Dell XPS /Dimension Owner's Manual - Page 74

Reinstalling Drivers and Software, Networking Settings, Typical, Welcome to Microsoft

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 11 If the Networking Settings screen appears, click Typical and click Next. 12 If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional and you are prompted to provide further information regarding your network configuration, enter your selections. If you are unsure of your settings, accept the default selections. Windows XP installs the operating system components and configures the computer. The computer automatically restarts. NOTICE: Do not press any key when the following message appears: Press any key to boot from the CD. 13 When the Welcome to Microsoft screen appears, click Next. 14 When the How will this computer connect to the Internet? message appears, click Skip. 15 When the Ready to register with Microsoft? screen appears, select No, not at this time and click Next. 16 When the Who will use this computer? screen appears, you can enter up to five users. Click Next. 17 Click Finish to complete the setup, and remove the CD from the drive. Reinstalling Drivers and Software 1 Reinstall the appropriate drivers (see page 67). 2 Reinstall your virus protection software. See the documentation that came with the software for instructions. 3 Reinstall your other software programs. See the documentation that came with the software for instructions. 74 Advanced Troubleshooting

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Advanced Troubleshooting
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11
If the
Networking Settings
screen appears, click
Typical
and click
Next
.
12
If you are reinstalling Windows XP Professional and you are prompted to provide
further information regarding your network configuration, enter your selections. If you
are unsure of your settings, accept the default selections.
Windows XP installs the operating system components and configures the computer.
The computer automatically restarts.
NOTICE:
Do not press any key when the following message appears: P
ress any key to
boot from the CD
.
13
When the
Welcome to Microsoft
screen appears, click
Next
.
14
When the
How will this computer connect to the Internet?
message
appears, click
Skip
.
15
When the
Ready to register with Microsoft?
screen appears, select
No, not at this
time
and click
Next
.
16
When the
Who will use this computer?
screen appears, you can enter up to five users.
Click
Next
.
17
Click
Finish
to complete the setup, and remove the CD from the drive.
Reinstalling Drivers and Software
1
Reinstall the appropriate drivers (see page 67).
2
Reinstall your virus protection software. See the documentation that came with the
software for instructions.
3
Reinstall your other software programs. See the documentation that came with the
software for instructions.