subject: How to Update Device Drivers on a Windows Vista PC [print this page] The fact is that all modern laptops and desktop PCs are shipped with Windows Vista. If you go to your local computer store and buy a new computer then you will either get Vista Home or Professional editions respectively.
But what happens when you need to format to hard drive because there is a problem with your computer? Experts will tell you that the very first task you need to carry out before reinstalling Windows Vista is to make sure you have all the necessary driver disks.
That is sensible advice but what happens if one of the disks is damaged or simply lost? I bought a laptop recently and I could not believe how many driver disks came with the computer - it must have been over 10.
By the time I will need to format the C drive I could almost guarantee you that one of the disks would have been lost or destroyed by one of my kids. Re-installing Windows is a big deal for most people because the computer plays such an important role in modern life.
Think about it for a second, we use the PC for work, for games playing, to shop online and to pay our bills. That is why when we need to install Windows again we must make sure the device drivers are in place and up to date.
Windows Vista will require drivers for graphics cards, sounds cards, printers, scanners, keyboards, speakers, wireless network cards and many more hardware devices that make your computer function properly.
The best solution in making sure your Windows Vista drivers are kept up to date is to use a good and reliable software program that will do all this for you. The best programs have good customer support and have good reviews.
The driver update software scans and installs all the drivers you need without you needing to hunt around for all the old and out of date CD/DVD driver disks they came shipped with your computer. You can try this software for free to see how many drivers are out of date on your computer. I did and was amazed that my laptop needed over 20 updates.
If your fed up like me with trying to hunt all over the web for Windows Vista drivers then take a look at Driver Helper. It works for me and you can test drive this update program out before buying.
How to Update Device Drivers on a Windows Vista PC
