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Consider a situation where a set of INF files is used to install hardware.

Open up Control Panel and start the mechanism Device Manager... As a result, a window will open in which you can see a list of all devices detected by the operating system on the computer (Fig. 16.1).

Most of it is made up of devices located on the motherboard, and only a few records indicate devices that are installed in the form of an expansion card or connected using external ports.

Our task is to install a driver for a device not detected by the operating system. If the device is not yet connected to the computer, it's time to do it.

If the device is already connected to the computer, then right-click on the computer name at the very top of the list and in the menu that appears, select Install old device (Fig. 16.2). This will launch the Add New Hardware Wizard to guide and guide you through the hardware installation (Figure 16.3).

Rice. 16.1. Launching the Device Manager mechanism

Rice. 16.2. Select the item Install old device

After reading the introductory speech and having prepared a driver disc, if necessary, press the button Further, to start the device installation process.

Rice. 16.3. Add Hardware Wizard

The installation wizard offers two options for further actions: automatic and manual installation of equipment (Fig. 16.4). Automatic installation will do nothing, since the operating system has already tried to do this during the installation process. For this reason, it is immediately necessary to move on to the second option. Set the switch to position Installing equipment manually selected from the list and press the button Further.

Rice. 16.4. Choosing an action option

In the next window, you will see a list of devices of different types, drivers for which are available in the operating system (Fig. 16.5).

Rice. 16.5. We indicate the type of device that needs to be installed

Let's first consider the option when you found the driver you need in the list of manufacturers and drivers. After checking it, press the button Further, to proceed with installing it.

In the next window, the Add New Hardware Wizard will display a list of all the drivers available in the system for the selected device type, sorted by hardware manufacturer. If you are sure that one of the offered drivers is suitable for your equipment, then select the required manufacturer on the left side of the window, and the required driver on the right. After that, you can try to install it by clicking the button Further(fig.16.6). This will lead to the appearance of a confirmation window in which you need to click the button again Further(fig.16.7).

After the driver installation is confirmed, the Add New Hardware Wizard copies the required drivers to the system and tries to initialize the device. If the initialization of the device was successful, you will see a window with a message stating that the driver for the device was installed correctly and the device is ready for use. Otherwise, the wizard will inform you that the installation has failed and the device cannot be started, or that there are some difficulties (Fig. 16.8).

Rice. 16.6. Specifying the driver for the device

Rice. 16.7. Confirming the driver installation

Hello dear reader of my blog! The stable operation of the Windows operating system depends on how correctly you have installed the driver for the device.

In this article, I will show you how to install a driver for a device in the Windows operating system in several ways.

A driver is a program through which the Windows operating system gains access to a specific computer device (video card, network card, printer, etc.).

Choosing my motherboard model

I select the folder where to save the driver and click "Save"

Next, the downloaded driver must be installed. The driver can be supplied as an executable file (for example: setup.exe) or as a folder with driver files without an installation file. If the downloaded drivers have an installation file, there will be no problem installing it. Just run the executable and follow the instructions on the screen. If you have a driver in the form of a folder with files without an installation file, then read the next installation method.

3. Installing the driver through the device manager

If you have a driver for a specific device (on a hard disk or flash drive), but there is no installation file and you do not have this driver installed on the system, do the following:

Open the "Start" menu, find the "computer" icon, right-click on it (hereinafter: RMB) and select properties ...

The system window will open, click on "Device Manager"

The device manager will open, in which we see all the devices installed on our system. If there is a yellow exclamation mark next to a device, it means that no drivers are installed for this device, or the driver is not installed correctly. We click RMB on the problem device and select "Properties"

We see in the properties of this device that there are no drivers installed for it. Click "Update driver ..."

Now we have a choice, either automatic driver search Windows system, or installing the driver manually. We select "Search and install drivers manually"

We tell the system where to look for drivers. To do this, click "Browse"

and select our driver folder. Click "OK"

We see that the driver for the device is being installed

If the installation is successful, a window will appear that the installation of drivers for this device is completed

Click "Close" and see that the yellow exclamation mark has disappeared from our device (TV tuner). The driver is installed!

If you do not have a driver for this device, then you can select "Automatic search for drivers". In this case, Windows will try to find a driver for the device on this computer and on the Internet.

But this method does not always work, so you better not rely on it.

Note: This method is described for the operating systemWindows 7. If you have installedWindowsXP orWindows 8, the steps will be similar.

4. Program for updating driversDriverPack Solution

DriverPackSolution is a program for automatic installation, search and update of drivers.

My favorite and most versatile way to install drivers. Having previously downloaded the "Full" version to a disk or flash drive, you can install drivers on a computer where there is not even access to the Internet.

