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Reinstalling Software
Dell™ OptiPlex™ FX160/160 Service Manual
Drivers
Restoring Your Operating System
User Accounts and Passwords
CAUTION: To install or update software on your computer, you must be logged in with administrative privileges. Use extreme care when operating your computer with administrative privileges to prevent damage to the system software.
NOTE: Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded is available on the OptiPlex FX160 system only.
Drivers
Identifying Drivers
Microsoft® Windows® XP Embedded and Windows XP
1.Locate the list of devices for your computer:
a.Click Start→ Control Panel.
b.If the Control Panel window appears in Category View (Pick a category), switch to Classic View (icon view).
c.
d.In the System window, click the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager.
2.Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point or Other device (a yellow circle with a [! or ?]) on the device icon.
If an exclamation point or question mark is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities).
Microsoft Windows Vista®
1.Locate the list of devices for your computer:
a.Click the Windows Vista Start button 
, and
b.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 continue.
2.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 (see Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities).
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
CAUTION: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com and the Drivers and Utilities media provide approved drivers for your computer. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer might not work correctly.
Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version
Microsoft Windows XP and Windows XP Embedded
1.Locate the list of devices for your computer: a. Click Start→ Control Panel.