Resolving Software And Hardware Incompatibilities - Dell Dimension DMC Owner's Manual

Click Next.
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The System Restore screen appears and the computer restarts.
After the computer restarts, click OK.
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Enabling System Restore
If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System
Restore is automatically disabled. To see if System Restore is enabled:
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
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Click Performance and Maintenance.
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Click System.
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Click the System Restore tab.
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Ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked.
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Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities

Windows XP IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating system
setup or is detected but incorrectly configured.
To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows XP:
Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
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Click Performance and Maintenance and click System.
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Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
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In the Device Manager list, check for conflicts with the other devices.
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Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (
if the device has been disabled.
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Double-click any conflict to display the Properties window.
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If an IRQ conflict exists, the Device status area in the Properties window reports the cards or
devices that share the device's IRQ.
Resolve conflicts by reconfiguring the devices or removing the devices from the Device
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Manager.
To use the Windows XP Hardware Troubleshooter:
Click the Start button and click Help and Support.
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Type
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hardware troubleshooter
Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the Search Results list.
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In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my
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computer, and click Next.
) beside the conflicting device or a red
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in the Search field and click the arrow to start the search.
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