We go to the site: drp.su/ru/... Click "download".

We choose the version "Full" or "Vip". The "Full" version can be downloaded for free, without registration via torrent. What is a torrent, I will tell you in the following articles, so blog. After clicking the "download" button, download the torrent file of the "Full" version to your computer.

Using a torrent client, download the driver assembly to your computer

The downloaded ISO file (disc image) can be uploaded to a 9GB DVD disc and used. Below I will show you how to do this.

If we decided to choose "VIP-status" click "Register"

After that, a page with a login and password will be released, where you can register or log in using the previously created credentials

After registration, you will be sent an email, where you will need to confirm your address by clicking on the link ...

After confirming your account, you can click on "Download DriverPackSolution Configurator"

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The "VIP" status can be obtained by performing certain actions to promote the drp.su/ru site. This is the passage of various quests, joining a group in contact, exchanging links, inviting friends, etc. If you are ready to promote their project for the sake of VIP status, then please

Also on the site you can download drivers for laptops by clicking on the "For laptops" section and selecting your laptop model in the list

Now I will show you how to use the DriverPackSolution automatic driver installer and update program by downloading the "Full" version and burning this image onto a 9GB DVD.

Run the installation file from disk. Typically, this is DriverPackSolution.exe. The program shell will open and collect information about devices and installed drivers on your computer or laptop.

After collecting information about devices, the program will show drivers that are not installed on the system or that can be updated with new versions.

The numbers in the figure indicate the explanations:

1. If you check the "Expert mode" checkbox, the program will expand to show a list of drivers to be installed. I recommend checking the box;

1. A checkbox for selecting a specific driver. Here you can select a specific driver and click the "Install All" or "Update All" button;

1. Automatic smart driver installation buttons. These buttons are used if you decided to install drivers for the device one by one;

1. "Install All" or "Update All" button (depending on the situation, the button may change its name)

If you clicked the " Install and update everything", A window appears with the selection of the required drivers and programs for installation. Click "Start Installation"

After the drivers are installed, be sure to restart the computer.

All drivers for our devices are installed and updated!

5. Installing the driver usingMa— config. com/ ru

The site Ma-config.com/ru is designed to determine the configuration of your PC and find the necessary drivers for your system.

We go to the site Ma-config.com/ru and press "My drivers"

After the file is saved, it will automatically start and download the rest of the program

Then the driver update program will start to install. Choose a language and click "Good"

After installing the program, go to their website again and click "Refresh Page"

Then we press "Start analysis" again and see on the right how the process of analyzing our equipment is going on.

Then a new page will open, go to the very bottom of the page and click "Find Drivers"

This will open a new page with a list of drivers that need to be installed or updated. In my case, only a driver update for my video card came out. Click "download"

A new page will open with a description of the driver and a download button. Click on her

A new page will open showing information about the downloaded file, its size and where you will download it from. Click on the link to download the driver to your computer

6. Search for a driver byIDdevices

It so happens that not one of the ways does not suit us or is impossible due to some circumstances. Then you can try to install the device driver using the hardware identification number (hardware ID).

To do this, go to the "Start" menu - right-click on the "Computer" icon - "Properties"

We find a device for which the driver is not installed (it is highlighted with a yellow question mark), right-click on it, select "Properties"

Now go to the site devid.info and paste our equipment ID into the field from the clipboard "Enter driver code"(press the keys "Ctrl" + "V"). Press the button "Search". If the search is successful, the information about the found driver will be shown at the bottom of the page. Click the icon with a floppy disk to save the driver to your computer

Conclusion

Well, now you know how to install a driver for a device in several ways, including a driver update program. The stable operation of your operating system and your mood in general depend on the correct installation of the driver. You can ask all questions about how to install the driver in the comments below.

Finally, you can watch a video on how to install drivers using DriverPack Solution

Well, in the next article I will tell you how to burn a DVD disc.

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Installing the driver from the INF file

Consider a situation where a set of INF files is used to install hardware.

Open up Control Panel and start the mechanism Device Manager... As a result, a window will open in which you can see a list of all devices detected by the operating system on the computer (Fig. 16.1).

Most of it is made up of devices located on the motherboard, and only a few records indicate devices that are installed in the form of an expansion card or connected using external ports.

Our task is to install a driver for a device not detected by the operating system. If the device is not yet connected to the computer, it's time to do it.

If the device is already connected to the computer, then right-click on the computer name at the very top of the list and in the menu that appears, select Install old device (Fig. 16.2). This will launch the Add New Hardware Wizard to guide and guide you through the hardware installation (Figure 16.3).

