Dell Inspiron 531 Owner's Manual - Page 84
Identifying Drivers, Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities, Windows, Windows Vista - drivers vista
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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. NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure. Windows® XP: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2 Click System. 3 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab. 4 Click Device Manager. Windows Vista®: 1 Click Start and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties Device Manager. NOTE: The User Account Control (located to the left under Tasks window) may appear. If you are an administrator on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your administrator to continue. 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 (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 84). Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. Using Windows Device Driver Rollback If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the previously installed version. NOTE: You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure. Windows XP: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 2 Click System. 84 Troubleshooting Tools