Reinstalling Preinstalled Programs And Device Drivers - Lenovo THINKCENTRE M79 User Manual
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Reinstalling preinstalled programs and device drivers
Your computer enables you to reinstall preinstalled programs and device drivers.
Reinstalling preinstalled programs
To reinstall programs preinstalled on your Lenovo computer, do the following:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Go to C:\SWTOOLS.
3. Open the apps folder and locate the subfolder that is named after the program preinstalled on your
computer.
4. Open the subfolder and locate the EXE file.
5. Double-click the EXE file and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Reinstalling preinstalled device drivers
Attention: Reinstalling device drivers will change the current configuration of your computer. Reinstall
device drivers only when it is necessary to correct a problem with your computer.
To reinstall the device driver for a factory-installed device, do the following:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. Go to C:\SWTOOLS.
3. Open the DRIVERS folder and locate the subfolder that is named after the factory-installed device in
your computer, such as AUDIO or VIDEO.
4. Open the subfolder.
5. Do one of the following:
• Locate the EXE file. Double-click the EXE file and follow the instructions on the screen to complete
the installation.
• Locate the readme file with the .txt extension. The device driver installation information is included in
the readme file. Follow the instructions to complete the installation.
• If the device subfolder contains an INF file and you want to install the device driver using the INF file,
see the Windows help system for detailed information.
Note: For more information about the latest device drivers, see "Getting the latest device drivers for your
computer" on page 43.
Reinstalling programs and device drivers that are not preinstalled
Your computer enables you to reinstall programs and device drivers that are not preinstalled.
Reinstalling programs that are not preinstalled
If a software program you installed on your computer is not working correctly, you might need to uninstall
and then reinstall it. Reinstalling a program overwrites the existing program files and usually fixes any
problems that you might have had with the program.
To uninstall a program from your system, refer to the Microsoft Windows help system.
To reinstall most commercially available programs on your system, refer to the Microsoft Windows help
system together with the documentation provided with the program.
Reinstalling device drivers that are not preinstalled
To reinstall a device driver for an option you installed, refer to the documentation that comes with the option.
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