Computer installation operating system driver installation: Fourth, driver installation (a)

First, install the driver

1, double-click automatic installation

Author: This method is suitable for the driver The source file itself is an executable file with the suffix "exe".

The current software is basically an executable file with the suffix "exe", which makes the installation steps of the software program more and more simplistic, foolish, and the driver installation is no exception. As shown in Figure 1, it is the driver installation file downloaded from the official NVidia website. This is an executable file with the suffix "exe". When installing, first double-click it, and then click "next" or "Finish" to complete the driver installation.

Figure 1 Double-click to install

2, search for installation

(1), open the device manager, as shown in Figure 2, find a yellow circle in front of the graphics card. There is a "!" sign, this table obviously does not have the driver installed. Right click on the device and select "Update Driver".

Figure 2 Device without driver installed
(2), as shown in Figure 3, select "Automatically install software (recommended)", and then click Next. 3 Select

mounting

(2), does not support this if Caozuojitong hardware drivers, then 4, can not complete the installation of the driver . If the operating system includes drivers that support this hardware, as shown in Figure 5, the system will automatically install drivers for this hardware.

Figure 4 Installation failed

Figure 5 Complete installation

3, specify installation

Author: This method is suitable for when the netizens have installation media or know When the driver is placed in which directory, the netizen chooses to install the media or a specific software storage location to install.

(1), as shown in Figure 6, select "Install according to list or location", then click Next.

Figure 6 Select the installation method

(2), the author's driver is placed on the CD-ROM CD and "D:\\DRIVER\\WINXP" folder, when As shown in Figure 7, select the "Search for removable media" option and "Include this location in the search", then click Next.

Maybe the netizens will find it when they operate like this. When you click on the selection and select the directory "D:\\DRIVER", as shown in the left side of Figure 8, "OK" is The gray color is in an unselectable state because there is no driver stored in your "D:\\DRIVER". As shown in the right side of Figure 8, when I select the directory "D:\\DRIVER\\WINXP", the "OK" option, which is originally gray, is highlighted and becomes optional. This indicates that The folder is followed by the driver. FIG 7

selected search position

same state as FIG. 8 two non

(3), with Caozuojitong will "CD-ROM of The CD-ROM and "D:\\DRIVER\\WINXP" automatically search for the driver that matches the graphics card. Finally, as shown in Figure 9, complete the installation of the graphics card driver.

Figure 9 Complete the installation

Second, upgrade, backup and uninstall drivers

(a), upgrade

Large hardware manufacturers will update drivers more frequently, the latest drivers compared with the old drivers It often has the characteristics of improving performance, enhancing compatibility, and adding features. Therefore, updating the driver in time can bring additional improvements to the performance of the computer device.

(2), backup

Backup driver is a good habit. For older computer devices, it is more difficult to find the driver when reinstalling the system, so the backup driver can save this for the user. Life-saving straw"; for users with drive CDs, backup The driver seems to be doing more. In fact, it is not a good job to do a backup of the driver and restore it directly. It is also a matter of half the effort.

Third-party software backup

I recommend using a dedicated driver here. Backup tools to do this, which is often more efficient. I chose the "Driver Backup Expert" for backup.

"Driver Backup Tool" provides users with the latest drivers currently installed on the backup computer. The function of the program. Before reinstalling the computer system, you can use this tool software to back up the driver in the computer to the location you specified. When the system is reinstalled to the hardware installation step, you can install the Windows. The path of the program search driver points to the path of the driver you backed up, and you can quickly complete the driver installation of various hardware devices to achieve the purpose of quickly “cloning” the driver.

Software file

Software Name: Driver Backup Expert Software Version: 3.0 Software Size: 1000K Software License: Free Applicable Platform: Win9x/WinME/W In2000/XP/2003 Download: http://dl.pconline.com.cn/html_2/1/71/id=4832&pn=0.html

As shown in Figure 10, display driver backup tool driving device name, and the type of drive Remarks the user may according to their needs by selecting the appropriate hardware box, the driver needs to select the backup.

Figure 10 Select Backup

(3), Uninstall

So, the frequency of driver uninstallation is very low. But there is always a time to uninstall the driver, such as when the driver is found to conflict with other hardware drivers, the system is not compatible, resulting in system instability, or when you have to upgrade to a new driver. The knowledge of uninstalling the driver comes in handy. Here is an example of uninstalling the graphics card driver.

1. Uninstall in Device Manager

As shown in Figure 11, open device management, click on the display card, expand the list, then right click on the video card and select Uninstall.

Figure 11 Uninstalling in Device Manager

2, Uninstalling in Control Panel

So, the driver is installed as a fairly compact program with the system. The uninstall item is created in the list of "Add or Remove Programs" in the Control Panel.

Step 1. Open the Control Panel and proceed to Add or Remove Programs. As shown in Figure 12, find the graphics card driver and click "Change or Delete". Finally, click "Yes".

Figure 12 Uninstalling in the Control Panel

3, Uninstalling with third-party software

So, the above two methods can handle the uninstallation of the driver. . If you use third-party software to uninstall, sometimes it will seem redundant. I will not go into details here, but provide an idea. Very often used software is optimized master, super rabbit, perfect unloading and so on.