Resolving Software And Hardware Incompatibilities; Restoring Your Operating System - Dell XPS 140M Owner's Manual

Manually Reinstalling Drivers
NOTE:
If you are reinstalling an infrared sensor driver, you must first enable the infrared sensor in the
system setup program before continuing with the driver installation. See "Reinstalling Drivers and
Utilities" on page 97.
1 After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in the previous section, click
the Start button and right-click My Computer.
2 Click Properties.
3 Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
4 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Modems
or Infrared devices).
5 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
6 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver.
7 Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next.
8 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files.
9 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next.
10 Click Finish and restart your computer.

Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities

If a device is either not detected during the operating system setup or is detected but incorrectly
configured, you can use the Hardware Troubleshooter to resolve the incompatibility.
To start the Hardware Troubleshooter:
1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support.
2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the Search field and click the arrow to start the
search.
3 Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the Search Results list.
4 In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my
computer, and click Next.

Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore your operating system in the following ways:
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• Microsoft Windows
without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring your
operating system and preserving data files.
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XP System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state
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Solving Problems