creating a Restore Point 63 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier...
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...devices. Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, and online discussions with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers can also use Windows XP Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button, then click Help and Support. 2 ... To download Desktop System Software: 1 Go to view the appropriate support site. • Community - If you reinstall the operating system for your region to support.dell.com and click Downloads. 2 Enter your Service Tag or product model. 3 In the Download Category drop-down ...
...devices. Contact information, service call status and support history, service contract, and online discussions with other Dell NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers customers can also use Windows XP Windows Help and Support Center 1 Click the Start button, then click Help and Support. 2 ... To download Desktop System Software: 1 Go to view the appropriate support site. • Community - If you reinstall the operating system for your region to support.dell.com and click Downloads. 2 Enter your Service Tag or product model. 3 In the Download Category drop-down ...
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NOTE: The color of your computer. See "Reinstalling Windows XP" on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the ResourceCD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on your operating system, use the Operating System CD. Finding Information 13 To reinstall your computer. After you ordered. What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your CD varies based on page 65.
NOTE: The color of your computer. See "Reinstalling Windows XP" on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the ResourceCD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on your operating system, use the Operating System CD. Finding Information 13 To reinstall your computer. After you ordered. What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your CD varies based on page 65.
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... COMPUTER THROUGH THE START MENU 46 Solving Problems The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it runs in an environment similar to non-Windows XP operating system environments. 1 Click the Start button, point to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M ... earlier Windows operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - If you are unable to run the software. www.dell.com | support.dell.com A program is designed for information. • Ensure that the program is compatible with the program. • ...
... COMPUTER THROUGH THE START MENU 46 Solving Problems The Program Compatibility Wizard configures a program so that it runs in an environment similar to non-Windows XP operating system environments. 1 Click the Start button, point to 10 seconds until the computer turns off. A solid blue screen appears TU R N T H E C O M ... earlier Windows operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - If you are unable to run the software. www.dell.com | support.dell.com A program is designed for information. • Ensure that the program is compatible with the program. • ...
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... Scroll down the list to replace the driver with a [!]) on the screen. Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to see "Drivers" on page 60). If not, go to step ...window, click the Hardware tab. 5 Click Device Manager. 6 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. If you installed the new driver. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your first time to use System Restore to return your computer might not work correctly...
... Scroll down the list to replace the driver with a [!]) on the screen. Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to see "Drivers" on page 60). If not, go to step ...window, click the Hardware tab. 5 Click Device Manager. 6 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. If you installed the new driver. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your first time to use System Restore to return your computer might not work correctly...
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... reinsert the ResourceCD. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. A message stating that driver is detecting hardware in your computer appears. Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you...type of the device for information on page 12. The drivers that are used by the ResourceCD. Manually Reinstalling Drivers 1 After extracting the driver files to reinstall and follow the instructions on the screen. See the Windows Help and Support Center for which you installed...
... reinsert the ResourceCD. 5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next. A message stating that driver is detecting hardware in your computer appears. Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you...type of the device for information on page 12. The drivers that are used by the ResourceCD. Manually Reinstalling Drivers 1 After extracting the driver files to reinstall and follow the instructions on the screen. See the Windows Help and Support Center for which you installed...
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... Performance and Maintenance. 3 Click System. 4 Click the System Restore tab. 5 Ensure that Turn off System Restore is automatically disabled. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP. NOTICE: If, after installing the operating system, you installed the new device driver. 64 Advanced Troubleshooting If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem... operating system to the operating state it was in the Search Results list. 4 In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve the incompatibility. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 Click Next.
... Performance and Maintenance. 3 Click System. 4 Click the System Restore tab. 5 Ensure that Turn off System Restore is automatically disabled. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP. NOTICE: If, after installing the operating system, you installed the new device driver. 64 Advanced Troubleshooting If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem... operating system to the operating state it was in the Search Results list. 4 In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve the incompatibility. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 Click Next.
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... can overwrite files and possibly affect programs installed on your current Windows XP data, type r to complete. NOTICE: To prevent conflicts with the software for reinstalling Windows XP. Click Exit if Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. Advanced Troubleshooting 65 NOTICE: Before performing the installation...
... can overwrite files and possibly affect programs installed on your current Windows XP data, type r to complete. NOTICE: To prevent conflicts with the software for reinstalling Windows XP. Click Exit if Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. Advanced Troubleshooting 65 NOTICE: Before performing the installation...
