Reinstalling Drivers
NOTICE: The Dell Support website at support.dell.com provides approved drivers for your Dell™ computer. If you install drivers obtained from other sources, your computer may not function properly.
Using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback
If a problem occurs on your computer after you install or update a driver, use Windows XP Device Driver Rollback to replace the driver with the previously installed version.
1Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance.
3Click System.
4In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.
5Click Device Manager.
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7Click the Driver tab.
8Click Roll Back Driver.
Manually Reinstalling Drivers
After copying driver files to your hard drive, you may be required to update the driver manually.
Drivers can be manually updated for any hardware device installed in your computer.
1Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2Under Pick a Category, click Performance and Maintenance.
3Click System.
4In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.
5Click Device Manager.
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8Click the Driver tab.
9Click Update Driver.
10Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), then click Next.
11Click to check Include this location in the search, then click Browse and navigate to where the driver files are located on your hard drive.
12When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click Next.
13Click Finish and restart your computer.
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