subject: How To Upgrade Drivers For A Video Card [print this page] Changes to your operating system or new software may cause conflicts with your video card or video card driver. If the manufacturer of your video card has created a new driver, you may solve the problem by installing it. You might also upgrade the driver to take advantage of a new video format.
Instructions
Finding out What Video Card You Have
1 Right-click on My Computer.
2 Select Properties.
3 Click on the Device Manager tab.
4 Click on the plus sign to the left of "Display adapters." The name of the driver appears. Make a note of it.
Finding and Downloading a Newer Driver
1 Go directly to the Web site of your driver's manufacturer.
2 Click on the link for your video card, brand of video card or brand of video chip (if you don't have a separate video card).
1 Find the existing driver in the Device Manager, as before. Right-click on it and select Remove.
2 Double-click on the icon for the downloaded file.
3 Follow installation instructions.
4 Restart the computer.
If you are frustrated to find a suitable device driver, you can get help from Driver Helper, which is highly recommended to update device drivers and fix all driver errors.
