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... View 33 Setting Up a Printer 34 Printer Cable 34 Connecting a Parallel Printer 34 Connecting a USB Printer 35 Transferring Information to a New Computer With Microsoft® Windows® XP 36 Setting Up a Home and Office Network With Windows XP . . . . 37 Contents 3
... View 33 Setting Up a Printer 34 Printer Cable 34 Connecting a Parallel Printer 34 Connecting a USB Printer 35 Transferring Information to a New Computer With Microsoft® Windows® XP 36 Setting Up a Home and Office Network With Windows XP . . . . 37 Contents 3
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... Damage Your Computer 91 Drivers 92 What Is a Driver 92 Identifying Drivers 92 Reinstalling Drivers 93 Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP 94 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 95 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 96 Creating a Restore Point 97 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State . . . . . 98 Undoing the Last...
... Damage Your Computer 91 Drivers 92 What Is a Driver 92 Identifying Drivers 92 Reinstalling Drivers 93 Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP 94 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 95 Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore 96 Creating a Restore Point 97 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State . . . . . 98 Undoing the Last...
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...Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP 99 Before You Reinstall 99 Reinstalling Windows XP 99 Reinstalling Drivers and Software 102 3 Adding and Replacing Parts Replacing the Palm Rests 104 Adding Memory 105 Replacing the Hard Drive 108 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 110 4 Appendix... 119 Viewing the System Setup Screens 119 System Setup Screens 119 Commonly Used Options 120 Changing the Boot Sequence 120 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only 121 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals . . . . 122 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . ....
...Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP 99 Before You Reinstall 99 Reinstalling Windows XP 99 Reinstalling Drivers and Software 102 3 Adding and Replacing Parts Replacing the Palm Rests 104 Adding Memory 105 Replacing the Hard Drive 108 Returning a Hard Drive to Dell 110 4 Appendix... 119 Viewing the System Setup Screens 119 System Setup Screens 119 Commonly Used Options 120 Changing the Boot Sequence 120 Dell Technical Support Policy (U.S. Only 121 Definition of "Dell-Installed" Software and Peripherals . . . . 122 Definition of "Third-Party" Software and Peripherals . . ....
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SECTION 1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer A Tour of Your Computer Transferring Information to a New Computer With Microsoft® Windows® XP Setting Up a Home and Office Network With Windows XP Connecting to the Internet Copying CDs Turning Off the Computer About the Module Bay Swapping Devices While the Computer Is Turned Off Swapping Devices While the Computer Is Running Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Enabling the Infrared Sensor Connecting a Television to the Computer Setting Up the Dolby Headphone Setting Up the Docking Device to Connect to a Network Power Protection Devices
SECTION 1 Setting Up and Using Your Computer A Tour of Your Computer Transferring Information to a New Computer With Microsoft® Windows® XP Setting Up a Home and Office Network With Windows XP Connecting to the Internet Copying CDs Turning Off the Computer About the Module Bay Swapping Devices While the Computer Is Turned Off Swapping Devices While the Computer Is Running Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad Enabling the Infrared Sensor Connecting a Television to the Computer Setting Up the Dolby Headphone Setting Up the Docking Device to Connect to a Network Power Protection Devices
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... import the data to another Windows operating system, you can store it on a removable medium, such as a floppy disk, a Zip disk, or a writable CD. 1 On the computer running Windows XP. If the source computer uses another . www.dell.com | support.dell.com USB connector on the computer... USB printer cable USB connector on the computer that is running Windows XP, click the Start button, point to the new computer over a...
... import the data to another Windows operating system, you can store it on a removable medium, such as a floppy disk, a Zip disk, or a writable CD. 1 On the computer running Windows XP. If the source computer uses another . www.dell.com | support.dell.com USB connector on the computer... USB printer cable USB connector on the computer that is running Windows XP, click the Start button, point to the new computer over a...
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HINT: ISPs vary by country. Setting Up a Home and Office Network With Windows XP Windows XP provides a Network Setup Wizard to guide you through the process of the following Internet connection options: • Dial-up ...checklist for creating a network. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations, and then return to the Internet connection method enables the integrated firewall provided with Windows XP. screen, select New Computer, and then click Next. 4 Follow the instructions on the same line simultaneously. • Cable modem connections that provide ...
