Dell OptiPlex 330 (Late 2007) User Manual
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Using Windows Device Driver Rollback
If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the previously installed
version.
Windows XP:
1.
Click Start® My Computer®
Properties®
Hardware® Device Manager.
2.
Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click Properties.
3.
Click the Drivers tab® Roll Back Driver.
Windows Vista:
1.
Click the Windows Vista start button
, and right-click Computer.
2.
Click Properties®
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.
If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore (see
Restoring Your Operating System
) to return your computer to the
operating state that existed before you installed the new driver.
Manually Reinstalling Drivers
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.
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.
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.
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.