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... to read 48 3 Troubleshooting Tools 49 Diagnostic Lights 49 Dell Diagnostics 52 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 52 Drivers 53 What Is a Driver 53 Identifying Drivers 53 Reinstalling Drivers 54 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 55 Restoring Your Operating System 55 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 56 Using Dell PC Restore 57 Using the Operating System CD 59 4 Removing...
... to read 48 3 Troubleshooting Tools 49 Diagnostic Lights 49 Dell Diagnostics 52 Dell Diagnostics Main Menu 52 Drivers 53 What Is a Driver 53 Identifying Drivers 53 Reinstalling Drivers 54 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 55 Restoring Your Operating System 55 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 56 Using Dell PC Restore 57 Using the Operating System CD 59 4 Removing...
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...support history, service contract, online discussions with other Dell customers NOTE: Select your region to use the customized Dell Premier Support website at premier.support.dell.com. • Upgrades - Find it Here • Solutions - Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System ... system • Customer Care - NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers can also use Windows XP • How to work with programs and files • How to support.dell.com and click Downloads. 2 Enter your Service Tag or product model. 3 In the Download...
...support history, service contract, online discussions with other Dell customers NOTE: Select your region to use the customized Dell Premier Support website at premier.support.dell.com. • Upgrades - Find it Here • Solutions - Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System ... system • Customer Care - NOTE: Corporate, government, and education customers can also use Windows XP • How to work with programs and files • How to support.dell.com and click Downloads. 2 Enter your Service Tag or product model. 3 In the Download...
Owner's Manual
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... configured properly. • Verify that your computer. • Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating system installed on your computer meets the minimum hardware... crashes repeatedly NOTE: Software usually includes installation instructions in an environment similar to nonWindows XP operating system environments. 1 Click the Start button, point to run the software. ...then reinstall the program. See the software documentation for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - If you are unable to get ...
... configured properly. • Verify that your computer. • Ensure that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating system installed on your computer meets the minimum hardware... crashes repeatedly NOTE: Software usually includes installation instructions in an environment similar to nonWindows XP operating system environments. 1 Click the Start button, point to run the software. ...then reinstall the program. See the software documentation for an earlier Microsoft® Windows® operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - If you are unable to get ...
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...to return your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to the operating state that existed before you installed the new driver (see if any device has an exclamation point (a ...Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the Drivers tab. 8 Click Roll Back Driver. Manually Reinstalling Drivers 1 After copying the required driver files to reinstall the driver or install a new driver. Windows XP...
...to return your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to the operating state that existed before you installed the new driver (see if any device has an exclamation point (a ...Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for which the new driver was installed and click Properties. 7 Click the Drivers tab. 8 Click Roll Back Driver. Manually Reinstalling Drivers 1 After copying the required driver files to reinstall the driver or install a new driver. Windows XP...
Owner's Manual
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...your computer, you can use it was in the following ways: • Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore returns your operating system. 5 Double-click the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next. 10 Click Finish and restart your operating system problem. Resolving Software and...8 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously extracted the driver files. 9 When the name of the device for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your hard drive to resolve the incompatibility. Use ...
...your computer, you can use it was in the following ways: • Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore returns your operating system. 5 Double-click the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next. 10 Click Finish and restart your operating system problem. Resolving Software and...8 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously extracted the driver files. 9 When the name of the device for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell PC Restore by Symantec restores your hard drive to resolve the incompatibility. Use ...
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...date has only one restore point, then that Restore my computer to an earlier time is automatically selected. Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data ... and Support Center, see "Finding Information" on the screen. If that you to see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on using a different restore point, or you set your Dell™ computer to resolve the problem. If two or more restore points are available, click the ...
...date has only one restore point, then that Restore my computer to an earlier time is automatically selected. Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore The Microsoft Windows XP operating system provides System Restore to allow you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data ... and Support Center, see "Finding Information" on the screen. If that you to see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on using a different restore point, or you set your Dell™ computer to resolve the problem. If two or more restore points are available, click the ...
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... data before using PC Restore. The restore process takes approximately 6-10 minutes to restore your operating system. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of the screen. 2 Immediately upon seeing the blue bar, press . If possible, back up all data ...open files and exit any open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any applications or drivers installed after you received your operating system problem. Using Dell PC Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on all computers. Troubleshooting Tools 57 NOTICE: If you do...
... data before using PC Restore. The restore process takes approximately 6-10 minutes to restore your operating system. Enabling System Restore If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of the screen. 2 Immediately upon seeing the blue bar, press . If possible, back up all data ...open files and exit any open programs. Do not alter, open, or delete any applications or drivers installed after you received your operating system problem. Using Dell PC Restore NOTICE: Using Dell PC Restore permanently deletes all data on all computers. Troubleshooting Tools 57 NOTICE: If you do...
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...a newly installed driver, first try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore" on page 54). Click Exit if the Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. If Device Driver Rollback does not ... with your operating system to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver (see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on page 56). NOTICE: The Operating...
...a newly installed driver, first try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore" on page 54). Click Exit if the Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. If Device Driver Rollback does not ... with your operating system to do not reinstall Windows XP unless a Dell technical support representative instructs you to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver (see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on page 56). NOTICE: The Operating...
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R RAID array, creating, 31 regulatory information, 9 reinstalling Windows XP, 56 S safety instructions, 9 SATA. See serial ATA scanner problems, 45 serial ATA, 87 Service Tag, 9, 11 settings system setup, 111 Setup Diagram, 9 software problems, ..., 29 troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 52 diagnostic lights, 49 Hardware Troubleshooter, 55 Help and Support Center, 10 restore to previous state, 55-56 tips, 33 TV connect to computer, 23-24 U USB booting to devices, 117 connectors, 12 V vents, 12 front panel, 12 volume adjusting, 46 W warranty information, 9 Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 54...
R RAID array, creating, 31 regulatory information, 9 reinstalling Windows XP, 56 S safety instructions, 9 SATA. See serial ATA scanner problems, 45 serial ATA, 87 Service Tag, 9, 11 settings system setup, 111 Setup Diagram, 9 software problems, ..., 29 troubleshooting Dell Diagnostics, 52 diagnostic lights, 49 Hardware Troubleshooter, 55 Help and Support Center, 10 restore to previous state, 55-56 tips, 33 TV connect to computer, 23-24 U USB booting to devices, 117 connectors, 12 V vents, 12 front panel, 12 volume adjusting, 46 W warranty information, 9 Windows XP Device Driver Rollback, 54...