Dell 1200 Laptop User Manual


 
Reinstalling Software 109
If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD/DVD directory on
the driver information window to display the files associated with that
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
.
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.
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.
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