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rofllol

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24. October 2008 @ 20:34

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I have no idea how to do this. This is making me extremely angry. my hardware came with drivers but no installer. I don't know what the hell to do with them. I've tried multiple things to no avail. I'd type what I did but I'm so angry I can barely see straight. There sdkl;ajkl;fzj,xdkl;gj x;k xdmklf;

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Peshtigo

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25. October 2008 @ 08:17

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Originally posted by rofllol:
I have no idea how to do this. This is making me extremely angry. my hardware came with drivers but no installer. I don't know what the hell to do with them. I've tried multiple things to no avail. I'd type what I did but I'm so angry I can barely see straight. There sdkl;ajkl;fzj,xdkl;gj x;k xdmklf;

Yes that can be frustrating if you've never done it before. I haven't done it for a while so some quick advice from a dusty memory.First make note of the folder the drivers are located and unzip if necessary. Did the PC recognize the new hardware? What happened to the "New Hardware Wizard"? HarHar. Anyway, this is from memory so the exact wording might be off but you should get the picture.

Right click My Computer > Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > Find your new hardware in the list. It should be easy because a yellow symbol will indicate no driver. Right click your new device > Properties > Driver > Update Driver. Now you will be asked a short series of questions asking you if you want Windows to install drivers for you and whether to search the internet and whether to pick from a list and other crap. Decline all until you get to where it allows you to browze to a folder on your own. I can almost see your light bulb coming on. Anyway browze to the folder where you know you saved your new drivers and click OK or save or install or whatever the hell it says. You may or may not see some installing action depending how complex the driver is. To confirm the driver install go back to Device Manager and see if that yellow symbol is gone.
How's that?

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