Update Computer Driver With Device Doctor

Sometimes, we need to update the hardware drivers in our computer for various reason. If using the normal ways, we can perform the update process through Windows Update or through Windows Device Manager.

In my opinion, using one of both ways is quite difficult to novice users like me. So, what I want to suggest to my blog readers is to give your try to the Device Doctor.

It is the free software which can scan your computer hardware and check the new driver updates available for your computer’s devices. It also can locate the driver for unknown device in Windows Device Manager. Besides, it is very easy to use.

What you have to do is click the to detect your computer’s hardware. The list of driver updates will be shown after scanning process is complete.

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Note:
For your information, the Device Doctor also have the portable version’s software which can be download here.

Backup & Restore Your Computer Drivers Using Double Driver

Actually, perform Windows installation is not too difficult. What you need to do are

1. Put the Windows setup CD into the computer CD-ROM drive.
   
   
2. Let the computer boot through it.
   
   
3. Finally follow what the computer instruct you to do. Eg: format hard disk and install Windows OS to the finish line.

But, the process after Windows installation usually make you head-spinning and even waste a lot of your time. I refer to the process of searching the computer drivers. It is very tired and time consuming to find them in the Internet, especially when you dealing with the old brand computer. Fortunately, I had discovered the free & portable software that can save your time & energy. 

With this software, you can make a backup copy of your computer drivers BEFORE you install Windows OS and restore them AFTER Windows installation finish.

The picture below, represent the interface of Double Driver free software.




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Note:

Please restart the computer after you finish restore the computer drivers. To know the restore status, click Home and see the word Restore completed at the bottom of the program interface. Look the picture below:

Cannot Uninstall Device Driver

Maybe some of you ever experience the circumstance where it hard to uninstall the computer device’s driver from Windows Device Manager. This problem also happen to me recently. The error message below appeared on the screen when I tried to uninstall the High Definition Audio Driver from Acer laptop that run Windows XP Professional.

Solution

1. Launch Windows Device Manager by click   --> type devmgmt.msc –-> click OK –-> the picture below appears. 
   
    
   
   
2. As you can see above, we want to remove the device driver with exclamation mark (look at the red arrow). 
   
   
3. Right click on the device drive (with exclamation mark) –-> click Properties –-> the picture below appears.
   
   
   
   
4. Click the tab Details –-> click Device Driver Information –-> press --> launch Notepad program –-> press to paste the information on it –-> minimized the program.
   
   
   
   
5. Launch Windows Registry Editor by click   --> type Regedit –-> click OK –-> the picture below appears. 
   
   
   
   
6. Double click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE –-> SYSTEM ––> CurrentControlSet –-> Enum
   
   
7. Maximized the Notepad program that you launched on step 4.
   
   
   
   
8. Based on Device Driver Information in it, double click HDAUDIO –-> FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0268&SUBSYS_10250135&REV_1000
   
   
9. When you see the value 4&83daaf5&0&0001, right click on it –-> click Permissions… –-> the picture below appears 
   
   
   
   
10. Based on the picture above, highlight Everyone –-> click to put the sign in the check box Full Control under Allow condition –-> click Apply –-> click OK.
    
    
11. Now, delete the value 4&83daaf5&0&0001 by right click on it –-> click Delete –-> click Yes
    
    
12. Close Windows Registry Editor –-> close Notepad program and no need to save it.
    
    
13. Back to Windows Device Manager. Click Action –-> click Scan for hardware changes  
    
    
    
    
14. Finally you will see the Audio Device on High Definition Audio Bus disappear from Device Manager