The Driver So Impressive It Earned Its Own Codename, Mjölnir I

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Motherboard and Peripheral Driver Solution

Download Drivers from your Motherboard Support Sites

Finding appropriate drivers for your computer and peripherals is a tedious task. You have to install it every time you need to reformat your drive and re-install you operating system and other peripherals It should be handy if you have your installation or motherboard support cd - but what if you can't find or lost it? Easy, go to your motherboard manufacturer's site and go for support and download the appropriate drivers.


Support Sites of the Major Motherboard Manufacturer

Asus Support
Emaxx Support
HP Support
Intel Support
Aopen Support
ECS Support
ACER Support
Dell Support
Compaq Support
IBM Support


Use Handy Driver Packs

Another option is to secure a copy through purchase or torrent download of drivers packs. This is really a handy tool, it contains a driver database for many peripherals like for video, sound, lan, printer and so much more. But the downside is, most drivers are obsolete and you need to update it. Drivers packs need to be updated once in a while - prone to downloading computer virus.


Trust Driver Fixing Softwares

Also you might want to consider downloading from virus free and known driver database sites - some downloads are free and yet others ask for a little fee. Downloading from these sites might be discomforting and finding the right driver for your computer or its peripheral is hard and difficult. To cope up with the difficulty in downloading, there are softwares or programs that will automatically search for the most appropriate and updated driver for your computer. There is no need to manually search for the driver, the program will do it for you - with ease. The software costs a little but automation will save you time and money in the long run. I would suggest you try driver fixing software from a trusted company like ParetoLogic which is also Microsoft's partner.

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Driver for Windows Vista

Windows Vista is Microsoft’s new generation of graphical operating systems used on personal computers. It is designed to host both managed and native applications on a productive and secure platform. Compared to its predecessor Windows XP, Vista has numerous new and reworked features which make it more reliable, secure, and powerful.

Windows Vista does not use drivers that the user specifies during installation for the storage device. Since Windows Vista does not support a number of older hardware and software, it generally requires an update or new driver to operate smoothly and efficiently.

As far as Window Vista installation is concerned, it can be done with the help of a Windows Vista installation disc. While installing this operating system, the user requires using advanced settings in the Window Vista Setup to specify the storage device driver.

The storage driver which the user specifies during Windows Vista installation is loaded during the overall scenario. It only supports the drivers present in its installation disc.

Storage device features for the driver that the user specifies while installing the operating system are not available in Windows Vista. It will not show them even though Vista appears to use the .inf file which matches to the storage device driver the user specifies during installation.

To resolve the problem, the user requires loading the specific driver again. Outlined below are the required steps to complete the task:


* Insert the Windows Vista Installation Disc into the CD/DVD drive.


* Reboot the computer from the installation disc.


* Insert the media which has the new storage device driver.


* Configure the Windows Vista Setup program using the advanced settings.


Note: The user needs to click Load Driver to load the particular driver from the media. This will configure the Windows Vista Setup Program to use the specific driver.

Indeed, the drivers implemented for Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 may lead to technical default in Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. This is why when it comes to reliability of the Windows Operating System, the Microsoft is always the brunt of much criticism.

Author : K.P.Pandey

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