Drivers; Installing Drivers For New Hardware; Reinstalling Deleted Drivers - HP Compaq Presario,Presario 7481 Supplementary Manual

Understanding Your Service and Support Options 5-11

Drivers

Installing Drivers for New Hardware

If you add new hardware such as a printer or a gamepad to your computer, you
may be prompted to insert the Windows Installation CD or diskettes. If this occurs,
complete the following steps:
You may need to restart your computer for the new hardware to be recognized by
your computer.

Reinstalling Deleted Drivers

If a driver is accidentally deleted or the operating system is reinstalled, the driver
subdirectory allows you to restore individual drivers rather than restoring all the
original software. The drivers you can restore are Audio, Video, TouchPad,
Display, Modem, and CD-ROM.
To reinstall a driver, complete the following steps:
Drivers may also be reinstalled by selecting the CustomRestore option from
Selective QuickRestore. Refer to Selective QuickRestore for more information on
how to reinstall drivers using the Custom Restore option.