Advanced Troubleshooting 65
3Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
4In the Device Manager list, check for conflicts with the other devices.
Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) beside the
conflicting device or a red X if the device has been disabled.
5Double-click any conflict to display the Properties window.
If an IRQ conflict exists, the Device status area in the Properties
window reports the cards or devices that share the device's IRQ.
6Resolve conflicts by reconfiguring the devices or removing the devices
from the Device Manager.
To use the Windows XP Hardware Troubleshooter:
1Click the Start button and click Help and Support.
2Typ e hardware troubleshooter in the Search field and click the
arrow to start the search.
3Click Hardware Troubleshooter in the Search Results list.
4In the Hardware Troubleshooter list, click I need to resolve a hardware
conflict on my computer, and click Next.
Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP

Before You Reinstall

If you are reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a
problem with a newly installed driver, use Windows XP Device Driver
Rollback (see page61) to replace the device driver with the previously
installed version.
If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System
Restore (see page62) to return your operating system to the ope rating state
it was in before you installed the new device driver.

Reinstalling Windows XP

To reinstall Windows XP, perform the steps in the following sections in the
order in which they are listed.