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  Hi all

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  Thank you all!

  Zlek1207
   
  * If it will help, I went in (with "Show Hidden Files" active) Device Manager and it shows (with the yellow question mark) are:
  Other devices: Ethernet Controller, multimedia Audio Controller, video controller (VGA Compatible).

    

  You need, in the order of installation:

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  3. Audio driver
  4. Network driver (depends on who you are)
  5. Modem driver, if you are using a modem

  Go to the Support page and put in your Service tag. He expected to give you the drivers you need. You can download them to any PC and copy it to a USB key for installation on 2350.

  You only need applications, if you actually use them (for example, Roxio, Jasc Paintshop, etc.).

  Then install your antiviral software and get in line on the Microsoft Update site for all patches and updates.

  Please keep in mind that XP is no longer supported by Microsoft, and they stopped release of the security fixes for XP and IE9, more than 1 year. So they're all two full of security holes and put your data personal in danger.

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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/982116

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  Resolved - finally

  2 essential steps
  1 https://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kcs/document?c=us&l=en&s=gen&docid=DSN_179256&isLegacy=true#Issue5
  Reconstructions of Dell should be loaded in a particular order until the drivers are installed, that is to say the controllers then the drivers for the chipset and resolution etc. They are specific to this.
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  2 CharlesGrimes comment '... ". searching on my computer for the Dell under the old windows files and the old drivers were loaded. "I had tried this but not good. So went into a ghost of Dell image when the resolution was good on Win7, recovered files in windows/System32, which has old drivers. Does the update in graphic cards [Device Manager] driver and manually looked through above the files recovered from previous instal win7 and YES they charge this time.
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