Dell 1000 Laptop User Manual


 
102 Solving Problems
Using theDrivers and Utilities Media
NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities media is optional and may not ship with your
computer.
If using
Device Driver Rollback
or System Restore does not resolve the
problem, then reinstall the driver from the Drivers and Utilities media.
1
Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.
2
Insert the
Drivers and Utilities
media.
In most cases, the CD starts running automatically. If it does not, start
Windows Explorer, click your CD drive directory to display the CD
contents, and then double-click the
autorcd.exe
file. The first time that
you run the CD, it might prompt you to install setup files. Click
OK
, and
follow the instructions on the screen to continue.
3
From the
Language
drop-down menu in the toolbar, select your preferred
language for the driver or utility (if available). A welcome screen appears.
4
Click
Next
.
The CD automatically scans your hardware to detect drivers and utilities
used by your computer.
5
After the CD completes the hardware scan, you can also detect other
drivers and utilities. Under
Search Criteria
, select the appropriate
categories from the
System Model
,
Operating System
, and
Topic
drop-
down menus.
A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers and utilities used by your
computer.
6
Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the
driver or utility that you want to install.
7
Click the
Install
button (if present) to begin installing the driver or utility.
At the welcome screen, follow the screen prompts to complete the
installation.
If no
Install
button is present, automatic installation is not an option. For
installation instructions, either see the appropriate instructions in the
following subsections, or click
Extract
, follow the extracting instructions,
and then read the readme file.
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