Identifying Drivers; Reinstalling Drivers - Dell Inspiron 1100 Owner's Manual

Many drivers such as the keyboard driver come with your Microsoft
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Windows operating system. You may need to install drivers if:
• You upgrade your operating system.
• You reinstall your operating system.
• You connect or install a new device.
If you experience a problem with any device, perform the steps in the
following sections to identify whether the driver is the source of your
problem and to update the driver, if necessary.

Identifying Drivers

Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
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In the Control Panel window, under Pick a Category, click
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Performance and Maintenance.
In the Performance and Maintenance window, click System.
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In the System Properties screen, click the Hardware tab.
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Click Device Manager.
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In the Device Manager window, scroll down the list to see if any device
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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.

Reinstalling Drivers

NOTICE: The Dell Support website and your
approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from
other sources, your computer might not work correctly.
Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback
If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver,
use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the
previously installed version.
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