Windows XP:

1Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager.

2Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click Properties.

3Click the Drivers tab→ Roll Back Driver.

Manually Reinstalling Drivers

After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in the previous section:

Windows Vista:

1Click Start and right-click Computer.

2Click 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.

3Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video).

4Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.

5Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver→ Browse my computer for driver software.

6Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files.

7When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver→ OK→ Next.

8Click Finish and restart your computer.

Windows XP:

1Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager.

2Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video).

3Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.

4Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver.

5Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)→ Next.

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740 specifications

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