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How to force install drivers on Windows 7.
This type of driver installation almost always helps when the driver for the device is not installed by simply running installation file setup, with extensions *.exe or *.msi.
But the main condition for successful driver installation in this case is that the driver must be completely unpacked and the file with the extension *.inf must be available. Often, hardware manufacturers package their drivers not only with standard ZIP archivers, but also using intricate programs of their own making. Here a program can be very useful for unpacking Universal Extractor, which can be used to unpack almost any driver installer.
Let's consider how to force install a driver in Windows 7 using a webcam as an example Defender AV-W2035. There is a driver downloaded from the Internet AV-W2035_VISTA.zip, which we successfully unpacked into a folder C:/AW-0350-MIC-VISTA. First, we need to look at where our file with the extension is located *.inf. To do this in properties Windows folders You need to enable the display of file extensions so that file names are written with their extensions. Or use very useful program Total Commander
or similar file manager. After looking through the folders (you can use the file search), we found the file snpstd2.inf
You should remember the entire path to this file so that later it will be easier to find it in Conductor. We connect the camera to the computer and wait for Windows to complete all its operations to detect new hardware.
Opening device Manager (Start –> Control Panel –> Device Manager)
The device is immediately visible USB camera without installed drivers. Right-click on the camera and context menu select an item Update drivers...
in the window that opens, click
and then select the button Further
A window will open with a list of equipment categories.
In order not to waste time or rack your brains, we simply point to the first line Show all devices and press the button Further
In the next window we will see a list of available drivers in the system (if any). But since we know that we have a folder with the driver, without selecting anything from the list, we click on the button
Press the button Review…
and using Explorer we look for our file with the extension *.inf, select it with the mouse and follow the button Open
and, of course, a button OK
Now our driver will appear in the window with a list of available drivers (if the driver is not suitable for the equipment, the system will generate an error).
Here you should pay attention to the checkbox Only compatible devices . The fact is that if the connected equipment has not been tested for compatibility with installed version Windows, then there is no driver for it, despite the fact that it may be quite working. Therefore, in some cases, this checkbox should be unchecked and the driver search repeated again.
So, after the file with the driver is found, select our driver in the list with the mouse and press the button Further
The driver installation will begin.
A Windows warning may appear indicating that the driver you are installing is not digitally signed or has not been tested for compatibility. If you are sure that the driver was taken from a reliable source and is exactly intended for the equipment being installed, then you should absolutely not be afraid of such a warning, but should agree to further install the driver. When the installation is complete, the system will display a completion window.
You can verify successful driver installation by checking Device Manager, where the connected device will no longer have a question mark, and its name will change to the correct one created by the manufacturer. In our case with the camera, this will be the device that appears with the name USB PC Camera (SN9C103)
The installation is complete, you can safely start using your new equipment!
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This page contains information about installing the latest INF driver downloads using the INF Driver Update Tool.
INF drivers are small programs that enable your INF hardware to communicate with your operating system software. Constant update INF software prevents failures and maximizes hardware and system performance. Using outdated or corrupt INF drivers can cause system errors, crashes, and cause your hardware or computer to fail. Moreover, installing the wrong INF drivers can make these problems worse.
Advice: If you are not sure how to update INF device drivers manually, we recommend downloading the INF Driver Utility. This tool will automatically download and update the correct versions of INF drivers, preventing you from installing the wrong INF drivers.
About the author: Jay Geater is President and Chief Executive Officer of Solvusoft Corporation, a global software company focused on innovative service offerings. He has a lifelong passion for computers and loves everything related to computers, software and new technology.
This is not such a common situation, but when servicing a large fleet of user computers, sometimes it happens that for some device the manufacturer has not released drivers for the required OS version. It could be old version OS, or old device. All in all. Sometimes you need to install drivers manually. They are usually supplied in the form of several files. Most often they have the extension inf or sys, but they can also be different.
The procedure for installing a driver in Windows 10 depends on how you install it. Each method has its pros and cons. The most important advantage is that any user, from a beginner to a master, can choose the most convenient one for himself, avoiding system errors and the departure of programs in the future. We will look at each method in detail separately. Remember that the most important thing is to use drivers from reliable sources so as not to damage operating system and not accidentally launch a virus, the elimination of which will take much more time and effort than installing any driver.
What you need to install the driver
In order to install the driver manually, you need an installation disk or special software, which will guide you through the entire installation procedure step by step. Below we will look at one of these programs - Driver Easy. There are situations when, due to incompatibility of the driver with installation disk gives an error message. It is in such cases that we need programs that will help us find and update the driver. In addition, this option will be more acceptable for owners of netbooks, which often do not have a disk drive. For such cases, there is an option to install the necessary driver from a USB drive, we will also look at that today, since this method has its own characteristics.
Manual installation - instructions
Installing the driver manually using Device Manager
1. Open the panel Windows management 10 by simultaneously pressing the Win + X key ( Windows key and the X key) and left-click on the “Control Panel” item
2. For convenience, it is advisable to set up small icons.
3. Click on “Device Manager”.
In the Device Manager window, expand the categories and find the device you need. Then click right click mouse over the device name and select Update Driver Software. The photo shows an example of driver installation network adapter Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller.
Installing the driver manually using Driver Easy
1. In the main window of the Driver Easy program, click on the driver of the device that needs to be updated. After this, you will see the standard task manager window, which was described above. Select the device to update.
2. You will see two options in the pop-up window. Click Browse My Computer to install the driver software.
3. Click Browse to locate the downloaded driver file.
Click the Down Triangle button in Driver Easy, then select Open File Location to open the driver folder.
For convenience, you can copy and paste the location of the downloaded files into the field.
The path to the file:
As you already understood, the update takes a lot of time and requires basic knowledge of working with personal computer. In addition to updating manually, Driver program Easy is capable of automatically searching, downloading and installing all drivers that need updating. But, as we already said, this is not safe, since this function works in automatic mode, and in this case it is impossible to do backup copy in case of a serious failure.
Installing the driver from a CD or DVD
Almost all computer and hardware manufacturers provide a set of drivers for various hardware devices. For example, the driver CD that comes with your printer contains drivers for many different printers, not just the one you purchased. When installing drivers, make sure that you are installing drivers for your printer model and not for another one. Also, make sure you install it for that Windows versions, which is installed on your computer. The process of installing a driver from a CD is no different from the standard installation process of any other program. Be sure to follow all instructions in the installer the first time you run it. In some cases, you need to remove the old driver before installing the new one.
If you have a driver CD but your computer doesn't have a drive or it doesn't work, you can also load the drivers from a USB drive.
Installing drivers from a USB drive
After copying the drivers to a USB drive, you can install the necessary software on your computer. Make sure the drive is connected to your computer, open Windows Explorer and find the name of your device in it. For example, if you have a USB drive that is assigned to the E: drive when connected, then you need to click on the icon named E: in order for the contents to open.
Once the drivers are found on the disk, you must determine exactly how they will be installed on your computer. If the directory contains executable files or installation file (extension *.exe), then you can install the driver using this file. If the drivers are compressed into a ZIP file, you will need to extract the file using archivers such as 7-Zip and WinZip.
Installing inf file
If the above recommendations did not help you, then all instructions for installing drivers and hardware devices are always contained in a file with the .inf extension, which is located in the C: Windowsinf folder. The folder containing the information files is protected and hidden. To make it appear, in the folder view settings, check the “Hidden items” checkbox. To find the information file for the device you need, follow these instructions:
Once you know the file name, return to the Task Manager, select the device, click "Update Driver" and specify the path to the *.inf file (in in this example it will be C:Windowsinfoem3.inf).