Manually reinstalling a driver – Dell Studio 1558 (Early 2010) User Manual

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Drives and Media

Using the Drivers and Utilities Media to Reinstall a Driver

1 With the Windows desktop displayed, insert the Drivers and Utilities

media.

If this is your first time to use the Drivers and Utilities media, go to step 2.
If not, go to step 5.

2 When the Drivers and Utilities media installation program starts, follow

the prompts on the screen.

3 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears, remove the

Drivers and Utilities media and click Finish to restart the computer.

4 When you see the Windows desktop, reinsert the Drivers and Utilities

media.

5 At the Welcome Dell System Owner screen, click Next.

A message appears, stating that the

Drivers and Utilities media is detecting

hardware in your computer.

The drivers used by your computer are automatically displayed in the My
Drivers—The Drivers and Utilities media has identified these
components in your system window.

6 Click the driver that you want to reinstall and follow the instructions on

the screen.

Manually Reinstalling a Driver

1 Download the driver for the device to your hard drive.
2 Click Start

and

right-click

Computer.

3 Click Properties→ Device Manager.
4 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for

example, Audio or Video).

HINT:

The drivers for additionally installed devices may not be

included on the Drivers and Utilities media. See the documentation
that came with the device for information about the driver for that
device.

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