Dell Inspiron 8000 Service Manual

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Reinstalling Software : Dell Inspiron 8000HINT: For more information on using the operating system installed on your computer by Dell,see the operating system documentation that came with your computer. You can also accesssystem tools and documentation from http://support.dell.com by entering your service tagor Express Service Code and then clicking Go!To reinstall the drivers and utilities correctly, you must reinstall them in the order presented in thisdocument.NOTICE: Make sure that the computer is undocked before you reinstalldrivers.Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities1. Save and close any open files, and exit any open programs.2. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD into the CD or DVD drive.3. If the CD does not start running automatically, start Microsoft Windows Explorer, click yourdrive directory to display the CD contents, and then double-click the start.htm file.If the start.htm file does not exist, follow the instructions in "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities forWindows Me" or "Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities for Windows 2000."4. Click a language button to select your preferred user interface language.The System Software screen appears, displaying a list of operating systems (Software byOperating System) and an All Software category.5. Under Software by Operating System, click your operating system to display a list of drivers, aUtilities subdirectory, and a Documentation subdirectory.6. Click the type of driver (for example, Audio) or the utility you want to reinstall.A link appears for the specific driver or utility used by your computer.7. Click the link to display the Languages screen.8. Click your preferred language for the driver or utility (if available) or click Multiple.9. At the driver information screen, do one of the following:l Click the Install button (if present) to start the automatic reinstallation. At the dialogbox, click Run this program from its current location and then follow the screen promptsto complete the reinstallation.file:///I|/SERVICE%20MANUALS/DELL%20MANUALS/LAP...20ok/Inspiron/8000/8000_SERVICE_MAN/drivers.htm (2 of 12)6/21/2004 1:07:24 AM