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Scan, backup and update your pc’s drivers
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DriverScanner
2009
Scan, backup and update your PC's drivers
DriverScanner
2009
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1ST EDITION

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  • Page 1 DriverScanner 2009 Scan, backup and update your PC’s drivers DriverScanner 2009 Manual 1ST EDITION...
  • Page 2 DriverScanner activity and allow you to backup and restore your drivers. Combining a sophisticated system scanning engine with a characteristically elegant, clear and simple-to-use Uniblue styled interface, DriverScanner will dramatically improve your computing experience. www.uniblue.com...
  • Page 3 To open DriverScanner from the Windows Start menu, click on the Start menu button, and move up to the All Programs (or Programs) menu item (figure 1). In the resulting cascading menu, select the DriverScanner folder and, in the next menu,  choose DriverScanner itself (figure 1). www.uniblue.com Back to Contents...
  • Page 4 If you want to learn more about scanning and updating your drivers read Chapter 5: Driver scans and updates. For a brief guide to key Windows driver and DriverScanner concepts and definitions, you Glossary of terms. can read the www.uniblue.com Back to Contents...
  • Page 5 Contents Chapter An introduction to DriverScanner What does DriverScanner do? Feature overview Will DriverScanner make a difference? Do I need to be an expert to use DriverScanner? Understanding drivers Chapter What are drivers? When and why do driver problems occur? Do I need to update and backup drivers? How do I update and backup drivers? Chapter...
  • Page 6 Chapter The DriverScanner user interface The Overview screen The Driver Scan screen The Backup screen The Restore screen The Settings screen Driver scans and updates Chapter Scanning outdated drivers Complete and partial driver scans Updating drivers Chapter Driver backups and restores Driver backups Driver restores Chapter...
  • Page 7 With so many drivers on your PC you can’t check them all yourself, which is why DriverScanner, the innovative new product from Uniblue, is the perfect solution to your driver update problems. This useful application will search your PC for all installed drivers and then cross reference these against Uniblue’s authoritative library of drivers.

