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If you have problems with a hard drive 85 PC Card Problems 85 General Program Problems 85 A program crashes 86 A program stops responding 86 Error messages appear 86 Resolving Other Technical Problems 86 If Your Computer Gets Wet 87 If You Drop or Damage Your Computer 88 Drivers 88 What Is a Driver 88 Identifying Drivers 89 Reinstalling Drivers 89 Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP 91 Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities 92 Using System Restore 92 Creating a Restore Point 93 Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State 93 Undoing the Last System Restore 94 Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP 94 Before You Reinstall 94 Reinstalling Windows XP 95 8 Adding and Replacing Parts Before You Add or Replace Parts 100 Memory 100 Modem and Mini PCI Card 102 Adding a Modem 103 Contents 7

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Contents
7
If you have problems with a hard drive
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
PC Card Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
General Program Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
A program crashes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
A program stops responding
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
Error messages appear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
Resolving Other Technical Problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
If Your Computer Gets Wet
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
What Is a Driver?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Identifying Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Reinstalling Drivers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP
. . . . . . . . .
91
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
. . . . . . .
92
Using System Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92
Creating a Restore Point
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
93
Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State
. . . . . .
93
Undoing the Last System Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Reinstalling Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Before You Reinstall
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Reinstalling Windows XP
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
8
Adding and Replacing Parts
Before You Add or Replace Parts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Modem and Mini PCI Card
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
102
Adding a Modem
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103