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Windows 7 Drivers

Anonymous
2022-05-11T09:49:18+00:00

I am having to use a borrowed laptop that runs on windows 7. I need top update the drivers. Doefor free, so I can use it properly.

Does anyone know how I can do that.

Thanks guys

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-11T10:28:52+00:00

    I do not recommend that you use any Registry Cleaners, Optimizers, Driver Updaters, Tune -Up utilities, etc.

    They may do more harm to your operating system than any good that they claim to be able to do.

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    Device driver:

    https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/d/driver.htm

    You normally only replace/reinstall drivers if you are having a problem with the existing ones or you require newer features that a newly released driver for a particular device would give you.

    A lot of released drivers have never been updated since the year that they were released, but the devices they are for still work correctly.

    You should obtain your Driver Software from your Computer or Hardware Manufacturer, not through Windows Update (except for Microsoft Hardware Updates), as Microsoft normally does nor have those latest Drivers available as Microsoft relies on the 3rd Party Hardware Manufacturer to supply them.

    Go to your Computer or Hardware Manufacture's website > Driver and Software Support Section > look up your Computer or Hardware Model number > then your Windows 7 Operating System > locate the correct Drivers > download and install them.

    Driver Downloads:

    Acer:

    http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers

    Advent:

    http://www.adventcomputers.co.uk/product-downloads

    Alienware:

    http://support.alienware.com/Support_Pages/Restricted_Pages/driver_downloads.aspx

    Asus:

    http://www.asus.com/support

    Dell:

    http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/ProductSelector

    eMachines:

    http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers

    Fujitsu:

    http://www.fujitsu.com/us/support/

    Gateway:

    http://us.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/drivers-downloads

    HP:

    http://www8.hp.com/us/en/drivers.html

    Lenovo:

    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/default.page#

    LG:

    http://www.lg.com/us/support/software-manuals

    Samsung:

    http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads

    Sony Vaio:

    http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select-system.pl?DIRECTOR=DRIVER

    Toshiba:

    http://support.toshiba.com/drivers

    Cheers.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-11T13:55:22+00:00

    Most computers go to the scrap heap before they have any driver updates. Driver updates should only be done if and when a specific problem is diagnosed and the solution to that problem is a driver update. Then only that driver.

    Your only valid source of drivers is the OEM of the equipment.

    Never use any of those myriad "driver update" sites. They are scams. Full of malware and bad software.

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