Resolving software and hardware incompatibilities, Windows xp, Windows 2000 – Dell Latitude 110L User Manual

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Restore

to return your operating system to its previous operating state before you installed the new device driver. To use Device Driver Rollback:

1.

Click the Start button and right-click My Computer.

2.

Click Properties.

3.

Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.

4.

In the Device Manager window, right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and then click Properties.

5.

Click the Drivers tab.

6.

Click Roll Back Driver.

Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows 2000

1.

After copying the driver files to your hard drive, click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2.

Double-click the System icon.

3.

Click the Hardware tab.

4.

Click Device Manager.

5.

Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Modems or Infrared devices).

6.

Double-click the name of the device.

7.

Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver.

8.

Click Next.

9.

Ensure that Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) is selected, and then click Next.

10.

Ensure that the Specify a location check box is checked and that all other check boxes are unchecked, and click Next.

11.

Click Browse to browse to the location to which you previously extracted the driver files.

12.

When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next.

13.

Click Finish and restart your computer.

Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities

 

In the Microsoft® Windows® XP and Windows 2000 operating systems, IRQ conflicts occur if a device either is not detected during the operating system setup
or is detected but incorrectly configured. See the following subsection that corresponds to your operating system to check for IRQ conflicts on your computer.

 

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.

Windows XP

 

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.

Windows 2000

 

To resolve incompatibilities using the Windows 2000 Hardware Troubleshooter:

1.

Click the Start button and click Help.

2.

Click Troubleshooting and Maintenance on the Contents tab.

3.

Click Windows 2000 troubleshooters, and then click Hardware.

4.

In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware conflict on my computer, and then click Next.

NOTE:

If you are reinstalling an infrared driver, you must first enable the infrared sensor in the system setup program before continuing with the driver

installation.

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