Dell Inspiron 7000 User Manual
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Reinstalling Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft® Windows® 98: Dell™ Inspiron™ 7000
Reinstalling Touch Pad Drivers
Reinstalling Internal Modem Drivers
Reinstalling the Hardware DVD Decoder Driver
Reinstalling Softex BayManager Software
Creating the Save-to-Disk Suspend File
Overview
To reinstall utilities and drivers on a computer running the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, use the program diskette set from Dell or the backup diskettes that
you made after receiving the computer.
To reinstall the system software, you need the following items:
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The Microsoft Windows 98 CD
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The Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette
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The Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD
Reinstalling Video Drivers
Video drivers control features such as screen resolution and the number of screen colors.
To reinstall the video drivers, perform the following steps:
1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
2. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
3. If the Welcome to Windows 98 screen appears, click the x in the upper-right corner of the screen to close it and continue with the installation.
4. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
5. In the Run dialog box, type
x:\video\setup.exe
, where
x
is the letter designation for the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
6. Click OK.
7. At the Welcome screen, click Next >.
8. At the Main Menu, the Upgrade Drivers radio button is selected. Click Next >.
9. The video files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
Reinstalling Touch Pad Drivers
Touch pad drivers and associated utilities allow you to customize the operation of your touch pad and cursor features. To reinstall the touch pad drivers, perform the
following steps:
1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
2. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
3. If the Welcome to Windows 98 screen appears, click the x in the upper-right corner of the screen to close it and continue with the installation.
4. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
5. In the Run dialog box, type
x:\touchpad\setup.exe
, where
x
is the letter designation for the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
6. Click OK.
7. At the Welcome screen, click Next>.
At the Choose Destination Location window, click Next>.
8. At the Start Copying Files window, click Next>.
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The touch pad files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
10. At the Setup Complete window, click Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish.
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The Information about your TouchPad window appears. If you do no want this window to appear each time you start the computer, uncheck the box that says Show this message
the next time Windows starts. Then click Close.
Reinstalling Audio Drivers
Audio drivers allow you to customize the sound features of your computer. To reinstall the audio drivers, perform the following steps:
1. Save your work in all open application programs, because you will need to restart your computer at the end of this procedure to complete the installation.
NOTE: If you need to use extended-video modes, check the documentation that came with the application program to determine if the drivers are
provided. If not, contact the software manufacturer to get the necessary drivers.