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Reinstalling Software Drivers 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. Microsoft® Windows Vista®: 1 Click the Windows Vista Start button™ , and right-click Computer. 2 Click Properties→Device Manager. NOTE: The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an administrator on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your administrator to continue. Microsoft Windows® XP: 1 Click Start→Control Panel. 2 Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance, and click System. 3 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager. 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 46). Reinstalling Software 45

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Reinstalling Software
Drivers
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.
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
:
1
Click the Windows Vista Start button™
,
and right-click
Computer
.
2
Click
Properties
→
Device Manager
.
NOTE:
The
User Account Control
window may appear. If you are an
administrator on the computer, click
Continue
; otherwise, contact your
administrator to continue.
Microsoft Windows
®
XP:
1
Click
Start
→
Control Panel
.
2
Under
Pick a Category
, click
Performance and Maintenance
, and click
System
.
3
In the
System Properties
window, click the
Hardware
tab, and click
Device
Manager
.
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 46).