Reinstalling Software 14510Reinstalling SoftwareDriversWhat Is a Driver?A driver is a program that controls a device such as a printer, mouse, orkeyboard. All devices require a driver program.A driver acts like a translator between the device and any other programs thatuse the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that onlyits driver recognizes.Dell ships your Tablet-PC to you with required drivers already installed—nofurther installation or configuration is needed.NOTICE: The Drivers and Utilities media may contain drivers for operating systemsthat are not on your Tablet-PC. Ensure that you are installing software appropriatefor your operating system.Many drivers, such as the keyboard driver, come with your Microsoft ®Windows ® operating system. You may need to install drivers if you:• Upgrade your operating system• Reinstall your operating system• Connect or install a new deviceIdentifying DriversIf you experience a problem with any device, identify whether the driver is thesource of your problem and, if necessary, update the driver.1 Click Start , and right-click Computer.In Windows XP, click Start and right-click My Computer.2 Click Properties→ Device Manager.
