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Reinstalling Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft Windows 98: Dell Inspiron 7000

Reinstalling Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft� Windows� 98: Dell™ Inspiron™ 7000

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:

The Microsoft Windows 98 CD
The Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette
The Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD

Reinstalling Video Drivers

Video drivers control features such as screen resolution and the number of screen colors.

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.

To reinstall the video drivers, perform the following steps:

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.
Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
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.
Click the Start button, and then click Run.
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.
Click OK.
At the Welcome screen, click Next >.
At the Main Menu, the Upgrade Drivers radio button is selected. Click Next >.
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:

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.
Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
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.
Click the Start button, and then click Run.
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.
Click OK.
At the Welcome screen, click Next>.
At the Choose Destination Location window, click Next>.
At the Start Copying Files window, click Next>.
The touch pad files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
At the Setup Complete window, click Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish.
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:

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.
Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
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.
Click the Start button, and then click Run.
In the Run dialog box, type x:\audio\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.
Click OK.
At theWelcome screen, click Next >.
At the Main menu, click Upgrade Drivers and then click Next >.
The audio files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
When prompted, be sure that the Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button is selected, and then click Finish.
After Windows 98 restarts, the New Hardware Wizard appears.
Click Next>.
At the next screen, be sure that theSearch for the best driver for your device (Recommended) radio button is selected and then click Next >.
When the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears, deselect Floppy Disk Drives and select Specify a Location.
Type d:\audio in the Path Location field and then click Next >.
When the driver has been detected, click Next >.
Messages that indicate that files are being copied and driver information is being built appear on your screen.
When prompted, click Finish.
The New Hardware Found window appears, the driver is installed, and the installation is completed.

Reinstalling Internal Modem Drivers

Modem drivers allow you to customize the operation of your optional internal modem. If your computer has an internal modem, perform the following steps to install the drivers:

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.
Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
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.
Click the Start button, and then click Run.
In the Run dialog box, type x:\modem\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.
Click OK.
At the Welcome Screen, click Next>.
The internal modem files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
At the Setup Complete window, click Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and then click Finish.
The New hardware found window appears and states that the system has detected the new hardware.
Click Remove and then click OK.

Reinstalling DVD-ROM Decoder Drivers

DVD-ROM decoder drivers allow the Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) decoder on your optional DVD-ROM drive to decode MPEG files, such as DVD movies. If your computer has a DVD-ROM drive, perform the following steps to install the drivers:

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.
Restart your computer.
Press <F2> at the Dell logo screen.
The Setup menu window appears.
Press the right-arrow key to select the System Devices menu.
If the Internal MPEG II option appears on the System Devices menu, make sure the option is enabled. Then press <F10> to exit the Setup program. Proceed to the next subsection, “Installing the Hardware DVD Decoder Driver.”

If the Internal MPEG II option does not appear on the System Devices menu, see the section on installing the software DVD decoder driver in the document titled Installing a DVD-ROM Drive and Software DVD Decoder Driver that accompanied your Dell Inspiron 7000 Series System Software CD.

Reinstalling the Hardware DVD Decoder Driver

To install the hardware DVD decoder driver, perform the following steps:

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.
Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Series System Software CD into the DVD-ROM drive.
Click the Start button, and then click Run.
In the Run dialog box, type x:\hwdvd\setup.exe, where x is the DVD-ROM drive letter.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
Click OK.
The Welcome window appears. Click Next>.
The Software License Agreement window appears. Click Yes to accept the terms of the agreement.
At the Choose Destination Location screen, click Next>.
At the Start Copying Files screen, click Next>.
At the Setup Complete screen, be sure that the Yes , I want to restart my computer now radio button is selected, and then click Finish.

The first time you play a DVD after installing this driver, you may be prompted to change the region setting.

NOTE: To play MPEG - 2 clips, you must install Microsoft DirectX� 6.X and MediaPlayer 6.X. You can download this file at: http://www.microsoft.com/directx and http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer.

Reinstalling Softex BayManager Software

The Softex BayManager software allows you to remove and install devices without turning off your system. To install BayManager, perform the following steps:

Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Series System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM icon.
Double-click the BayMgr folder.
Double-click setup.exe.
At the Welcome screen, click Next.
An InstallShield message indicates that the files are being copied.
At the Setup Complete window, click Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and click Finish.

The system restarts.
Remove the Dell Inspiron 7000 Series System Software CD from the drive.

After your computer restarts, a BayManager icon appears in the icon tray at the right of the taskbar.

Creating the Save-to-Disk Suspend File

If you are installing a new hard-disk drive or if you are rebuilding a hard-disk drive that has corrupted software and you want to be able to use the save-to-disk suspend mode, you must use the phdisk.exe utility on your System Utilities diskette to create a save-to-disk suspend file. When save-to-disk suspend mode is activated, all system data is stored in this file.

To create the save-to-disk suspend file, perform the following steps:

Insert the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette into the diskette drive.
Restart the system.
When the Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu appears, select Start computer with CD-ROM Support and press <Enter>.
When the MS-DOS� prompt appears, insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Series System Software CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
When the A:\> prompt appears on the screen, insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Series System Software CD into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
At the A:\> prompt, type the drive letter for your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and press <Enter>.
The CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
Type cd\utility and press <Enter>.
Type phdisk /create /file and press <Enter>.

NOTE: Make sure a space is between phdisk /create and /file.

The utility calculates the size of the file, in kilobytes, based on the amount of system memory in your computer, plus 2 MB to handle video memory and additional system requirements.
Follow the instructions on your screen to create the save-to-disk suspend file.
To check the size of the save-to-disk suspend file, at an MS-DOS prompt type phdisk /info and press <Enter>.

If you need to delete the save-to-disk suspend file, at an MS-DOS prompt type phdisk /delete /file and press <Enter>.
Remove the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette, and press <Ctrl><Alt><Del> to restart the system.

Reinstalling the System Help File

If needed, you can download the Dell Inspiron 7000 Series Help File from Dell’s World Wide Web site at http://www.dell.com/:

Click the Support icon.
The Dell Support main menu appears.
Click Support Your Dell, and then click Inspiron Notebook.
Click 7000.
Click Documentation.
Click Online Documentation, and follow the instructions provided to download and view the Help file.