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Choose Start→Help and Support. In the resulting Help and Support window, click Table of Contents, then click Hardware, Devices, and Drivers, and finally click Driver Software. In the Driver Software window, click Repair or Update a Driver.
Hardware Driver Download
Windows Vista and later versions of Windows support a unified device property model that characterizes the system configuration of device instances, device setup classes, device interface classes, and device interfaces. For information about the unified device property model, see the following topics:
- If your installing Windows to an older PC, the CD/DVD drive may not be compatible with Windows 7 and Windows Vista, the CD/DVD drive may need to be replaced. The CD/DVD media may be damaged or dirty Remove the DVD media and check for scratches, cracks or smudges that may make the DVD difficult to read, if the media is scratched or cracked, you.
- Install device drivers for Windows Vista By default, most of the hardware is already supported by Windows Vista (Windows Vista contains 20.000+ drivers, which is more then earlier Windows versions). That's why your older hardware will probably be detected automatically.
Update Your Drivers
Many of the system-defined device properties in the unified device property model have corresponding representations that can be used to access the same information on Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. To maintain compatibility with these earlier Windows versions, Windows Vista and later versions of Windows also support these representations. However, you should use the unified device property model of Windows Vista and later to access device properties.