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4. Right-click the device for which the driver is being reinstalled, then click Properties.
5. Click Driver® Update Driver® Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)® Next.
6. Click to check Include this location in the search, then click Browse and navigate to where the driver files are located on your hard drive.
7. When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next.
8. Click Finish and restart your computer.
Windows Vista:
1. Click Start
® Computer® System Properties® Device Manager.
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
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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) restore your hard drive to the
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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 did 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
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also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the disc only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem.
Using Microsoft Windows System Restore
The Windows operating systems provide a System Restore option which allows you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting
data files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have left the computer in an undesirable operating state. Any changes that System
Restore makes to your computer are completely reversible.
NOTICE:
Make regular backups of your data files. System Restore does not monitor your data files or recover them.
NOTE:
The procedures in this document were written for the Windows default view, so they may not apply if you set your Dell™ computer to the
Windows Classic view.
Starting System Restore
Windows XP:
NOTICE:
Before you restore the computer to an earlier operating state, save and close any open files and exit any open programs. Do not alter, open,
or delete any files or programs until the system restoration is complete.
1. Click Start® All Programs® Accessories® System Tools® System Restore.
2. Click either Restore my computer to an earlier time or Create a restore point.
3. Click Next and follow the remaining on-screen prompts.
Windows Vista:
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