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In most cases, the media starts running automatically. If it does not, start Windows Explorer, click your CD or DVD drive directory to display the media contents, and then
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4Click Next.
The media automatically scans your hardware to detect drivers and utilities used by your computer.
5After the media completes the hardware scan, you can also detect other drivers and utilities. Under Search Criteria, select the appropriate categories from the System Model, Operating System, and Topic
A link or links appear(s) for the specific drivers and utilities used by your computer.
6Click the link of a specific driver or utility to display information about the driver or utility that you want to install.
7Click the Install button (if present) to begin installing the driver or utility. 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 or DVD directory on the driver information window to display the files associated with that driver.
Manually Reinstalling Drivers
After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in the previous section:
For Windows XP:
1Click Start and
2Click Properties→Hardware→Device Manager.
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5Click Driver→Update Driver→Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)→Next.
6Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied the driver files.
7When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next.
8Click Finish and restart your computer.
For Windows Vista:
1 Click the Windows Vista Start button, , and