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Restoring your operating system, Using microsoft® windows® system restore, Using microsoft – Dell Latitude E6400 User Manual

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Reinstalling Software

3 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for

example,

Audio or Video).

4 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
5 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver Browse my computer for driver

software.

6 Click Browse and browse to the location to which you previously copied

the driver files.

7 When the name of the appropriate driver appears, click the name of the

driver→

OKNext.

8 Click Finish and restart your computer.

Restoring Your Operating System

You can restore your operating system in the following ways:

• Microsoft Windows System Restore returns your computer to an earlier

operating state without affecting data files. Use System Restore as the first

solution for restoring your operating system and preserving data files.

• Dell Factory Image Restore (available in Windows Vista) returns your hard

drive to the operating state it was in when you purchased the computer.

This program permanently deletes all data on the hard drive and removes

any programs installed after you received the computer. Use Dell Factory

Image Restore only if System Restore did not resolve your operating

system problem.

• If you received the Operating System media with your computer, you can

use it to restore your operating system. However, using the Operating

System media also deletes all data on the hard drive. Use the media only if

System Restore did not resolve your operating system problem.

Using Microsoft

®

Windows

®

System Restore

The Windows operating systems provide a System Restore option that allows

you to return your computer to an earlier operating state (without affecting

data files) if changes to the hardware, software, or other system settings have

left the computer in an undesirable operating state. Any changes that System

Restore makes to your computer are completely reversible.

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