Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows XP

If you have problems with a hard drive

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PC Card Problems

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General Program Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A program crashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A program stops responding . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Error messages appear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Resolving Other Technical Problems . . . . . . . . . .

If Your Computer Gets Wet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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If You Drop or Damage Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Identifying Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Reinstalling Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities

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Using System Restore

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Creating a Restore Point

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Restoring the Computer to an Earlier Operating State . . . . . . 93

Undoing the Last System Restore

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Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP

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Before You Reinstall

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Reinstalling Windows XP

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8 Adding and Replacing Parts

Before You Add or Replace Parts

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Memory

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Modem and Mini PCI Card

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Adding a Modem

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5100, 5150 specifications

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