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Reinstalling Software
Dell™OptiPlex™FX160/160ServiceManual
Drivers
Restoring Your Operating System
User Accounts and Passwords
Drivers
Identifying Drivers
Microsoft®Windows®XP Embedded and Windows XP
1. Locate the list of devices for your computer:
a. Click Start® Control Panel.
b. If the Control Panel window appears in Category View (Pick a category), switch to Classic View (icon view).
c. Double-click System icon.
d. In the System window, click the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager.
2. Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point or Other device (a yellow circle with a [! or ?]) on the device icon.
If an exclamation point or question mark is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see Reinstalling Drivers
and Utilities).
Microsoft Windows Vista®
1. Locate the list of devices for your computer:
a. Click the Windows Vista Start button , and right-click Computer.
b. Click Properties® Device Manager.
2. Scroll down the list to see if any device has an exclamation point (a yellow circle with a [!]) on the device icon.
If an exclamation point is next to the device name, you may need to reinstall the driver or install a new driver (see Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities).
Reinstalling Drivers and Utilities
Returning to a Previous Device Driver Version
Microsoft Windows XP and Windows XP Embedded
1. Locate the list of devices for your computer:
a. Click Start® Control Panel.