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www.dell.com | support.dell.com HINT: If you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, you must first enable the infrared sensor in the system setup program (see page 51) before continuing with the driver installation. time that you run the CD, it might prompt you to install setup files. Click OK, and follow the instructions on the screen to continue. 3 From the Language pull-down menu in the toolbar, select your preferred language for the driver or utility (if available). A welcome screen appears. 4 Click Next. The CD automatically scans your hardware to detect drivers and utilities used by your computer. After the CD completes the hardware scan, you can also detect other drivers and utilities. Under Search Criteria, select the appropriate categories from the System Model, Operating System, and Topic pulldown menus. A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers and utilities used by your computer. 5 Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the driver or utility that you want to install. 6 Click the Install button (if present) to begin installing the driver or utility. At the welcome screen, follow the screen prompts to complete the installation. If no Install button is present, automatic installation is not an option. For installation instructions, either see the appropriate instructions in the following section, or click Extract, follow the extracting instructions, and read the readme file. If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD directory on the driver information window to display the files associated with that driver. Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP 1 After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in the previous section, click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2 Click the Start button and right-click My Computer. 3 Click Properties. 4 Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager. 5 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Modems or Infrared devices). 94 Solving Pr oblems

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time that you run the CD, it might prompt you to install setup files.
Click
OK
, and follow the instructions on the screen to continue.
3
From the
Language
pull-down menu in the toolbar, select your
preferred language for the driver or utility (if available).
A welcome screen appears.
4
Click
Next
. The CD automatically scans your hardware to detect
drivers and utilities used by your computer.
After the CD completes the hardware scan, you can also detect other
drivers and utilities. Under
Search Criteria
, select the appropriate
categories from the
System Model
,
Operating System
, and
Topic
pull-
down menus.
A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers and utilities used by
your computer.
5
Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about
the driver or utility that you want to install.
6
Click the
Install
button (if present) to begin installing the driver or
utility. At the welcome screen, follow the screen prompts to complete
the installation.
If no
Install
button is present, automatic installation is not an option.
For installation instructions, either see the appropriate instructions in
the following section, or click
Extract
, follow the extracting
instructions, and read the readme file.
If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD directory on
the driver information window to display the files associated with that
driver.
Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP
HINT:
If you are
reinstalling an infrared
sensor driver, you must
first enable the infrared
sensor in the system setup
program (see page 51)
before continuing with the
driver installation.
1
After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in the
previous section, click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and click
Control Panel
.
2
Click the
Start
button
and right-click
My Computer
.
3
Click
Properties
.
4
Click the
Hardware
tab and click
Device Manager
.
5
Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver
(for example,
Modems
or
Infrared devices
).