Resolving Software And Hardware Incompatibilities - Dell Inspiron PP10S Owner's Manual

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6 Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click Properties.
7 Click the Drivers tab.
8 Click Roll Back Driver.
If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore (see page 71) to
return your computer to the operating state that existed before you installed the new driver.
Manually Reinstalling Drivers
NOTICE:
If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.
1 After copying the driver files to your hard drive, 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 extracted 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 resolve incompatibilities using the Hardware Troubleshooter:
1 Click the Start button and click Help and Support.
2 Type
hardware troubleshooter
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.
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Solving Problems
The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for Dell™ computers.
in the Search field and click the arrow to start the search.

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