Reinstalling Drivers And Utilities - Dell Inspiron 8100 Service Manual

Reinstalling Software : Dell Inspiron 8100
HINT: Your Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers for operating systems that
may not be on your computer. Verify that the driver you are loading is under
your operating system subdirectory.
Dell recommends that you print these procedures before you begin.
HINT: For more information on using the operating system installed on your
computer by Dell, see the operating system documentation that came with your
computer. You can also access system tools and documentation from
http://support.dell.com by entering your service tag or Express Service Code
and then clicking Go!
To reinstall the drivers and utilities correctly, you must reinstall them in the order
presented in this document.
NOTICE: Make sure that the computer is undocked before you reinstall drivers.

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities

1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD or DVD drive.
3. If the CD does not start running automatically, start Microsoft Windows
Explorer, click your drive directory to display the CD contents, and then double-
click the start.htm file.
4. Click a language button to select your preferred user interface language.
The System Software screen appears, displaying a list of operating systems
(Software by Operating System) and an All Software category.
5. Under Software by Operating System, click your operating system to display
a list of drivers, a Utilities subdirectory, and a Documentation subdirectory.
6. Click the type of driver (for example, Audio) or the utility you want to reinstall.
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