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Managing drivers
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Managing drivers
A driver is a software enabling you to use hardware devices. For example, in order for you to be able to use
a printer, you must first install its driver. Many drivers, such as the mouse driver, come with the operating
system.
This section explains how to install, check, update or uninstall a driver.
The Windows
®
XP Rollback feature is also explained.
Finally, you will learn how to download the latest drivers from our site.
Installing a driver
To install a driver, proceed as follows:
1
Insert the application CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (or the disk or the CD-ROM accompanying the
device you want to configure).
2
Connect the device that needs a driver, to your computer.
The
Found New Hardware Wizard
screen appears.
3
Select
Specify a location
, then click
Next
.
4
When installing a driver from the provided CD-ROM (or disk) by using a CD-ROM (or disk) drive
connected to the computer, select the
Drivers
folder on the CD-ROM (or disk) drive.
5
When installing a driver after having copied the contents of the provided CD-ROM (or disk) to your hard
disk, browse to the appropriate subdirectory containing the driver. The subdirectory should be found in
the folder you copied from the CD-ROM (or disk).
6
Click
OK
to begin the search procedure.
7
Click
Next
to install the driver.
A new window appears when the driver has been installed.
