Reinstalling drivers and utilities – Dell Precision 370 User Manual

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Windows XP

1. Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2. Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance.

3. Click System.

4. In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.

5. Click Device Manager.

6. Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the device icon.

If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to

reinstall the driver

or install a new driver.

Windows 2000

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click System.

3. In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.

4. Click Device Manager.

5. Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the device icon.

If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver.

Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities

NOTICE:

The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and your Drivers and Utilities CD provide approved drivers for

Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.

Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback

If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to replace

the driver with the previously installed version.

1. Click the Start button and click Control Panel.

2. Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance.

3. Click System.

4. In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.

5. Click Device Manager.

6. Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click Properties.

7. Click the Drivers tab.

8. Click Roll Back Driver.

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