Restoring your operating system – Dell OptiPlex 960 (Late 2008) User Manual

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Reinstalling Software

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

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

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

the screen.

If a particular driver is not listed, that driver is not required by your operating
system, or you must find the drivers that came with the specific device.

Manually Reinstalling Drivers

1 Click the Windows Vista Start button

, and right-click Computer.

2 Click Properties→ Device Manager.

NOTE:

The User Account Control window appears. 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.

7 Click the name of the driver→ OK→ Next.
8 Click Finish and restart your computer.

Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore your operating system in the following ways:

Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer to an earlier
operating state without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first
solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files.

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