HINT: ISPs vary by country. Setting Up a Home and Office Network With Windows XP Windows XP provides a Network Setup Wizard to guide you through the process of the following Internet connection options: • Dial-up ...checklist for creating a network. 4 Complete the checklist and required preparations, and then return to the Internet connection method enables the integrated firewall provided with Windows XP. screen, select New Computer, and then click Next. 4 Follow the instructions on the same line simultaneously. • Cable modem connections that provide ...
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...drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW disc only after you burn MP3 files to record music or permanently store data files. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Using Easy CD Creator Basic See the Easy CD Creator Basic documentation for more information). The Easy CD Creator Basic documentation is also...first use DirectCD to format the disc. • You must use the Easy CD Creator Basic project programs to play in the Microsoft® Windows® XP Help and Support Center (see the Roxio documentation for instructions on the Drivers and Utilities CD, which is included with your files onto CDs....
...drop files to a CD-R or CD-RW disc only after you burn MP3 files to record music or permanently store data files. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Using Easy CD Creator Basic See the Easy CD Creator Basic documentation for more information). The Easy CD Creator Basic documentation is also...first use DirectCD to format the disc. • You must use the Easy CD Creator Basic project programs to play in the Microsoft® Windows® XP Help and Support Center (see the Roxio documentation for instructions on the Drivers and Utilities CD, which is included with your files onto CDs....
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... computer, turn off the computer and repeat steps 1 through 5 to change the system setup program setting to a television and/or stereo audio device. Dell recommends that you to connect the computer to Slow IR, contact the infrared device manufacturer. To set up and use it to establish a link to...sensor, you use Fast IR. Ensure that the COM port that you can use an infrared device, see the infrared device documentation and the Windows XP Help and Support Center (to restart the computer. HINT: Not all of the installation process, click Yes to access help, see page 72).
... computer, turn off the computer and repeat steps 1 through 5 to change the system setup program setting to a television and/or stereo audio device. Dell recommends that you to connect the computer to Slow IR, contact the infrared device manufacturer. To set up and use it to establish a link to...sensor, you use Fast IR. Ensure that the COM port that you can use an infrared device, see the infrared device documentation and the Windows XP Help and Support Center (to restart the computer. HINT: Not all of the installation process, click Yes to access help, see page 72).
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... Resolving Other Technical Problems If Your Computer Gets Wet If You Drop or Damage Your Computer Drivers Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore Reinstalling Microsoft®...
... Resolving Other Technical Problems If Your Computer Gets Wet If You Drop or Damage Your Computer Drivers Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore Reinstalling Microsoft®...
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... Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer might not work correctly. To use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to the operating state it does not, start Microsoft Windows Explorer, click your operating system to replace ... Properties screen, click the Hardware tab. 5 Click Device Manager. 6 In the Device Manager window, right-click the device for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website and your Drivers and Utilities CD provide approved drivers for which the new driver was...
... Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer might not work correctly. To use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to the operating state it does not, start Microsoft Windows Explorer, click your operating system to replace ... Properties screen, click the Hardware tab. 5 Click Device Manager. 6 In the Device Manager window, right-click the device for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website and your Drivers and Utilities CD provide approved drivers for which the new driver was...
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... drivers and utilities used by your computer. If no Install button is present, automatic installation is not an option. Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP 1 After extracting the driver files to your computer. 5 Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the ... in the following section, or click Extract, follow the screen prompts to display the files associated with the driver installation. www.dell.com | support.dell.com HINT: If you are installing the driver (for example, Modems or Infrared devices). 94 Solving Pr oblems After the CD...
... drivers and utilities used by your computer. If no Install button is present, automatic installation is not an option. Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP 1 After extracting the driver files to your computer. 5 Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the ... in the following section, or click Extract, follow the screen prompts to display the files associated with the driver installation. www.dell.com | support.dell.com HINT: If you are installing the driver (for example, Modems or Infrared devices). 94 Solving Pr oblems After the CD...
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... the conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled. 5 Double-click any conflicting device listed to bring up the Properties window so that you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or removed from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next. 9 ... Next. 11 Click Finish and restart your computer. S olving Pr oblems 95 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities In the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system, IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured....
