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

Reinstalling Utilities and Drivers for Microsoft® Windows NT®: Dell™ Inspiron™ 7000

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:

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 CD
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 CD
Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD
CD-ROM drive (installed)
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:

Log on as Administrator.
Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel window, double-click the Display icon.
In the Display Properties window, click the Settings tab and click Display Type.
In the Adapter Type area, click Change.
In the Change Display dialog box, click Have Disk.
In the Install From Disk dialog box, type x.:\video, where x is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.
Click OK.
A list of devices supported by this driver appears.
Highlight ATI 3d RAGE MOBILITY PAGP, and then click OK.

NOTE: Select the appropriate language.
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.
Click OK.
Click Close to close the Display Type dialog box.
Click Close to close the Display Properties dialog box.
When prompted, click Yes to restart your computer.

NOTE: After the computer restarts, you may change the video resolution. See the following section, �Changing Video Resolution.�

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:

Log on as Administrator.
Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
Double-click the Touch pad folder.
Double-click Setup.
In the Welcome window, click Next>.
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.
Ensure that the Run the Emergency Repair Disk utility before installing check box is selected, and then click Next >.
Click Next> to install the files in the default directory.
Click Next> to begin copying the files.
When prompted to create an emergency repair diskette, click Yes.
Label a blank diskette �Emergency Repair Diskette,� insert it into the diskette drive, and then click OK.
Click OK at the dialog box regarding sensitive information.
After the appropriate files are copied onto the hard-disk drive and the emergency repair diskette is created, remove the Emergency Repair Diskette and select Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
Do not remove the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD.
Click Finish to exit the installation and restart your computer.

Reinstalling Audio Drivers

Audio drivers allow you to customize the sound features of your computer. To reinstall the audio drivers, perform the following steps:

Log on as Administrator.
Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the My Computer icon and then double-click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel window, double-click the Multimedia icon.
In the Multimedia Properties window, click the Devices tab.
Click Add.
In the Add pop-up window, highlight Unlisted or Updated Driver Click OK.
Type x:\audio, where x is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive, and then click OK.
The Add Unlisted or Updated Driver dialog box appears with ESS Audio Driver M2/M2E 4.02.37 highlighted.
Click OK.

NOTE: If the following message appears, click NEW, and then continue with step 10.

The required mastro.dll is already on the system. Do you want to use the current driver or install a new driver?
Click OK, and then click OK again.
Click Restart Now to restart the computer.

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.

NOTICE: Do not install this driver if the computer does not have an internal modem installed.

NOTE: The internal modem is not available in all regions.

Log on as Administrator.
Insert the Dell Inspiron 7000 Windows NT 4.0 Workstation System Software CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the My Computer icon, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
Double-click the Internal Modem folder.
Double-click Setup. The Installing Modem Drivers window appears.
At the Modem Installation window, click Next>.
When prompted, select Install new modem driver and components and click Next>.
When prompted, select the Yes, I want to restart my computer now check box and click Finish to restart the computer.

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.