Dell Precision R5400 Setup and Quick Reference Guide  - Page 55

Restoring Your Operating System

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4 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab. 5 Click Device Manager. 6 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver. 7 Right-click the device for which the driver is being reinstalled, and click Properties. 8 Click the Driver tab. 9 Click Update Driver. 10 Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and click Next. 11 Click to check Include this location in the search, and click Browse and navigate to where the driver files are located on your hard drive. 12 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click OK. 13 Click Next. 14 Click Finish and restart your computer. Restoring Your Operating System You can restore your operating system in the following ways: • 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 PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the operating state it was in when you purchased the computer. Both permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs installed after you received the computer. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. • Operating System installation media can be used to perform a reinstall of your operating system. However, using the Operating System installation media also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the media only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. Reinstalling Software 55

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Reinstalling Software
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4
In the
System Properties
window, click the
Hardware
tab.
5
Click
Device Manager
.
6
Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver.
7
Right-click the device for which the driver is being reinstalled, and click
Properties
.
8
Click the
Driver
tab.
9
Click
Update Driver
.
10
Click
Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)
, and click
Next
.
11
Click to check
Include this location in the search
, and click
Browse
and
navigate to where the driver files are located on your hard drive.
12
When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click
OK
.
13
Click
Next
.
14
Click
Finish
and restart your computer.
Restoring Your Operating System
You can restore your operating system in the following ways:
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 PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory
Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the
operating state it was in when you purchased the computer. Both
permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs
installed after you received the computer. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell
Factory Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your
operating system problem.
Operating System
installation media can be used to perform a reinstall of
your operating system. However, using the
Operating System
installation
media also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the media
only
if System
Restore did not resolve your operating system problem.