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Adding and Replacing Parts, Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP

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Drive Problems 64 If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive 64 If you have problems with a hard drive 65 PC Card Problems 66 General Program Problems 66 A program crashes 66 A program stops responding 67 Error messages appear 67 E-Mail Problems 67 If Your Computer Gets Wet 67 If You Drop or Damage Your Computer 68 Resolving Other Technical Problems 69 Drivers 69 What Is a Driver 69 Identifying Drivers 70 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities 70 Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP 71 Restoring Your Operating System 71 Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore 71 Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec 73 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 74 8 Adding and Replacing Parts Adding Memory 77 Adding a Mini PCI Card 81 Adding a Modem 84 Replacing the Hard Drive 87 6 Contents

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Contents
Drive Problems
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64
If you cannot save a file to a floppy drive
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64
If you have problems with a hard drive
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65
PC Card Problems
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66
General Program Problems
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66
A program crashes
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66
A program stops responding
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67
Error messages appear
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67
E-Mail Problems
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67
If Your Computer Gets Wet
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67
If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
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68
Resolving Other Technical Problems
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69
Drivers
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69
What Is a Driver?
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69
Identifying Drivers
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70
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
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70
Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP
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71
Restoring Your Operating System
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71
Using Microsoft
Windows XP System Restore
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71
Using Dell PC Restore by Symantec
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73
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
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74
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Adding and Replacing Parts
Adding Memory
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77
Adding a Mini PCI Card
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81
Adding a Modem
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84
Replacing the Hard Drive
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87