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Restoring Your Operating System, Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore, Using Microsoft, Windows - windows 7 drivers

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Reinstalling Software 6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files. 7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver→ OK→ Next. 8 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. • 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. Use the media only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem. Using Microsoft® Windows® System Restore The Windows operating systems provide a System Restore option that allows you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting data files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state. Any changes that System Restore makes to your computer are completely reversible. NOTICE: Make regular backups of your data files. System Restore does not monitor your data files or recover them. NOTE: The procedures in this document were written for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. NOTE: Set your Dell™ computer to the Windows Classic view. 54

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Reinstalling Software
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6
Click
Browse
and browse to the location to
which you previously copied the driver files.
7
When the name of the appropriate driver
appears, click the name of the driver
→
OK
→
Next
.
8
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.
•
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. Use the media
only
if
System Restore did not resolve your
operating system problem.
Using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
System
Restore
The Windows operating systems provide a System
Restore option that allows you to return your
computer to an earlier operating state (without
affecting data files) if changes to the hardware,
software, or other system settings have left the
computer in an undesirable operating state. Any
changes that System Restore makes to your
computer are completely reversible.
NOTICE:
Make regular backups of your data
files. System Restore does not monitor your
data files or recover them.
NOTE:
The procedures in this document
were written for the Windows default view,
so they may not apply if you set your Dell™
computer to the Windows Classic view.
NOTE:
Set your Dell™ computer to the
Windows Classic view.