Reinstalling drivers and utilities – Dell Latitude E6400 User Manual

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Reinstalling Software

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities

NOTICE:

The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and

Utilities

media provide approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers

obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.

Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version

Windows Vista:

1 Click the Windows Vista Start button

, and right-click Computer.

2 Click PropertiesDevice 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 Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click

Properties.

4 Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back Driver.

Windows XP:

1 Click StartMy ComputerPropertiesHardwareDevice Manager.
2 Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click

Properties.

3 Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back Driver.

If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System

Restore (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 52) to return your

computer to the operating state that existed before you installed the new

driver.

Using the Drivers and Utilities Media

If using

Device Driver Rollback or System Restore (see "Restoring Your

Operating System" on page 52) does not resolve the problem, reinstall the

driver from your Drivers and Utilities media.

1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert your F media.

If this is your first time to use the Drivers and Utilities media, go to step 2.

If not, go to step 5.

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