Dell Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows Vista , Using the Windows XP Drivers and Utilities Media

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2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities media.
In most cases, the CD/DVD starts running automatically. If it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your CD/DVD drive directory to display the CD/DVD
contents, and then double-click the autorcd.exe file. The first time that you run the CD/DVD, it might prompt you to install setup files. Click OK, and
follow the instructions on the screen to continue.
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3. From the Language drop-down menu in the toolbar, select your preferred language for the driver or utility (if available).
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4. At the welcome screen, click Next and wait for the CD/DVD to complete the hardware scan.
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5. To detect other drivers and utilities, under Search Criteria, select the appropriate categories from the System Model, Operating System, and Topic
drop-down menus.
A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers and utilities used by your computer.
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6. Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the driver or utility that you want to install.
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7. Click the Install button (if present) to begin installing the driver or utility. At the welcome screen, follow the screen prompts to complete the installation.
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8. At the welcome screen, follow the screen prompts to complete the installation.
If no Install button is present, automatic installation is not an option. For installation instructions, either see the appropriate instructions in the following
subsections, or click Extract, follow the extracting instructions, and then read the readme file.
If instructed to navigate to the driver files, click the CD/DVD directory on the driver information window to display the files associated with that driver.
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Manually Reinstalling Drivers for Windows Vista
After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in the previous section, do the following:
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1. Click Start , and right-click Computer.
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2. Click Properties® Device Manager.
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3. Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for example, Audio or Video).
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4. Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
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5. Click Driver® Update Driver® Browse my computer for driver software.
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6. Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files.
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7. When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the driver® OK® Next.
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8. Click Finish and restart your computer.
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Using the Windows XP Drivers and Utilities Media
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1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities media.
If this is your first time to use the Drivers and Utilities media, the Installation window opens to inform you that the media will begin the installation. Click
OK and respond to the installation program prompts to complete the installation.
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2. Click Next at the Welcome Dell System Owner screen.
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3. Choose the appropriate selections for System Model, Operating System, Device Type, and Topic.
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4. Click My Drivers in the Topic drop-down menu.
The Drivers and Utilities media scans your computer's hardware and operating system and then displays a list of device drivers for your system
configuration.
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5. Click the appropriate driver and follow the instructions to download the driver for your computer.
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.