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8. Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously extracted the driver files. 9. When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next. 10. Click Finish and restart your computer. Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility. In the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 operating system, you can also use Device Manager to resolve incompatibilities. Windows XP To resolve incompatibilities using the Hardware Troubleshooter: 1. Click the Start button and click Help and Support. 2. Type hardware troubleshooter in the Search field and click the arrow to start the search. 3. Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the Search Results list. 4. In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and click Next. Windows 2000 To resolve incompatibilities using Device Manager: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click System. 3. Click the Hardware tab. 4. Click Device Manager. 5. Click View and click Resources by connection. 6. Double-click Interrupt request (IRQ). Incorrectly configured devices are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) or a red X if the device has been disabled. 7. Double-click any device marked with an exclamation point to display the Properties window. The Device status area in the Properties window reports the cards or devices that need to be reconfigured. 8. Reconfigure the devices or remove the devices from the Device Manager. See the documentation that came with the device for information on configuring the device. To resolve incompatibilities using the Hardware Troubleshooter: 1. Click the Start button and click Help. 2. Click Troubleshooting and Maintenance on the Contents tab, click Windows 2000 troubleshooters, and then click Hardware. 3. In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer and click Next. 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 files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state. See the Windows Help and Support Center for information on using System Restore.

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8.
Click
Browse
and browse to the location to which you previously extracted the driver files.
9.
When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click
Next
.
10.
Click
Finish
and restart your computer.
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to
resolve the incompatibility. In the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000 operating system, you can also use Device Manager to resolve incompatibilities.
Windows XP
To resolve incompatibilities using the Hardware Troubleshooter:
1.
Click the
Start
button and click
Help and Support
.
2.
Type
hardware troubleshooter
in the
Search
field and click the arrow to start the search.
3.
Click
Hardware Troubleshooter
in the
Search Results
list.
4.
In the
Hardware Troubleshooter
list, click
I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer
, and click
Next
.
Windows 2000
To resolve incompatibilities using Device Manager:
1.
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2.
In the
Control Panel
window, double-click
System
.
3.
Click the
Hardware
tab.
4.
Click
Device Manager
.
5.
Click
View
and click
Resources by connection
.
6.
Double-click
Interrupt request (IRQ)
.
Incorrectly configured devices are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (
!
) or a red
X
if the device has been disabled.
7.
Double-click any device marked with an exclamation point to display the
Properties
window.
The
Device
status
area in the
Properties
window reports the cards or devices that need to be reconfigured.
8.
Reconfigure the devices or remove the devices from the Device Manager. See the documentation that came with the device for information on
configuring the device.
To resolve incompatibilities using the Hardware Troubleshooter:
1.
Click the
Start
button and click
Help
.
2.
Click
Troubleshooting and Maintenance
on the
Contents
tab, click
Windows 2000 troubleshooters
, and then click
Hardware
.
3.
In the
Hardware Troubleshooter
list, click
I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer
and click
Next
.
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 files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state. See the Windows Help
and Support Center for information on using System Restore.