Quick Reference Guide

40 Quick Reference Guide
Enabling System Restore
If you reinstall Windows XP with less than 200 MB of free hard-disk space available, System Restore is
automatically disabled. To verify that System Restore is enabled:
1
Click the Start button and click Control Panel .
2 Click Performance and Maintenance .
3 Click System .
4 Click the System Restore tab.
5 Ensure that Turn off System Restore is unchecked.
Reinstalling Microsoft Windows XP
Before You Begin
If you are considering reinstalling the Windows XP operating system to correct a problem with a newly
installed driver, first try using Windows XP Device Driver Rollback.
1
Click Start → Settings → Control Panel → System .
2 In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.
3 Click Device Manager .
4 Right-click the device for which the new driver was installed and click Properties .
5 Click the Drivers tab.
6 Click Roll Back Driver .
If Device Driver Rollback does not resolve the problem, then use System Restore to return your operating
system to the operating state it was in before you installed the new device driver (see "Using Microsoft
Windows XP System Restore" on page 38).
NOTE: The Drivers and Utilities CD contains drivers that were installed during assembly of the computer. Use the
Drivers and Utilities CD to load any required drivers, including the drivers required if your computer has a RAID
controller.
Reinstalling Windows XP
NOTICE: You must use Windows XP Service Pack 1 or later when you reinstall Windows XP.
NOTICE: Before performing the installation, back up all data files on your primary hard drive. For conventional hard
drive configurations, the primary hard drive is the first drive detected by the computer.
To reinstall Windows XP, you need the following items:
•Dell Operating System CD
•Dell
Drivers and Utilities CD
To reinstall Windows XP, perform all the steps in the following sections in the order in which they are
listed.
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