Dell Inspiron 2600 Factory Service Manual page 37

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities: Dell Inspiron 2600 and 2650
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
Dell ships your computer to you with required drivers and utilities already installed—no further
installation or configuration is needed.
NOTICE: The Drivers and Utilities CD may contain drivers for operating systems that are not
on your computer. Ensure that you are installing software appropriate for your operating
system.
To reinstall drivers for optional devices such as wireless communications and DVD drives, you may
need the CD and documentation that came with those devices.
NOTICE: The Dell Support website, support.dell.com, and the Drivers and Utilities CD
provide approved drivers for Dell computers. If you install drivers from other sources, your
computer might not work correctly.
1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.
In most cases, the CD starts running automatically. If it does not, start Microsoft® Windows®
Explorer, click your CD drive directory to display the CD contents, and then double-click the
autocd.exe file. The first time that you run the CD, it might prompt you to install setup files.
Click OK, and follow the instructions on the screen to continue.
3. From the Language pull-down menu in the toolbar, select your preferred language for the
driver or utility (if available).
A welcome screen appears.
4. Click Next.
The CD automatically scans your hardware to detect drivers and utilities used by your computer.
After the CD completes the hardware scan, you can also detect other drivers and utilities. Under
Search Criteria, select the appropriate categories from the System Model, Operating System,
and Topic pull-down menus.
A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers and utilities used by your computer.
5. Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the driver or utility that
you want to install.
6. Click the Install button (if present) to begin installing the driver or utility. At the welcome
screen, follow the screen prompts to complete the installation.
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