Dell OptiPlex 760 Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 56

Restoring Your Operating System - video driver

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6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files. 7 Click the name of the driver→OK→Next. 8 Click Finish and restart your computer. Microsoft Windows XP: 1 Click the Start →Settings →Control Panel. 2 Double click the System icon and then click the Hardware tab. 3 Click Device Manager. NOTE: If you are an administrator on the computer, Device Manager lets you proceed; otherwise, contact your administrator to enter the Device Manager. 4 Click the + symbol next to device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video). 5 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver. 6 Click the Driver →Update Driver→Install from a list or specific location(Advanced) and then click Next. 7 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files. 8 Click the name of the driver→OK→Next. 9 Click Finish and restart your computer. Restoring Your Operating System You can restore your operating system in the following ways: • Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files. • Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you purchased the computer. The program permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes any programs installed after you received the computer. • If you received the Operating System media with your computer, you can use it to restore your operating system. However, using the Operating System media also deletes all data on the hard drive. 56 Reinstalling Software

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Reinstalling Software
6
Click
Browse
and browse to the location to which you previously copied
the driver files.
7
Click the name of the driver
OK
Next
.
8
Click
Finish
and restart your computer.
Microsoft Windows XP:
1
Click the
Start
Settings
Control Panel.
2
Double click the
System
icon
and then click
the
Hardware
tab.
3
Click
Device Manager
.
NOTE:
If you are an administrator on the computer, Device Manager lets you
proceed; otherwise, contact your administrator to enter the Device Manager.
4
Click the + symbol next to device for which you are installing the driver
(for example,
Audio
or
Video
).
5
Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
6
Click the
Driver
Update Driver
Install from a list or specific
location(Advanced)
and then click
Next
.
7
Click
Browse
and browse to the location to which you previously copied
the driver files.
8
Click the name of the driver
OK
Next
.
9
Click
Finish
and restart your computer.
Restoring Your Operating System
You can restore your operating system in the following ways:
Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer to an earlier
operating state without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first
solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files.
Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard
drive to the operating state it was in when you purchased the computer.
The program permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes
any programs installed after you received the computer.
If you received the
Operating System
media with your computer, you can
use it to restore your operating system. However, using the
Operating
System
media also deletes all data on the hard drive.