Dell Inspiron 1150 - Manual (Page 60)

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Solving Problems
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3 In the Performance and Maintenance window, click System.
4 In the System Properties screen, click the Hardware tab.
5 Click Device Manager.
6 In the Device Manager window, right-click the device for which the new driver was installed,
and then click Properties.
7 Click the Drivers tab.
8 Click Roll Back Driver.
If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore (see page 61) to
return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new driver.
Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP
The Dell Support website provides approved drivers for Dell™ computers. If you install drivers obtained
from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.
1 After copying the driver files to your hard drive, click the Start button and right-click
My Computer.
2 Click Properties.
3 Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
4 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Modems
or Infrared devices).
5 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
6 Click the Driver tab and click Update Driver.
7 Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next.
8 Click Browse, and browse to the location to which you previously extracted the driver files.
9 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next.
10 Click Finish and restart your computer.
Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
To use the Windows XP 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.