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A device driver must be reinstalled Obtaining Microsoft device drivers You can obtain the latest Windows device drivers by using Microsoft® Update. This Windows feature can be set to automatically check for and install updates for your hardware drivers, as well as for the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products. To use Microsoft Update: 1. Open your Internet browser and go to http://www.microsoft.com. 2. Click Security & Updates. 3. Click Microsoft Update to get the latest updates for your computer operating system, programs, and hardware. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Microsoft Update. 5. Click Change settings and select a time for Microsoft Update to check for updates to the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products. 6. If prompted to do so, restart your computer. Obtaining HP device drivers Follow either of the following procedures to obtain HP device drivers. To use HP Update: 1. Select Start > All Programs > HP > HP Update. 2. On the HP Welcome screen, click Settings, and then select a time when the utility should check for software updates on the Web. 3. Click Next to immediately check for HP updates. To use the HP Web site: 1. Open your Internet browser, and go to http://www.hp.com/support. 2. Select your country or region. 3. Click the option for software and driver downloads, and then type your computer model number in the product box. 4. Press enter, and then follow the on-screen instructions. Using SoftPaq Download Manager HP SoftPaq Download Manager (SDM) is a tool that provides quick access to SoftPaq information for HP business computers without requiring the SoftPaq number. Using this tool, you can easily search for SoftPaqs and then download and unpack them. SoftPaq Download Manager works by reading and downloading, from the HP FTP site, a published database file containing computer model and SoftPaq information. SoftPaq Download Manager allows you to specify one or more computer models to determine which SoftPaqs are available for download. A device driver must be reinstalled 37

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A device driver must be reinstalled
Obtaining Microsoft device drivers
You can obtain the latest Windows device drivers by using Microsoft® Update. This Windows feature
can be set to automatically check for and install updates for your hardware drivers, as well as for the
Windows operating system and other Microsoft products.
To use Microsoft Update:
1.
Open your Internet browser and go to
.
2.
Click
Security & Updates
.
3.
Click
Microsoft Update
to get the latest updates for your computer operating system, programs,
and hardware.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install Microsoft Update.
5.
Click
Change settings
and select a time for Microsoft Update to check for updates to the Windows
operating system and other Microsoft products.
6.
If prompted to do so, restart your computer.
Obtaining HP device drivers
Follow either of the following procedures to obtain HP device drivers.
To use HP Update:
1.
Select
Start
>
All Programs
>
HP
>
HP Update
.
2.
On the HP Welcome screen, click
Settings
, and then select a time when the utility should check
for software updates on the Web.
3.
Click
Next
to immediately check for HP updates.
To use the HP Web site:
1.
Open your Internet browser, and go to
support
.
2.
Select your country or region.
3.
Click the option for software and driver downloads, and then type your computer model number in
the product box.
4.
Press
enter
, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Using SoftPaq Download Manager
HP SoftPaq Download Manager (SDM) is a tool that provides quick access to SoftPaq information for
HP business computers without requiring the SoftPaq number. Using this tool, you can easily search
for SoftPaqs and then download and unpack them.
SoftPaq Download Manager works by reading and downloading, from the HP FTP site, a published
database file containing computer model and SoftPaq information. SoftPaq Download Manager allows
you to specify one or more computer models to determine which SoftPaqs are available for download.
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