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Chapter 16: Restoring Software
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Reinstalling device drivers in Windows 98,
Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
If you just reinstalled Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows XP, the device
drivers were automatically reinstalled. If you just reinstalled Windows 2000,
reinstall the device drivers by following the steps below.
If you need to reinstall device drivers because you are directed to do so while
troubleshooting or if a message tells you that there is a problem with a device
driver, reinstall the device drivers by following the steps below.
To reinstall device drivers:
1 Place Disc 1 of the System Restoration Kit into your CD/DVD drive. The
System Restoration Kit program starts. Go to Step 5.
- OR -
If the program does not start automatically, go to Step 2.
2 Click Start, then select Run. The Run dialog box opens.
3 In the Open text box, type D:\RUNMENU.EXE (where D is the drive letter
of your CD/DVD drive).
4 Click OK. The System Restoration Kit program starts.
5 If the Welcome to the System Restoration Kit window opens, close it by
clicking
OK.
6 Click the Reinstall tab.
7 If there is a Find More button at the bottom of the window, complete
the list of available device drivers by clicking
Find More and following the
on-screen instructions.
8 Click Automatic Installation, then select multiple device drivers to reinstall.
- OR -
Click
Manual Installation, then select a single device driver to reinstall.
Help and
Support
For more information on reinstalling device drivers, click
Start, then select Help and Support or Help.