802.11ac driver

Hi FilipHeist

Please explain this in more detail, is that driver currently installed on your PC and you want to transfer it to another PC?

What is the Make and exact Model No. of the WiFi card you need to install (go to Device Manager - Network Adapters)

What is the Make and exact Model No. of the PC you need to install that driver onto

The drivers included in Windows are not in a format that can be stored outside Windows, thus they are of no use to you. You need the installers for drivers, so that you can install or re-install them as needed.

I've got installers for all my computer's drivers stored on a USB flash drive, just as you want to do. In addition, I made a text file for each driver that has installation instructions and any other information I might need to know in order to install the drivers.

You can find the installers on the hardware manufacturers' websites, just as I did. Every hardware manufacturer has a section of their website called 'Support' or 'Downloads' and that's where you get the drivers along with the manufacturer's installation instructions which you should follow carefully. (In other words, don't do what I did!)

I've got two suggestions for you:

1- Don't remove an older driver from your USB flash drive just because a newer driver has been published. Your computer might like the older driver better!

2- In addition to drivers, many types of hardware use another type of software called 'firmware.' Don't forget to include firmware updates on your USB flash drive.

The usb wifi adapter is a Faytun 802.11ac nic.  It is currently working just fine on a Dell Desktop02AP6VM. I would like to use it on a Dell OptiPlex 780 (win 7).

Hi,

This FREE utility makes it easy to see the device maker and versions loaded. And it

provides methods to seek out drivers.

Run DriverView - Free - set VIEW to Hide Microsoft drivers - update those without

Dump in their names (and update BIOS and chipset drivers).

DriverView - Free - utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded

on your system. For each driver in the list, additional useful information is

displayed: load address of the driver, description, version, product name,

company that created the driver, and more.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/driverview.html

For Drivers check System Maker as fallbacks and Device Maker's which are the

most current. Right Click the Start Button - Device Manager - Display Adapter -

write down the make and complete model of your video adapter - double click

• Driver's tab - write down the version info. Now click UPdate Driver (this may not

do anything as MS is far behind certifying drivers) - then Right Click - Uninstall -

REBOOT this will refresh the driver stack.

Repeat that for Network - Network Card (NIC), Wifi, Sound, Mouse and Keyboard

if 3rd party with their own software and drivers and any other major device drivers

you have.

Now go to System Maker's site (Dell, HP, Toshiba as examples) (as rollback) and

then Device Maker's site (Realtek, Intel, Nvidia, ATI as examples) and get their

latest versions. (Look for BIOS, Chipset, and software updates at System Maker's

site while there.)

Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - Right Click - RUN AD ADMIN -

REBOOT after each installation.

Always check in Device Manager - Drivers tab to be sure the version you are

installing actually shows up. This is because some drivers rollback before the

latest is installed (sound drivers particularly do this) so install a driver - reboot

• check to be sure it is installed and repeat as needed.

Repeat at Device Makers - BTW at Device Makers DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER -

check manually by model.

Manually look at manufacturer's sites for drivers - and Device Maker's sites.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/ht/driverdlmfgr.htm

Hope this helps.

Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP <- profile - Windows and Devices for IT : Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right.

Thanks for your suggestions and instructions.  This may be above my paygrade. Usually the computer searches for the driver that is needed for the hardware.  In this case I do not have internet because it is the usb wireless adapter that needs the driver. Any other fixes would be greatly appreciated.