Restoring Software; Reinstalling Device Drivers - Gateway Solo 3450 User Manual

Restoring
Software

Reinstalling device drivers

Device drivers are programs that control devices such as monitors, CD/DVD
drives, and modems. Drivers translate information between computer devices
and programs.
Drivers for your original computer hardware are installed at Gateway. If you
install a new device, you need to install the drivers provided by the device
manufacturer.
You should reinstall device drivers:
If directed to do so while troubleshooting
If you have reinstalled Windows 2000
If you see a message indicating that there is a problem with a device driver
This section provides instructions for reinstalling device drivers in
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. If you are not
comfortable with the procedures covered in this section, seek help from a
more experienced computer user or a computer service technician.
Reinstalling device drivers
If you just reinstalled Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows XP, the device
drivers were automatically reinstalled. If you just reinstalled Windows 2000,
reinstall the device drivers.
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