... the conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled. 5 Double-click any conflicting device listed to bring up the Properties window so that you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or removed from a list or specific location (Advanced), and then click Next. 9 ... Next. 11 Click Finish and restart your computer. S olving Pr oblems 95 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities In the Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system, IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured....
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... Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the expanded list. System Restore automatically creates system checkpoints. Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides a System Restore feature that existed before you installed a program, the program's data... resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next. The Properties window appears. Type hardware troubleshooter in an undesirable operating state. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 8 Double-click the icon for the specific device in the Search Results list...
... Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the expanded list. System Restore automatically creates system checkpoints. Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides a System Restore feature that existed before you installed a program, the program's data... resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next. The Properties window appears. Type hardware troubleshooter in an undesirable operating state. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 8 Double-click the icon for the specific device in the Search Results list...
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... follow the instructions on your backup files to recover the lost or damaged data. System Restore is enabled on the System Restore Wizard window. Creating a Restore Point In Windows XP, you can also create and name a restore point if you are automatically added to make regular backups of your data files. System Restore... the System Restore Wizard or manually create the restore points. NOTICE: It is important to the description of the new restore point. Before you reinstall Windows XP with administrator rights.
... follow the instructions on your backup files to recover the lost or damaged data. System Restore is enabled on the System Restore Wizard window. Creating a Restore Point In Windows XP, you can also create and name a restore point if you are automatically added to make regular backups of your data files. System Restore... the System Restore Wizard or manually create the restore points. NOTICE: It is important to the description of the new restore point. Before you reinstall Windows XP with administrator rights.
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... You Reinstall If you are listed. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see page 96) to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you will need to ... files or programs until the system restoration is complete, you installed the new device driver. Reinstalling Windows XP To reinstall Windows XP, perform the steps in the following sections in the order in which they are reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem with a newly installed driver, use System Restore (see page 93...
... You Reinstall If you are listed. If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see page 96) to return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you will need to ... files or programs until the system restoration is complete, you installed the new device driver. Reinstalling Windows XP To reinstall Windows XP, perform the steps in the following sections in the order in which they are reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem with a newly installed driver, use System Restore (see page 93...
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... the screen. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for instructions. If the operating system logo appears, wait until you reinstall Windows XP. NOTICE: To prevent conflicts with Windows XP, disable any program or utility that came with the software for reinstalling Windows XP. Starting Windows XP Setup 1 When the Windows XP Setup screen appears, press...
... the screen. www.dell.com | support.dell.com NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for instructions. If the operating system logo appears, wait until you reinstall Windows XP. NOTICE: To prevent conflicts with Windows XP, disable any program or utility that came with the software for reinstalling Windows XP. Starting Windows XP Setup 1 When the Windows XP Setup screen appears, press...
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... begins to do not see the following message: Press any key when this time if 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 provided), and then click Next. If your...computer has a network adapter, select Typical in the Personalize Your Software screen, and then click Next. 3 If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional, at the What's your computer's name window, enter a name for your computer (or accept the one provided) and a password, and then click Next. 4 If your ...
... begins to do not see the following message: Press any key when this time if 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 provided), and then click Next. If your...computer has a network adapter, select Typical in the Personalize Your Software screen, and then click Next. 3 If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional, at the What's your computer's name window, enter a name for your computer (or accept the one provided) and a password, and then click Next. 4 If your ...
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... remove the CD from the CD. The computer automatically restarts. See the documentation that came with Microsoft? If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional, you may be prompted to the Internet? screen appears, select No, not at this computer connect to provide further network...will see page 92). 2 Reinstall your virus protection software. Do not press any key to boot from the drive. Windows XP installs the operating system components and configures the computer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 7 If you are unsure of your settings, accept the default selections.
... remove the CD from the CD. The computer automatically restarts. See the documentation that came with Microsoft? If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional, you may be prompted to the Internet? screen appears, select No, not at this computer connect to provide further network...will see page 92). 2 Reinstall your virus protection software. Do not press any key to boot from the drive. Windows XP installs the operating system components and configures the computer. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 7 If you are unsure of your settings, accept the default selections.