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What Is a Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Identifying Drivers
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Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Microsoft Windows Vista
®
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Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
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Using Windows Device Driver Rollback
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Manually Reinstalling Drivers
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Troubleshooting Software and Hardware Problems in the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP and Microsoft Windows Vista
®
Operating Systems. . . . . 358
Restoring Your Operating System
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Using Microsoft
Windows
System Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Starting System Restore
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Undoing the Last System Restore
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Enabling System Restore
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Using Dell™ PC Restore and Dell Factory Image Restore . . . . . . . 361
Windows XP: Dell PC Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Windows Vista: Dell Factory Image Restore. . . . . . . . . 362
Using the Operating System Media
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Before you Begin
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Reinstalling Windows XP or Windows Vista
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18 Getting Help
Obtaining Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Online Services
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AutoTech Service
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Automated Order-Status Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Support Service
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Problems With Your Order
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Product Information
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Returning Items for Warranty Repair or Credit
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Before You Call
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Contacting Dell
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