100 Solving Problems
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To check for conflicts on a computer running Windows XP:
1Click the Start button and click Control Panel.
2Click Performance and Mai ntenance and click System.
3Click the Hardware tab and click Device Manager.
4In the Device Manager li st, check for conflic ts with the other dev ices.
Conflicts are indicated by a yellow exclamation point (!) be si de the con fl ic ti ng dev ice
or a red X if the device has been disabled.
5Double-click any conflict to display the Properties window.
If an IRQ conflict ex ists, 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 Troubl es hooter:
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 confl ict on my
computer, and click Next.
Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP

Before You Reinstall

If you are considering reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem
with a newly installed driver, first try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback (see "Using
Windows XP Device Driver Rollback" on page96). If Device Driver Rollback does not
resolve the problem, then use System Restore (see "Using System Restore" on page98) to
return your operating system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new
device driver.
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