  • Page 8: Feature Overview

    DriverScanner will search your PC for all installed drivers and then cross reference these against Uniblue’s substantial driver library. Where DriverScanner finds drivers that are out of date it will then help you to install the most recent ones, so making sure that you enjoy the highest levels of performance and stability from your PC and its peripherals.
  • Page 9 Set in a highly attractive, logical and user-friendly graphical user interface DriverScanner delivers advanced functionality in a simple-to-use package. Safe and trusted Uniblue’s DriverScanner is trusted by PC users around the World to enhance PC performance and help protect against system failure. Windows Vista compatible DriverScanner is fully compatible with Windows XP and Vista (32-bit).
  • Page 10 Drivers also give hardware developers more freedom to change, alter and expand the functionality of their equipment without having to worry about the high level applications being able to communicate with the hardware. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 2 - Understanding drivers...
  • Page 11 DirectX, in which case you will also need to update your drivers to take advantage of these improvements. Microsoft point out that drivers “…operate in a highly privileged environment and can cause disaster if they get things wrong…”. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 2 - Understanding drivers Back to...
  • Page 12 USB flash drive. The simplest way of going about the updating and backing up of drivers is to use a driver update application such as DriverScanner, which will handle both tasks quickly, easily and efficiently. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 2 - Understanding drivers...
  • Page 13 Microsoft Windows XP / Vista (32-bit) • Internet connection • DriverScanner automatically identifies your operating system so you won’t need to configure any settings manually. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner Back to Contents...
  • Page 14 Installing DriverScanner from a download Having chosen to download the application a pop-up window will ask you if you wish to  run or save this file (figure 2). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner Back to...
  • Page 15 You should choose to run the file by clicking on the Run button (figure 3). You will then  be shown another screen which displays the progress of the download. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner...
  • Page 16 You can also use Windows Explorer to view the contents of your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. You can then double-click on the .EXE file to start the installation process. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner...
  • Page 17 Whether installing from a download, or a CD, having completed the preceding steps you will then be shown the DriverScanner install wizard (figure 5). Make sure that all Windows  programs are closed before clicking on the Next button. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner Back to...
  • Page 18 Once you have read, and agreed to, the terms of the license select I accept the terms of the license agreement and then  click Next (figure 6). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner Back to...
  • Page 19 (Figure 7) You will then be given the opportunity to select the folder into which the wizard will install Uniblue DriverScanner (figure 7). Unless you have a specific reason to do otherwise  the default directory location will be fine.
  • Page 20 Another window will appear letting you choose to have the setup process create a Desktop icon or a Quick Launch icon. Once you have chosen your options click on Next and DriverScanner will then start installing (figure 8).  www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner...
  • Page 21 (figure 9). Your operating system may also ask whether you wish to authorize DriverScanner on your computer. You should allow this otherwise  DriverScanner will not be able to run properly. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner Back to...
  • Page 22 To exit the installation wizard click on Finish. By default DriverScanner will launch immediately after you exit the wizard (and start a new scan). However if you would prefer not to launch DriverScanner simply unselect the Run Uniblue DriverScanner now checkbox.
  • Page 23 Subsequent launches of DriverScanner After the initial launch, and depending on the settings chosen during installation (see  figure 10), DriverScanner can be started as follows: www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner Back to...
  • Page 24 Quick launch icon The DriverScanner Quick launch icon is found at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen and can be double-clicked to launch the application (figure 12). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner Back to...
  • Page 25 We publish articles, tips and advice in our regular newsletters. Register now to receive the best help and information on how to handle and protect your data using Uniblue products. For more details visit our website to subscribe to our free newsletter: http://www.uniblue.com.
  • Page 26 DriverScanner also includes LiveUpdate which, when selected, will automatically scan for updates to your DriverScanner software and components. To use this function simply click on Check for updates at the bottom right of the screen (figure 13). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner...
  • Page 27 Submit your order. Please note that our online store is tested daily to ensure the highest levels of security for your payment. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner...
  • Page 28 Removing the online purchase reminder that appears on the bottom left corner of the opening screen • Removing the registration reminder window that DriverScanner displays on closing the  product www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner Back to Contents...
  • Page 29 For DriverScanner the serial number should start with the letters DS and be in the following format (where X identifies a different letter or number in each case): DS-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX.  www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner Back to...
  • Page 30 Before registering DriverScanner you will not be able to download or install any updated drivers. To update drivers you need to activate the full version of the application by purchasing DriverScanner and then entering the serial number. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScanner...
  • Page 31 (so extending your ActiveProtection coverage) if you wish ActiveProtection to continue automatically updating your software for another year. Unless renewed, your Uniblue software will not be updated and will be unable to solve the very latest PC problems and system issues. Product renewal, and the extension of ActiveProtection, can be completed either manually, or automatically, depending on when you purchased your product and what options you chose.
  • Page 32 (figure 17). To navigate from one screen to the other, you need to click on the tabs in  the navigation panel, along the top of the screen. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface Back to...
  • Page 33 Last scan summary: showing a summary of the results of the last scan • System information: showing the specifications of your computer • LiveUpdate: this option allows DriverScanner to search for updates to the application www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface Back to Contents...
  • Page 34 To configure settings, you should tick the checkboxes that reflect you search preferences (figure 18). By default, DriverScanner performs complete scans (note that the checkbox next to Select All is ticked).  www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface...
  • Page 35 To update a particular driver click on the Download driver button  to download the driver, and then click on the Install driver button to install it. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface...
  • Page 36 However DriverScanner will only download, but not install, drivers marked as risky because it is possible that the installation of these drivers could cause serious system problems. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface Back to...
  • Page 37 (Figure 20) Download history displays a history of drivers downloaded using DriverScanner (figure 20). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface Back to Contents...
  • Page 38 Driver backup and Backup settings. The Driver backup option directs you to the default screen which has just been described, while the Backup settings button takes  you to the Backup settings screen. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface Back to...
  • Page 39 (Figure 22) The Backup settings screen allows you to change the location to which backed-up drivers will be saved by clicking Browse to choose the destination of the save (figure 22). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface...
  • Page 40 PC to reboot with or without prompting. Then click on Next to see a list of the drivers available to be restored from that  location. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface Back to...
  • Page 41 (Figure 24) Select a driver you want restored and click Restore selected (figure 24). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface Back to Contents...
  • Page 42  DriverScanner starts an automatic driver scan every time it is launched. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface Back to...
  • Page 43 The other tab on the left-hand menu, accesses the System information page (figure 26). This page conveniently displays your system’s information including the manufacturer, model, and the total physical memory (RAM), among other things. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interface...
  • Page 44 If you haven’t changed the default settings (from the Settings page), so that DriverScanner doesn’t start with an automatic scan, the home screen will be figure 27.  From here launch a scan manually by clicking on Start scan. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updates Back to...
  • Page 45 The Driver scan screen allows you to select which devices you wish to scan by ticking the  checkbox. Initially, it is important to perform a complete scan. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updates Back to...
  • Page 46 This progress screen will show you how many outdated drivers DriverScanner has found. Those categories with outdated drivers are marked with while areas without are  marked www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updates Back to Contents...
  • Page 47 By clicking the Cancel button (at the bottom right of the screen), you will be able to halt the scan (figure 29). A pop-up window will then appear confirming that the scan has been  cancelled (figure 30). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updates Back to Contents...
  • Page 48 Instead you must install risky drivers manually. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updates...
  • Page 49 (ie from the page accessed through the Driver scan tab on the navigation panel along the top of the screen) your search settings will be remembered. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updates...

