How to Build Your Own PC - Save A Buck And Learn A Lot  9  Chapter 10: Configuring Windows XP       9  Dealing with Driver Problems

Updating Drivers 1 Getting a New Driver from the Manufacturer’s Website

It’s important to realize that sometimes a CD with drivers won’t run as desired. For example, the ViewSonic CD didn’t work for us. Sometimes, double clicking on the CD drive letter will start the CD and it will run then. Sometimes, it still won’t run, but, possibly, the drivers are on the CD and fully usable. Using Device Manager to find the device and then selecting its properties and using the “Update Driver” to start the Windows Hardware Update Wizard will find and successfully install the drivers from the CD.

If you have difficulty installing a driver, try the various approaches: First, just try to run the CD that came with the hardware. Insert the CD and wait. If it doesn’t autorun, double click on the CD drive letter and see what happens. Maybe, it will run and install the driver.

Updating Drivers 1 Getting a New Driver from the Manufacturer’s Website