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Reinstalling Software Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP Reinstalling Microsoft Windows 2000 Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities What Is a Driver? A driver is a program that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. All devices require a driver program. A driver acts like a translator between the device and any other programs that use the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that only its driver recognizes. Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers already installed-no further installation or configuration is needed. NOTICE: The Drivers and Utilities CD may contain drivers for operating systems that are not on your computer. Ensure that you are installing software appropriate for your operating system. Many drivers, such as the keyboard driver, come with your Microsoft® Windows® operating system. You may need to install drivers if you: l Upgrade your operating system. l Reinstall your operating system. l Connect or install a new device. Identifying Drivers If you experience a problem with any device, identify whether the driver is the source of your problem and, if necessary, update the driver. Windows XP 1. Click the Start button and click Control Panel. 2. Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance. 3. Click System. 4. In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab. 5. Click Device Manager. 6. Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the device icon. If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver. Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. Double-click System. 3. In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab. 4. Click Device Manager. 5. Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the device icon. If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver.

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Reinstalling Software
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
Using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP System Restore
Reinstalling Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
Reinstalling Microsoft Windows 2000
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
What Is a Driver?
A driver is a program that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, or keyboard. All devices require a driver program.
A driver acts like a translator between the device and any other programs that use the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that only
its driver recognizes.
Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers already installed
—
no further installation or configuration is needed.
Many drivers, such as the keyboard driver, come with your Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system. You may need to install drivers if you:
l
Upgrade your operating system.
l
Reinstall your operating system.
l
Connect or install a new device.
Identifying Drivers
If you experience a problem with any device, identify whether the driver is the source of your problem and, if necessary, update the driver.
Windows XP
1.
Click the
Start
button and click
Control Panel
.
2.
Under
Pick a Category
, click
Performance and Maintenance
.
3.
Click
System
.
4.
In the
System Properties
window, click the
Hardware
tab.
5.
Click
Device Manager
.
6.
Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the device icon.
If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver.
Windows 2000
1.
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2.
Double-click
System
.
3.
In the
System Properties
window, click the
Hardware
tab.
4.
Click
Device Manager
.
5.
Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the device icon.
If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver.
NOTICE:
The
Drivers and Utilities
CD may contain drivers for operating systems that are not on your computer. Ensure that you are installing software
appropriate for your operating system.