Dell Inspiron 7000 User Manual
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Reinstalling Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft® Windows NT®: Dell™ Inspiron™ 7000
Reinstalling Touch Pad Drivers
Reinstalling Internal Modem Drivers
Overview
To reinstall utilities and drivers on a computer running the Microsoft Windows NT 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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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 CD
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 CD
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Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD
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CD-ROM drive (installed)
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One formatted diskette
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. Log on as Administrator.
2. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click Control Panel.
4. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Display icon.
5. In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab and click Display Type.
6. In the Adapter Type area, click Change.
7. In the Change Display dialog box, click Have Disk.
8. In the Install From Disk dialog box, type x.:\video, where x is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
9. Click OK.
A list of devices supported by this driver appears.
10. Highlight ATI 3d RAGE MOBILITY PAGP, and then click OK.
11. Click Yes when the third-party drivers message appears.
The files are copied to the hard-disk drive.
A message appears stating that the drivers were successfully installed.
12. Click OK.
13. Click Close to close the Display Type dialog box.
14. Click Close to close the Display Properties dialog box.
15. When prompted, click Yes to restart your computer.
Reinstalling Touch Pad Drivers
Touch pad drivers and associated utilities allow you to customize the operation of your touch-pad driver controls features such as touch pad and mouse functions,
scrolling, touch features, and sensitivity. To reinstall the touch pad drivers, perform the following steps:
1. Log on as Administrator.
2. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
4. Double-click the Touch pad folder.
5. Double-click Setup.
6. In the Welcome window, click Next>.
7. In the Important Information window, click Next>.
Another Important Information window appears recommending you create or update an emergency repair diskette before you install the Synaptics Touch Pad driver.
8. Ensure that the Run the Emergency Repair Disk utility before installing check box is selected, and then click Next >.
9. Click Next> to install the files in the default directory.
10. Click Next> to begin copying the files.
11. When prompted to create an emergency repair diskette, click Yes.
12. Label a blank diskette “Emergency Repair Diskette,” insert it into the diskette drive, and then click OK.
NOTE: Select the appropriate language.
NOTE: After the computer restarts, you may change the video resolution. See the following section, “Changing Video Resolution.”