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... difficult to 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 Operating State...
... difficult to 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 Operating State...
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.... 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 Type...should also reinstall the DSS utility. Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System Software (DSS)- as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - dell.com. www.dell.com | support.dell.com What Are You Looking For? If...
.... 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 Type...should also reinstall the DSS utility. Certified drivers, patches, and software updates • Desktop System Software (DSS)- as memory, the hard drive, and the operating system • Customer Care - dell.com. www.dell.com | support.dell.com What Are You Looking For? If...
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After you ordered. To reinstall your CD varies based on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System CD. Finding Information 13 See "Reinstalling Windows XP" on your computer. NOTE: The color of your operating system, use the ResourceCD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on page 65. What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer.
After you ordered. To reinstall your CD varies based on the operating system you reinstall your operating system, use the Operating System CD. Finding Information 13 See "Reinstalling Windows XP" on your computer. NOTE: The color of your operating system, use the ResourceCD to reinstall my operating system Find It Here Operating System CD The operating system is already installed on page 65. What Are You Looking For? • How to reinstall drivers for the devices that came with your computer.
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...that the program is installed and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating system installed on your computer. • Ensure... MANUFACTURER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION - • Ensure that it runs in an environment similar to non-Windows XP operating system environments. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories, and ...mouse, press and hold the power button for an earlier Windows operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - www.dell.com | support.dell.com A program is designed for at least 8 to ...
...that the program is installed and configured properly. • Verify that the device drivers do not conflict with the operating system installed on your computer. • Ensure... MANUFACTURER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION - • Ensure that it runs in an environment similar to non-Windows XP operating system environments. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories, and ...mouse, press and hold the power button for an earlier Windows operating system RUN THE PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WIZARD - www.dell.com | support.dell.com A program is designed for at least 8 to ...
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...necessary, update the driver. 60 Advanced Troubleshooting To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen. Drivers What Is a Driver? Dell ships your computer. The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for the selected device. Identifying Drivers If you experience...to you with your hardware configuration for all devices attached to install drivers if you are running the test. Each device has its driver recognizes. Displays your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Ensure that use the device. You may...
...necessary, update the driver. 60 Advanced Troubleshooting To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen. Drivers What Is a Driver? Dell ships your computer. The Dell Diagnostics obtains configuration information for the selected device. Identifying Drivers If you experience...to you with your hardware configuration for all devices attached to install drivers if you are running the test. Each device has its driver recognizes. Displays your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. Ensure that use the device. You may...
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... the driver from other sources, your computer after you install drivers obtained from the ResourceCD. 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the ResourceCD. If you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see... Maintenance. 3 Click System. 4 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab. 5 Click Device Manager. 6 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer to step 2. If an exclamation ...
... the driver from other sources, your computer after you install drivers obtained from the ResourceCD. 1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the ResourceCD. If you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see... Maintenance. 3 Click System. 4 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab. 5 Click Device Manager. 6 Right-click the device for Dell™ computers. Reinstalling Drivers NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your computer to step 2. If an exclamation ...
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...dell.com | support.dell.com 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the ResourceCD and click Finish to restart the computer. 4 When you see the documentation that came installed in your computer. If you installed additional hardware, the drivers for which you previously extracted the driver.... Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides System Restore to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in your system window. 6 Click the driver that the ResourceCD is...
...dell.com | support.dell.com 3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the ResourceCD and click Finish to restart the computer. 4 When you see the documentation that came installed in your computer. If you installed additional hardware, the drivers for which you previously extracted the driver.... Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system provides System Restore to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in your system window. 6 Click the driver that the ResourceCD is...
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...point and click Next. To change the restore point, you can either repeat the steps using a different restore point, or you install a device driver, use System Restore. If two or more restore points are available, click the restore point that restore point is selected and click Next. 3 ... want to restore your computer. Advanced Troubleshooting 63 If a calendar date has only one restore point, then that you to see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on the screen. If that is complete. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools...
...point and click Next. To change the restore point, you can either repeat the steps using a different restore point, or you install a device driver, use System Restore. If two or more restore points are available, click the restore point that restore point is selected and click Next. 3 ... want to restore your computer. Advanced Troubleshooting 63 If a calendar date has only one restore point, then that you to see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on the screen. If that is complete. 1 Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools...
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...free hard-disk space available, System Restore is detected but incorrectly configured, you reinstall Windows XP. Enabling System Restore If you installed the new device driver. 64 Advanced Troubleshooting The System Restore screen appears and the computer restarts. 4 After...use a specific hard drive in before you reinstall Windows XP with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on my computer, and click Next. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 Click Next. Resolving Software and Hardware ...
...free hard-disk space available, System Restore is detected but incorrectly configured, you reinstall Windows XP. Enabling System Restore If you installed the new device driver. 64 Advanced Troubleshooting The System Restore screen appears and the computer restarts. 4 After...use a specific hard drive in before you reinstall Windows XP with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see "Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on my computer, and click Next. www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 Click Next. Resolving Software and Hardware ...
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... Windows XP To reinstall Windows XP, perform all data files on your hard drive. To reinstall Windows XP, you need the following sections in the order in the following items: • Dell™ Operating System CD • Dell ResourceCD NOTE: The ResourceCD contains drivers that came with Windows XP,...can take 1 to 2 hours to load any open files and exit any required drivers. Click Exit if Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. Booting From the Operating System CD 1 Save and close any...
... Windows XP To reinstall Windows XP, perform all data files on your hard drive. To reinstall Windows XP, you need the following sections in the order in the following items: • Dell™ Operating System CD • Dell ResourceCD NOTE: The ResourceCD contains drivers that came with Windows XP,...can take 1 to 2 hours to load any open files and exit any required drivers. Click Exit if Install Windows XP message appears. 3 Restart the computer. 4 Press immediately after the DELL™ logo appears. Booting From the Operating System CD 1 Save and close any...
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...operate at the level suggested by default on computers with the setup password. Only Windows system binaries are included in the set of some applications may enable DEP protection... through creating an application compatibility shim and installing that shim with this option. Drivers and the Widows core kernel binaries are covered by DEP, but its performance is ...new system password to a frequency greater than one core is not affected. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Multiple CPU Core HDD Acoustic Mode CPU Clock Speed Security Admin Password System Password...
...operate at the level suggested by default on computers with the setup password. Only Windows system binaries are included in the set of some applications may enable DEP protection... through creating an application compatibility shim and installing that shim with this option. Drivers and the Widows core kernel binaries are covered by DEP, but its performance is ...new system password to a frequency greater than one core is not affected. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Multiple CPU Core HDD Acoustic Mode CPU Clock Speed Security Admin Password System Password...
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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