Dell OptiPlex 960 Setup and Quick Reference Guide - Page 51

Reinstalling Software, Drivers, Identifying Drivers, Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities

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Reinstalling Software Drivers Identifying Drivers 1 Locate the list of devices for your computer. a Click the Windows Vista Start button™ Computer. , and right-click b 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. 2 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 51). Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for your computer. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly. Reinstalling Software 51

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Reinstalling Software
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Reinstalling Software
Drivers
Identifying Drivers
1
Locate the list of devices for your computer.
a
Click the Windows Vista Start button
,
and right-click
Computer
.
b
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.
2
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 51).
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
NOTICE:
The Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
and your
Drivers and
Utilities
media provide approved drivers for your computer. If you install drivers
obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.