Rice. 16.1. Launching the Device Manager mechanism

Rice. 16.2. Select the item Install old device

After reading the introductory speech and having prepared a driver disc, if necessary, press the button Further, to start the device installation process.

Rice. 16.3. Add Hardware Wizard

The installation wizard offers two options for further actions: automatic and manual installation of equipment (Fig. 16.4). Silent installation will do nothing, since the operating system has already tried to do this during the installation process. For this reason, it is immediately necessary to move on to the second option. Set the switch to position Installing equipment manually selected from the list and press the button Further.

Rice. 16.4. Choosing an action option

In the next window, you will see a list of devices of different types, drivers for which are available in the operating system (Fig. 16.5).

Rice. 16.5. We indicate the type of device that needs to be installed

Let's first consider the option when you found the driver you need in the list of manufacturers and drivers. After checking it, press the button Further, to proceed with installing it.

In the next window, the Add New Hardware Wizard will display a list of all the drivers available in the system for the selected device type, sorted by hardware manufacturer. If you are sure that one of the offered drivers is suitable for your equipment, then select the required manufacturer on the left side of the window, and the required driver on the right. After that, you can try to install it by clicking the button Further(fig.16.6). This will lead to the appearance of a confirmation window in which you need to click the button again Further(fig.16.7).

After the driver installation is confirmed, the Add New Hardware Wizard copies the required drivers to the system and tries to initialize the device. If the initialization of the device was successful, you will see a window with a message stating that the driver for the device was installed correctly and the device is ready for use. Otherwise, the wizard will inform you that the installation has failed and the device cannot be started, or that there are some difficulties (Fig. 16.8).

Rice. 16.6. Specifying the driver for the device

Rice. 16.7. Confirming the driver installation

In this situation, the only way out is to try to install another driver, for example, the one that comes with the device or downloaded from the manufacturer's website on the Internet.

Rice. 16.8. Failed driver installation

To install a different driver, click the button Install from disk(see fig.16.6). As a result, a window will appear in which you need to click the button Overview(Fig. 16.9) and in the file selection window that opens, specify the location of the file with the driver.

Rice. 16.9. Installing the driver from another source

After pressing the button OK the wizard will try to install the driver. If this driver can work in Windows 7, it will be installed and the device will be able to function.

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It is not such a common situation, but when servicing a large fleet of user computers, it sometimes happens that for a certain device the manufacturer has not released drivers for the required OS version. It could be old version OS, or old device. All in all. sometimes you need to install the drivers manually. They are usually delivered in the form of several files. Most often they have the inf or sys extension, but they can be different.

The procedure for installing the driver in Windows 10 depends on how you install it. Each method has its own pros and cons. The most important plus is that any user, from beginner to master, can choose the most convenient one, avoiding system errors and the departure of programs in the future. We will consider each method in detail separately. Remember that the most important thing is to use drivers from reliable sources so as not to damage the operating system and accidentally launch a virus, the elimination of which will take much more time and effort than installing any driver.

What you need to install the driver

In order to install the driver manually, you need an installation disc or a special software to walk you through the entire installation procedure step by step. Below we will consider one of such programs - Driver Easy. There are situations when, due to incompatibility, the driver from the installation disk gives an error. It is in such cases that we need programs that will help find and update the driver. In addition, this option will be more acceptable for owners of netbooks, which often lack a floppy drive. For such cases, there is an option to install the necessary driver from a USB drive, we will also analyze it today, since this method has its own characteristics.

Manual installation - instructions

Installing the driver manually using the device manager

1. Open the Windows 10 control panel by simultaneously pressing the Win + X key (Windows key and X key) and left-click on the "Control Panel" item

2. For convenience, it is desirable to customize small icons.

3. Click on "Device Manager".

In the Device Manager window, expand the categories and find the device you want. Then right click on the device name and select "Update Driver Software". The photo shows an example of installing the driver for the Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller network adapter.

Installing the Driver Manually Using Driver Easy

1. In the main window of Driver Easy, click on the driver for the device you want to update. After that, you will see the standard Task Manager window, which was written about above. Select the device to update.

2. In the pop-up window, you will see two options. Click Browse My Computer to install the driver software.

3. Click Browse to locate the downloaded driver file.

Click the Down Triangle button in Driver Easy, then select Open File Location to open the driver folder.

For convenience, you can copy and paste the location of the downloaded files into the box.

The path to the file:

As you already understood, updating takes a lot of time and requires basic knowledge of working with personal computer... In addition to manual updates, Driver Easy can automatically find, download, and install any drivers that require an update. But, as we already said, this is unsafe, since this function works in automatic mode, and in this case it is impossible to do backup in case of a major failure.