  • Page 50: Updating Drivers

    For this reason DriverScanner marks certain driver updates as being risky. Although DriverScanner will download risky drivers, it will not install them for you. Instead you must  install them manually. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updates Back to...
  • Page 51 You may install these drivers manually, however we do not recommend it and Uniblue will not be held liable for any harm to your computer that may result. Should you choose to install this driver anyway, we recommend that you first backup your drivers using DriverScanner’s backup tools (access the...
  • Page 52 Driver backups (Figure 34) DriverScanner allows you to take a backup of your drivers. First access the Backup screen  (figure 34). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restores Back to Contents...
  • Page 53 Perform a complete backup of all your drivers at the top of the screen (figure 34). Having chosen those drivers you want backing up then click on Backup selected to initiate the backup procedure (figure 34). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restores...
  • Page 54 Select the archive you want to restore, from the list, and then click on Next.  Choose whether or not you want your PC to reboot automatically if required. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restores Back to...
  • Page 55 Choose the checkbox next to the driver you want to restore and then click on Restore selected (which will have become highlighted). DriverScanner will then show a progress  bar as your chosen drivers are restored. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restores Back to...
  • Page 56 DriverScanner will then give you the option of either restarting your PC immediately, or later (figure 37). When restoring old drivers, remember that if the drivers have subsequently been updated the restore function will reinstall outdated versions of your drivers. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restores Back to...

  • Page 57: Configuring Driverscanner

    Learn how to configure DriverScanner, change preferences, and set up automatic scans. System settings (Figure 38) The System settings window is accessed by clicking on the Settings tab, and allows  you to configure various DriverScanner options (figure 38). www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 7 - Configuring DriverScanner Back to Contents...
  • Page 58 This relieves you of the need to perform manual scans regularly, by completely automating the system scanning process. Once you have configured your system settings click on the Save button to store them. www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 7 - Configuring DriverScanner...

  • Page 59: System Information

    Operating system: The operating system being used Total physical memory: The amount of RAM in your PC Processor model: The processor used in your computer Number of logical processors: The number of cores on the chip www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 7 - Configuring DriverScanner Back to...

  • Page 60: Glossary Of Terms

    DLLs are not loaded into RAM until the file is needed. For example, the print driver will not be loaded until you request to print your Word document. Once you  click on the print button, Word runs the printer DLL, among other things. www.uniblue.com Back to Glossary of terms Back to...
  • Page 61 User interface The menu and other general instruments available for the user to communicate with the program. In DriverScanner the user interface is designed to be highly intuitive and exceptionally simple to use. www.uniblue.com Back to Glossary of terms Back to...
  • Page 62 Address: Uniblue Systems Ltd Level 2, Regional Business Center Achille Ferris Street Msida, MSD 1751 Malta, Europe Contact: http://www.liutilities.com/support/...