What to install drivers for. What to do after installing Windows? Installing programs. Installing the Driver Manually Using Driver Easy
Hello, friends! Installing drivers... The question that worries most of the world's population after. What is it - a driver. Definition... Driver - a program through which the operating system interacts with computer devices. Without the appropriate system, the system does not know how to work with this device, and may even not know at all what kind of device it is. Therefore, the process of installing drivers must be carefully considered, otherwise you will not get pleasure from work.
In this article, you'll learn everything you need to know to find, select, and install drivers.
- Driver installation (built-in or)
- Installing the remaining drivers
Installing drivers from disk
Looking for a file Setup.exe (or Autorun.exe or simply Run.exe can also be a file with the extension * .msi) and run it
Go to the tab Drivers . We see the button at the top ASUS InstAll, when you click on which will automatically install the drivers listed below. Let's take a closer look at this list and find that the trial version of the antivirus will also be automatically installed. Norton Internet Security 2011... It's easier to click install everything and if you are not satisfied with the installed antivirus, uninstall it.
If you want install drivers manually - I do this, select each driver separately and install following the instructions.
Confirm by pressing the Enter key on your keyboard. Click on the found product
On the product page, go to the tab Support
Push Drivers and Utilities
From the dropdown list select the installed operating system
You can see the search result in the picture below. Primarily we are interested in drivers for Chipset.
Click on the link Global and download.
Updating Intel Drivers
You have successfully installed the drivers, but sometimes (once a year for example) it would be nice to update them. Manufacturers are constantly improving software for their products, expanding their functionality and releasing new driver versions. Therefore, it makes sense to install them.
You can always check for a new version of drivers on the website of the manufacturer of your computer or motherboard. But it is possible, and it is much more convenient, to take the drivers from the official Intel website.
If you know your video adapter parameters, then you can use Option 1.
If you do not know the parameters of your graphics, then I recommend using Option 2. Press Graphics Drivers
A window will appear with permission to run the application. Push Run
Then another similar request will be issued. We press the same Run
In my case, Smart Scan was unable to scan my computer. Tried on and on. Possibly because my system does not have NVIDIA components
If you have an NVIDIA graphics card installed, then most likely you will be selected a fresh driver and given a link to download it.
If Smart Scan fails to scan your computer, then you will have to use Option 1. There you need to select Series and Product family. The operating system and language were automatically installed correctly. Push Search and Download Now
Install the downloaded driver.
Search and install driver by ID
Sometimes there are situations when there is no driver for the device. For example, drivers for the ASUS X55U chipset
Or you have found any device without drivers
In the device manager it can be written simply - Unknown device.
In this case, you can use the service http://devid.drp.su/. There is also an instruction for finding a driver.
Conclusion
In this article, we figured out the concept driver installation in the Windows operating system. Two installation methods were given:
- using installation discs from devices that are usually supplied in the kit
- using the search on the manufacturer's website
We figured out how to update drivers for devices from Intel, AMD and NVIDIA.
We examined in detail the search and installation of drivers by ID on drp.su. The main thing is to follow the installation sequence. First, drivers for the chipset after - whatever you want.
As I understand it, operating systems through, will slowly suggest installing new driver versions. Therefore, you can install fresh drivers once, and then install all important and almost all additional updates.
I will be glad to questions in the comments. Thank you for sharing the article on social media. Good luck to you!
Best regards, Anton Dyachenko
You bought a brand new laptop or assembled your computer, installed Windows and ... what next? We went to the Desktop, and there is only a Basket. Even if you bought a laptop with Windows already installed, then you still need to configure and install other programs. What for? To improve the performance of your device.
Everyone should have a list of programs that need to be installed immediately after installing the operating system. I have prepared my list. The programs below are suitable for most versions of Windows (XP, 7, 8 or 10). But, first of all, you need to understand the drivers.
For those with a pirated version! The first step is to turn off the "Firewall" and "Windows Update" - they are in the "Control Panel". Then you activate Windows.
1. Drivers
Drivers (or more "firewood") Is software that is responsible for the operation and correct connection of other programs to the hardware of a computer or laptop, for example: Wi-Fi will not work without an appropriate driver, the monitor will distort the image (stretch, use the wrong resolution), there will be no sound etc.
Note: In Windows 10, after connecting to Wi-Fi, the system itself finds and installs all the necessary drivers.
The first step is to check what is installed and what is not. Many people have pirated versions of Windows, and many people also buy laptops with DOS (no operating system installed) and then pirated versions are installed. That and when a pure licensed Windows - you still need to install the driver. But before that you need to check which ones are installed and which are not. To do this, right-click on the shortcut My Computer\u003e Properties\u003e Device Manager:
If you have all the drivers installed, then the picture will be like this:
If a driver is not installed, then a yellow exclamation mark will appear next to it:
There are three ways to install drivers:
From the manufacturer's official website. For example, if a laptop is ASUS, then you need to search on the website asus.com.