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..., and click Next. 11 If the Networking Settings screen appears, click Typical and click Next. 12 If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional and you are reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition, at the Computer Name and Administrator Password window, enter a name for your computer (or accept the name... Next. 8 If you can enter up to five users. 17 Click Next. 66 Advanced Troubleshooting www.dell.com | support.dell.com 4 If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press to select that option. 5 Press to select the highlighted partition (recommended), and follow the instructions...
..., and click Next. 11 If the Networking Settings screen appears, click Typical and click Next. 12 If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional and you are reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition, at the Computer Name and Administrator Password window, enter a name for your computer (or accept the name... Next. 8 If you can enter up to five users. 17 Click Next. 66 Advanced Troubleshooting www.dell.com | support.dell.com 4 If you want to install a new copy of Windows XP, press to select that option. 5 Press to select the highlighted partition (recommended), and follow the instructions...
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...board mouse problems, 47 N network Network Setup Wizard, 32 problems, 48 Network Setup Wizard, 32 newlink CreateArray, 25 O operating system CD, 13 reinstalling, 13 reinstalling Windows XP, 64 Operating System CD, 13 P password clearing, 137 jumper, 137 playing CDs, 28 playing DVDs, 28 power button, 71 connector, 73 conserving,... problems, 50 problems battery, 39 blue screen, 46 CD drive, 40 CD-RW drive, 41 computer crashes, 45-46 computer stops responding, 45 Dell Diagnostics, 58 diagnostic lights, 55 drives, 39 DVD drive, 40 e-mail, 41 error messages, 42 general, 44 hard drive, 41 IEEE 1394,...
...board mouse problems, 47 N network Network Setup Wizard, 32 problems, 48 Network Setup Wizard, 32 newlink CreateArray, 25 O operating system CD, 13 reinstalling, 13 reinstalling Windows XP, 64 Operating System CD, 13 P password clearing, 137 jumper, 137 playing CDs, 28 playing DVDs, 28 power button, 71 connector, 73 conserving,... problems, 50 problems battery, 39 blue screen, 46 CD drive, 40 CD-RW drive, 41 computer crashes, 45-46 computer stops responding, 45 Dell Diagnostics, 58 diagnostic lights, 55 drives, 39 DVD drive, 40 e-mail, 41 error messages, 42 general, 44 hard drive, 41 IEEE 1394,...
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... Restore, 62 system setup, 131 entering, 131 options, 132 screens, 131 T technical support policy, 139 transferring information to a new computer, 28 troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 58 diagnostic lights, 55 Hardware Troubleshooter, 64 Help and Support Center, 12 restore to previous state, 62 tips, 39 TV connect to computer, 18...continued) video and monitor, 53 volume adjusting, 52 processor fans, 73 type, 127 Program Compatibility Wizard, 46 R RAID configuring, 21 regulatory information, 10 reinstalling Windows XP, 64 ResourceCD, 61 Dell Diagnostics, 58 S safety instructions, 10 SATA.
... Restore, 62 system setup, 131 entering, 131 options, 132 screens, 131 T technical support policy, 139 transferring information to a new computer, 28 troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 58 diagnostic lights, 55 Hardware Troubleshooter, 64 Help and Support Center, 12 restore to previous state, 62 tips, 39 TV connect to computer, 18...continued) video and monitor, 53 volume adjusting, 52 processor fans, 73 type, 127 Program Compatibility Wizard, 46 R RAID configuring, 21 regulatory information, 10 reinstalling Windows XP, 64 ResourceCD, 61 Dell Diagnostics, 58 S safety instructions, 10 SATA.
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W warranty information, 10 Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 61 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 28 Hardware Troubleshooter, 64 Help and Support Center, 12 Hyper-Threading, 37 Network Setup Wizard, 32 Program Compatibility Wizard, 46 reinstalling, 13, 64 scanner, 51 System Restore, 62 wizards Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 28 Network Setup Wizard, 32 Program Compatibility Wizard, 46 Index 165
W warranty information, 10 Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 61 Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 28 Hardware Troubleshooter, 64 Help and Support Center, 12 Hyper-Threading, 37 Network Setup Wizard, 32 Program Compatibility Wizard, 46 reinstalling, 13, 64 scanner, 51 System Restore, 62 wizards Files and Settings Transfer Wizard, 28 Network Setup Wizard, 32 Program Compatibility Wizard, 46 Index 165