Driver Installation from CD or DVD

Almost all computer and hardware manufacturers provide a set of drivers for different hardware devices. For example, the driver CD that came with your printer contains drivers for many different printers, not just the one you purchased. When installing drivers, make sure you are installing the drivers for your printer model and not another. Also, make sure you install it for the version of Windows that is installed on your computer. The process of installing a driver from a CD is no different from the standard installation process for any other program. Be sure to follow all instructions in the installer the first time you start it. In some cases, you need to uninstall the old driver before installing the new one.

If you have a driver CD but your computer doesn't have a floppy drive or it doesn't work, you can also load the drivers from a USB stick.

Installing drivers from a USB stick

After copying the drivers to a USB stick, you can install the required software on your computer. Make sure the drive is connected to your computer, open Windows Explorer and look for your device name. For example, if you have a USB drive that is assigned drive E: when connected, then you need to click on the icon named E: in order to open the contents.

Once the drivers are found on the disk, you must determine exactly how they will be installed on your computer. If the directory contains executable files or an installation file (extension * .exe), then you can install the driver using this file. If the drivers are compressed into a ZIP file, you need to decompress the file using archivers such as 7-Zip and WinZip.

Installing an inf file

If the above recommendations did not help you, then all instructions for installing drivers and hardware devices are always contained in a file with the .inf extension, which is located in the C: Windowsinf folder. The readme folder is protected and hidden. To make it visible, in the folder view settings, check the "Hidden items" checkbox. To find the detail file for the device you need, follow these instructions:

open the device manager;

right-click on the selected device and select "Properties" from the menu

then go to the "Details" tab. Expand the list and select INF Name. The file name will be displayed in the "Value" field.

After you know the name of the file, return to the Task Manager, select the device, click "Update driver" and specify the path to the * .inf file (in this example, it will be C: Windowsinfoem3.inf).

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This type of driver installation almost always helps in the case when the driver for the device is not installed by simply running the installation file setup, with extensions * .exe or * .msi.

But the main condition for the successful installation of the driver in this case is that the driver must be completely unpacked and the file with the extension * .inf should be available. Often, hardware manufacturers pack their drivers not only with standard ZIP archivers, but also using sophisticated proprietary software. Here, a program can be very useful for unpacking Universal Extractor that you can unpack almost any driver installer.

Consider how to force install a driver in Windows 7 using a webcam as an example Defender AV-W2035... There is a driver downloaded from the Internet AV-W2035_VISTA.zip which we successfully unpacked into the folder C: / AW-0350-MIC-VISTA... First, we need to view where the file with the extension is located. * .inf... To do this, in the properties Windows folders you need to enable the display of file extensions so that the names of the files are written with their extensions. Or use a very useful program Total commander or similar file manager... After looking through the folders (you can use the file search), we found the file snpstd2.inf

You should remember the entire path to this file, so that later it will be easier to find it in Explorer... We connect the camera to the computer, and wait for Windows to complete all its operations to determine the new hardware.

We open Device Manager (Start -> Control Panel -> Device Manager)

The device is immediately visible USB camera without installed drivers. Right-click on the camera and select the item in the context menu Update drivers ...

in the window that opens, click

and then select the button Further

A window with lists of equipment categories will open.
In order not to waste time and not rack your brains, just point to the first line Show all devices and press the button Further

In the next window, we will open a list of available drivers in the system (if any). But since we know that we have a folder with the driver, then without selecting anything from the list, we click on the button

Push the button Overview…

and using Explorer we are looking for our file with the extension * .inf, select it with the mouse and follow the button Open

and, of course, a button OK

Now our driver will appear in the window with a list of available drivers (if the driver is not suitable for the hardware, the system will generate an error).

Here you should pay attention to the check mark Compatible devices only... The fact is that if the connected equipment has not been tested for compatibility with the installed Windows version, then the driver for it will not be found, despite the fact that it may be quite working. Therefore, in some cases, this checkbox should be unchecked and the search for the driver should be repeated again.

So, after the file with the driver is found, select our driver in the list with the mouse and press the button Further

Driver installation starts

A Windows warning may appear stating that the driver being installed is not digitally signed or has not been tested for compatibility. If you are sure that the driver was taken from a reliable source and is precisely intended for the installed equipment, then you should not be afraid of such a warning, but you should agree to further install the driver. At the end of the installation, the system will display the completion window.

You can make sure that the driver has been installed successfully Device manager, where the connected device will no longer have a question, and its name will change to the correct one created by the manufacturer. In our case with a camera, this will be a device that appears with the name USB PC Camera (SN9C103)

The installation is complete, you can safely start using your new equipment!