From the disc that was included (if any).
With Driver Pack Solution.
Some drivers are automatically installed by default, which we don't need. For example, a standard driver can be installed on a video card and then the video card will not work at full capacity, which will affect the graphics in games or when working in serious photo or video editors.
The best way to install drivers - download from disk (if it was in the box) or from the official site. Each driver is installed separately. The included disc, as a rule, has drivers for only one specific version of Windows. The best and most optimal solution is to go to the official website of the manufacturer, find the item "Drivers" in the "Support" menu, select your version of Windows and install from there. In this way, you will get the maximum efficiency and performance from your device.
Rule: Always download and install drivers from the manufacturer's official website.
4. Antivirus
There are paid and free ones. Leaders among paid - Kaspersky, Eset, Dr.Web... Leaders among free - Comodo, Avira, Avast... I have a free Comodo Internet Security, which fully copes with its functions. If you have extra money, then buy a paid antivirus for a year. But protection must be mandatory.
Telegram ... Where without it. A very useful and smart messenger. Must have.
Notepad ++ ... Convenient and functional text code editor with support for dozens of programming languages \u200b\u200band more. Syntax highlighting, plugins, skins, and more.
VirtualBox... A program that will allow you to have two operating systems on one computer. For example, you can install Windows 10 as main and Linux as secondary. The program completely virtualizes the presence of the second OS.
Some drivers are only supplied in the ".zip" format, which does not include an ".exe" installation file. They are as easy to install as regular drivers. Now we will tell you how to install a printer driver for their archive
Notes:
- you do not need to connect the printer until it is specified in this manual;
- these instructions are applicable to all Windows operating systems, from XP to 10.
First of all, the downloaded driver must be unpacked. This can be done with the free 7-Zip program (you can download it on the official website http://7-zip.org.ua/ru/), or the paid WinRar program. Also, archives can be unpacked using basic Windows tools (if the archive is in zip format) or if the archive is self-extracting (usually it is, exe format).
Example 1. If you take the Xerox Phaser 3010 as an example, then you will download the driver archive (in exe format), which are simply packed into one file. You need to run the downloaded archive (by clicking 2 times with the left mouse button) and you will see a window where you need to specify where to unpack the drivers.
Example 2. If we download the driver in zip format, then we need to use archivers to extract the drivers. To do this, you can install one of the above archivers and then right-click on the archive. In the context menu, select: "Extract all" or "Extract to current folder" or "Extract to (the name of the folder will be written here)".
So, the unpacked file, if you haven't changed anything, will be in the same folder as the downloaded archive. If you are offered a path where to unpack the drivers, then be sure to pay attention to this path, so that you do not later look for drivers throughout the computer.
After unpacking, make sure that the archive does not contain any files in the ".exe" format (for example, "Install.exe" or "Setup.exe"). If such a file was found, then the installation must be carried out in standard mode (run the file and use the prompts of the installer), if not, move on to this guide.
Go to "Control Panel" - "Hardware and Sound" - "Devices and Printers". In the top menu, click "Add Printer".
After that, a window with an indicator of device search will appear. Without waiting for the results, click "The required printer is not in the list."
After that, select the lowest item - "Add a local or network printer ..." and click "Next".
In the port selection menu, just click "Next" - in this window, the settings are not important.
In the next window, click the Have Disk button.
In the window that appears, click "Browse". 
Now we indicate the path to the folder that you unpacked. Next, click on the ".inf" file with the left mouse button, then click "Open".
Click "OK".
In the next window, select the printer (by clicking the left mouse button) and then click "Next".
You don't need to change anything in this window, just click "Next".
When we do these manipulations, the driver installation will begin. Now we are waiting for this process to complete on your computer. A window will appear asking you to share this printer with network users. We do not need this, so we leave the selected top parameter by default and click "Next". It is possible that this window will not be displayed for you. Then there will be a window like this: 
Here you need to click "Finish". Now go to the folder where the devices and printers are located (it was described above how to enter here) and right-click on the printer that was just installed. Click "Remove device" (the drivers will remain in the system).
After that, we connect the printer to the computer, turn on the printer and Windows will automatically install the necessary driver for your device.
Driver installation via device manager
If the above method did not help you, then in this case we want to suggest another. Traditionally, the downloaded driver must be unpacked. Most often, the built-in Windows archiver is enough for this purpose. We have already discussed this archiver above.
