How to Safely and Quickly Install Drivers
There is one easy way to install all the drivers you need in your computer. Multiple driver install is usually performed if you have just finished reinstalling your operating system. Operating system reinstall, on the other hand, is performed when you encounter major problems in your computer and a simple repair can’t do the trick any longer.
If a complete reinstall is what you have done, the next thing you should perform is driver reinstall. Windows XP has a good set of drivers in its database that it is almost not necessary to reinstall those drivers any more. But then, if you really want to maximize the use of every component in your system, you might as well do the complete driver reinstall.
The task is also necessary just in case you don’t have Windows XP or any higher operating system installed in your computer. Windows 98, ME, and 2000 require driver reinstall, especially when it comes to video, sound, modem, and network interface cards. If you don’t put back the drivers, you won’t be able to use any of these hardware at all.
The safest and quickest way to install drivers is to look for the drivers CD that came with your computer. For sure, all the drivers that you need are included in there. You simply have to run the disc if it has an auto-run function. If not, you have to browse through the folders inside as you go about updating the devices listed in your device manager.
If you have lost that CD and you have a branded computer like a Dell, Emachines, HP, Toshiba, or others, you can go to their website and download the entire CD or request one to be sent to you. If that’s not possible, don’t worry. The drivers that you need would be available in their support site for sure. You just have to download each one of them and run them as necessary.
When updating drivers of different hardware, it is advisable that you do it one at a time. Go to device manager and click through the hardware devices that have a yellow question mark or a bang on the list. Those are the drivers that you need to update. Make sure that you have the driver file needed for each of them. Then manually do the update, through the properties link and driver tab of the device in the device manager.