Restoring Your Operating System - Dell Vostro 400 Owner's Manual

Windows Vista
1 Click Start
NOTE:
The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an
administrator on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your
administrator to enter the Device Manager.
2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for
example, Audio or Video).
3 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
4 Click Driver→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software.
5 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied
the driver files.
6 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the
driver.
7 Click OK→ Next→ Finish and restart your computer.

Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore your operating system in the following ways:
• System Restore returns your computer to an earlier operating state without
affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first solution for restoring
your operating system and preserving data files.
• Dell PC Restore by Symantec (available in Windows XP) and Dell Factory
Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard drive to the
operating state it was in when you purchased the computer. Both
permanently delete all data on the hard drive and remove any programs
installed after you received the computer. Use Dell PC Restore or Dell
Factory Image Restore only if System Restore does not resolve your
operating system problem.
• If you received an Operating System disc with your computer, you can use
it to restore your operating system. However, using the Operating System
disc also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the disc only if System
Restore does not resolve your operating system problem.
→ Computer→ System Properties→ Device Manager.
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