Temporarily Disabling The Virus-Scanning Program Program; Resolving Software And Hardware Incompatibilities - Dell Dimension L Series Reference And Troubleshooting Manual

5-4 Dell Dimension L Series Systems Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
9. Select the model of your computer in the System Model list.
10. Select your computer's operating system in the Operating System list.
11. Select the type of device in the Device Type
12. Select Drivers in the Topic list.
13. Click the name of the driver that you want to reinstall. k the name of the driver that you want to reinstall.
See "Your System's Drivers," found earlier in this chapter, for a list of drivers that
you can reinstall on your computer.
14. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Temporarily Disabling the Virus-Scanning
Program
Before you install commercially available software, temporarily disable any virus-
scanning program running on your computer. For instructions on temporarily disabling g program running on your computer. For instructions on temporarily disabling
virus protection, see the online documentation provided with your virus-scanning
software.
NOTICE: When virus-scanning software is disabled, viruses are not
detected on your system.
After you install the software, reenable the virus-scanning program. See the online
documentation provided with your virus-scanning software for instructions.
Resolving Software and Hardware
Incompatibilities
To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows 98 or Windows
the following steps:
1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click System.
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
4. In the Device Manager list, check for conflicts with the other devices.
Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the conflicting
device or a red X if the device has been disabled.
5. Double-click any conflicting device listed to bring up the Properties window so
you can determine what needs to be reconfigured or removed from the Device
Manager. Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices. Resolve these conflicts before checking specific devices.
6. Double-click the malfunctioning device type in the Device Manager list.
ce Type list.
8 or Windows Me, perform