Resolving software and hardware incompatibilities, Manually reinstalling drivers for windows xp – Dell Latitude 100L User Manual

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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.
If no

Install button is present, automatic installation is not an option. For installation

instructions, either see the appropriate instructions in the following subsections, or click

Extract, follow the extracting instructions, and read the readme file.
If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD directory on the driver information

window to display the files associated with that driver.

Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP

1

After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in the previous section, 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

in the Search field and click the arrow to start the search.

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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