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Dell XPS 630i (Early 2008) User Manual

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Reinstalling Software

Manually Reinstalling Drivers

After extracting the driver files to your hard drive as described in the previous
section:

Windows XP:

1 Click Start→ My Computer→ Properties→ Hardware→ Device Manager.
2 Double-click the type of device for which you are installing the driver (for

example, Audio or Video).

3 Double-click the name of the device for which you are installing the driver.
4 Click the Driver tab→ Update Driver.
5 Click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)→ Next.
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 Next.
8 Click Finish and restart your computer.

Windows Vista:

1 Click the Windows Vista start button

, and right-click Computer.

2 Click Properties→ Device Manager.

NOTE:

The User Account Control window may appear. If you are an

administrator on the computer, click Continue; otherwise, contact your
administrator to enter the Device Manager.

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

→ OK→ Next.

8 Click Finish and restart your computer.

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