Manually reinstalling drivers – Dell Vostro 1400 (Mid 2007) User Manual

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Manually Reinstalling Drivers

NOTE:

If your computer has a Consumer IR port and you are reinstalling a

Consumer IR driver, you must first enable the Consumer IR port in the system setup
program (see "Using the System Setup Program" on page 213) before continuing
with the driver installation (see "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities" on page 149). For
information about components installed on your computer, see "Determining Your
Computer’s Configuration" on page 23.

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

Windows XP:

1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager.
2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for

example, Audio or Video).

3 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
4 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver.
5 Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)→ Next.
6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied

the driver files.

7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next.
8 Click Finish and restart your computer.

Windows Vista:

1 Click the Windows Vista start button

, and right-click Computer.

2 Click Properties→ Device 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 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for

example, Audio or Video).

4 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
5 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver

software.

6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied

the driver files.

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