Most driver files will come in a zip format. The first thing you will need to do is extract the zip file to a folder on your computer. Any new folder on the desktop, or on the C: drive will work just fine. If the downloaded file is an executable .exe file, it often will automatically extract itself to a folder on your computer, make note of that directory to use when you tell Windows where the new driver is located. Within that zip file there will be a text document contain instructions on how to install it. Sometimes it is a file called SETUP that you merely need to click on to install. In some cases, you need to install the driver manually by doing the following:
- Right click on "my computer"
- Choose "properties"
- Choose "device manager" (In Windows 2000, you have to choose the "hardware" tab first and then "device manager"). This will display a list of the devices that are on your computer.
- Right click on the device and click "properties".
- Choose "driver" and click "update driver"
- You will be asked to browse for the new driver, locate the folder you placed it in choose the appropriate file.
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