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Windows 8 Drivers: Problems and Solutions
By: Lion_Heart Date: February 1, 2013, 11:44 pm
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Windows 8 Drivers: Problems
There are a lot of people complaining on the Internet that
Windows 8 is having driver issues. Similar to the problems
Windows Vista had on launch compared to Windows XP, many
manufacturers are not bothering to create certified Windows 8
drivers for their hardware, and Windows 7 drivers sometimes
don’t do the job. Microsoft’s Windows Update often doesn’t find
newer drivers if they’re not approved by Microsoft on time, so
those drivers never update.
This is especially a problem with older laptops and video
drivers. Rather than release video drivers themselves, NVIDIA
and ATI rely on the laptop’s manufacturer to release updates.
Some manufacturers, such as Sony, eventually stop updating their
older laptops, leaving the video drivers stuck on old versions.
This leads to severe graphical issues when a new operating
system, like Windows 8, is installed. This also causes problems
when playing games.
Windows 8 Drivers: Solutions
Here are several solutions for finding the right Windows 8
drivers and getting your hardware up and running, if Windows
Update isn’t doing the trick.
1. Check the manufacturer’s website for an update
Though, as we said, manufacturers eventually stop supporting
their older machines, some of them are releasing special updates
for Windows 8 drivers. You’ll need the model number of your PC,
which you can find on the machine itself or in System Properties
(Windows Key + Pause). On the manufacturer’s site, you’ll be
asked to select this model number, and you’ll then see the
latest updates.
2. Check the hardware’s website for an update
Though some PCs require you to go though the manufacturer to
update anything, often the hardware’s website will have Windows
8 drivers. You might also try the very latest Windows 7 drivers,
and see if they do the trick.
HTML http://www.reviversoft.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012-11-27_10-54-41.png
Sony doesn't have Windows 8 drivers at all for my laptop.
3. Install the driver in Compatibility Mode
One problem might be that the driver detects Windows 8 on launch
and crashes. It’s a perfectly good driver, but it can’t handle
seeing an operating system it doesn't recognize. The solution is
to make the driver think it’s running in Windows 7.
To run a driver in Compatibility Mode:
[list type=decimal]
[li]Right click on the driver’s Setup icon and click
Properties[/li]
[li]In the Compatibility tab, select Run This Program in
Compatibility Mode For:[/li]
[li]Choose Windows 7 in the dropdown menu[/li]
[li]Click OK[/li]
[/list]
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Select this check box and choose Windows 7.
Try running the driver again, and it may install more smoothly.
4. Run Driver Reviver
Driver Reviver
HTML http://www.reviversoft.com/driver-reviver/
is fantastic at
finding the newest drivers that match your hardware with your
operating system. It works like a charm in Windows 8, tracking
down the right Windows 8 drivers directly from trusted sources.
It’s worth running a free scan to see whether Driver Reviver
locates that elusive driver where Windows Update couldn’t.
Hack newer video drivers to work with your older laptop
This is kind of a last resort, but this is what I had to do in
order to remove graphical artifacts from my screen in Windows 8.
I have a three-year-old Sony Vaio laptop with integrated NVIDIA
GeForce 310M graphics hardware. Unfortunately, Sony stopped
updating the driver for it in 2010. If you try to download new
drivers from NVIDIA, you’ll get an error when it scans the
hardware of your PC.
To fix this, download the latest drivers and unpack them. Then,
copy the folder to a new location, as NVIDIA erases them when it
can’t detect your hardware. Find the hardware ID of your video
card in Device Manager, and add those lines to the appropriate
INF file, then run setup again. The Experience Blog
HTML http://www.theexperienceblog.com/2009/08/18/how-to-modify-and-install-nvidia-drivers-for-mobile-graphics-chipsets-in-windows-7-when-all-else-fails/<br
/>explains how to do this in detail. It’s for Windows 7, but it
works like a charm in Windows 8 too. (This isn’t the first time
I’ve had to do this. Six years ago I had to hack video drivers
on a Dell laptop to play City of Heroes. It’s a fairly common
problem with laptops, as video drivers are updated far too
frequently for companies like Dell and Sony to keep up with.)
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Find the hardware ID in Device Manager.
By following these steps, you should be able to get just about
any hardware working in Windows 8. Still having hardware that
just refuses to run in Windows 8? Leave a reply here and we’ll
see what we can do.
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Re: Windows 8 Drivers: Problems and Solutions
By: Lion_Heart Date: March 18, 2013, 12:03 am
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Any one have any experience and any knowledge in Windows 8,
Please share hare.
It will surely help other friends.
Just spare yours valuable 2 minute with us.
Good or Bad any experience Please share with us.
Any knowledge of yours, that will help or not, Please share with
us.
May be your little Knowledge or Bit of experience will give a
big help to Other.
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