Now you need to do the following: connect the printer to a PC or laptop. Open Start, write to the search bar "Device Manager" and press "Enter";
You will see a summary of all devices connected to your computer. Your printer will be located in the Other Devices section titled Unknown Device. Right-click on this device and select the "Update drivers ..." item.
In the "Driver Update" window, select the manual driver search item (item 2).
We select the item for choosing a driver from the already installed drivers.
In the menu for selecting the type of device, select "Printers" and click "Next".
And the final stage: in the "Add Printer Wizard" window, select the "Install from disk" item, then "Browse" and specify the path to the .inf file from the unpacked folder with the driver.
After that, your printer will be installed on your computer or laptop.
Hi everyone! In this article I will show several ways to find and install drivers... We will install both manually and automatically using the program and using the usual installer.
First, I'll show you a few ways to find the driver you're looking for, and then some of the ways you can install them.
How to install drivers on Windows 7, 8, 10?
Method 1: Automatically search for drivers using the program.
The easiest way to auto-search for drivers and install them is specialized programs with a large database. The most popular is this, but lately I have been using it because there is nothing superfluous in it.
The first looks like this:
I usually put a checkmark on the left of the setting, expert mode, check the boxes for the required drivers and below the install button. If you do not, then the driver installation program may install unnecessary)
If you just need a driver and you do not need to install it, for example, then to the right of the driver, you can either unpack the driver to a selected location, or find it on the Internet.
The second looks like this:
Everything is simpler here. Select the driver with a tick and press the install button.
If you just need a driver for this program, then press the expert mode, unpack it into ...
Method 2: Search for a driver from the manufacturer's official website.
The first way is good, but there is one but in it. You do not know where this driver comes from and what is in it. 1% out of 1000 causes a blue screen. Therefore, it is better not to be lazy, but to download the official drivers. To do this, open Google! Not Yandex, but a must!
Now, if you are looking for drivers for a computer, then we write the model of the motherboard, if for a laptop, then the full name of the model and also for phones, tablets, printers.
So, I'll show on my motherboard. I have it from Asus, model Z87-a. In a laptop, for example, look for a model on the back cover, under the battery, on the device box, in the check)))
And if in general everything is bad and you cannot find it, then you can.
You can also try to find the driver here or here (you will need to download the analyzer program).
That's it, we downloaded the drivers, now we will try to install them correctly.
How do I install the driver?
Method 1: Installation using the autoinstall program.
As mentioned above, automatic installation of drivers is possible in the following way:
I usually put a checkmark on the left of the setting, expert mode, check the boxes for the required drivers and below the install button. If you do not, then the program may install unnecessary)
In the second program, as mentioned above, you can install it like this:
Select the driver with a tick and press the install button.
Method 2: Using the driver installer.
This method is quite popular because does not require great skills. Just run the installer we downloaded and click further, further, further, just do not check the box where it is not needed) Read carefully what is offered to you.
Method 3: manually.
Sometimes auto-installers cannot find the driver, and sometimes the installer itself cannot install. It also happens that the driver is incompatible, and after manual installation, everything works well.
To install the driver manually, right-click on the computer - press control.
Right-click on a device or an unidentified device with an exclamation mark and right-click on it and click update drivers.
Click to search for drivers on this computer (of course you can try the top item, but it will be relevant if the system finds the driver on the Internet).
If you have found the correct driver, then this window will appear.
Another point. If you are sure that the driver is correct or correct, but for another operating system, and the driver is not installed, then select the item - select the driver from the list of already installed drivers.
Click install from disk.
We select manually the driver that you downloaded. Only the driver should be unpacked if it is in the archive.
That's all, so we answered the question of how to install drivers on Windows! Following these methods, you can download and install absolutely any driver and install it on absolutely any operating system, be it Windows XP, 7, 8 or 10.
Hello dear visitors. After installing the operating system, in most cases it is Windows 7, the question arises, what to do next, what needs to be configured and installed? I can’t even count how many times I have installed Windows 7 and I have already developed a habit by which I configure the newly installed operating system and install the most necessary programs for an ordinary user.
Now I will tell you what you need to do first after installing the Windows 7 operating system.
Right click on the icon "My computer" on your desktop, and select Properties. At the bottom of the page there will be information on OS activation. If you see an inscription that Windows 7 is activated, then everything is ok, you can move on to another item.
Well, if you see messages like “XX days left. to complete the activation. " Then you need to activate the operating system. I think you know how to do it :). There shouldn't be any problems with activating Windows 7 now.
And one more thing, if the operating system is installed by a computer "wizard", then be sure to check if it is activated. I saw cases that no one activates anything, probably in order to get a client again in 30 days.
If everything is fine, and all devices are recognized by the system, then you will see something like this:
If there are unrecognized devices or problems with some drivers, then they will be displayed with yellow exclamation marks.
