Using The Hardware Troubleshooter Tool; Microsoft Windows Xp; Microsoft Windows Vista; Restoring Your Operating System - Dell Latitude D631 User Manual

2 Click 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.
3 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video).
4 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
5 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software.
6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files.
7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver→ OK→ Next.
8 Click Finish and restart your computer.

Using the Hardware Troubleshooter Tool

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.

Microsoft Windows XP

1 Click Start Help and Support.
→
2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the search field and press <Enter> to start the search.
3 In the Fix a Problem section, click Hardware Troubleshooter.
4 In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, select the option that best describes the problem and click Next
to follow the remaining troubleshooting steps.

Microsoft Windows Vista

1 Click the Windows Vista start button,
2 Type hardware troubleshooter in the search field and press <Enter> to start the search.
3 In the search results, select the option that best describes the problem and follow the remaining
troubleshooting steps.

Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore your operating system in the following ways:
• Microsoft Windows XP System Restore and Microsoft Windows Vista™ System Restore return 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.
• If you received an Operating System CD with your computer, you can use it to restore your operating
system. However, using the Operating System CD also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the CD
only if System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem.
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Reinstalling Software
and click Help and Support.