can one update drivers safely in Device Manager? in windows xp sp2?
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if u want to update drivers of your pc pheripheral, you better check the properties of the drivers, you can see the information about \nDriver Provider\nDriver Date\nDriver Version\nDriver Signer\nIf the new driver is better than old driver u can update it, but no warranty if the new driver runs better than old one, maybe has bugs :d\nfor the best driver , i sugget the manufactur sites or you can search in www.driversguide.com , www.pcdrivers.com
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If there are no XP specific drivers, the drivers for Windows 2000 should work fine. Give it a try, any way.
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Go:\n-Right click on My computer\n-Select Manage\n-In the list at the left select "Device Manager"\n-The list in the right side will list all drivers you have, check there if there is a question mark (? or !), if there, just click on the sub of each and delete.\n-Restart computer\n-Plug in your drive again and lets see.\n\nIf you see no ? or ! in device manager or this couldn't help you, try use it on another computer, if the same, I think you need a new memory stick.\n\nXLMan
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Just go to the web sight of each hardware device you have and get the latest drivers
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try "driverguide.com"
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I don't think that is possible...device manager is only way you can do that.
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1. Open Device Manager\n2. Click on + Symbol for Sound VIdeo and Game Controllers\n3. Right click on each device and click update if found.\n\nNow, you should reinstall multimedia drivers from the Windows Components. Here are the steps :\n\nTo reinstall Multimedia in Windows XP, you have to first locate and edit the Sysoc.inf file. This will enable the Multimedia option in Add/Remove components list. The Sysoc.inf is a hidden system file that will not be listed by default. To view the Sysoc.inf file, you should enable the "Show Hidden Files and Folders" option under Files and Folders. \n\nYou can reinstall Multimedia by following these three steps: \n\nStep 1:  Display all hidden files and folders. \nStep 2:  Edit the Sysoc.inf file. \nStep 3:  Reinstall Multimedia using Add/Remove Programs. \n\nStep 1:  To display the hidden files and folders, follow these steps: \n\n1.  Click Start and select Control Panel. \n2.  Click Appearance and Themes. \n3.  Click Folder Options and select the View tab. \n4.  Enable the option "Show Hidden Files and Folders." \n5.  Deselect "Hide Operating system Files" under Files \n     and Folders. \n6.  Click Apply and click OK. \n\nYou can now view all hidden files and folders. \n\nStep 2: Make changes in the Sysoc.inf file by following these steps: \n\n     NOTE: Create a backup copy of the Sysoc.inf file before making any changes to the file. \n\n1.  Click Start and select My Computer. \n2.  Double-click C: drive. \n3.  Double-click WINDOWS folder. \n4.  Double-click the "Inf" folder and open the Sysoc.inf file. \n5.  In the INF folder under the [components] section, locate the following entry: \n\n     "MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,hide,7" \n\n6. Remove "hide" from the entry and ensure that it appears as given below: \n\n     "MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,7" \n\n7.  Save and close the Sysoc.inf file. \n\nStep 3:  Reinstalling Multimedia using Add or Remove programs: \n\n1.  Click Start and select Control Panel. \n2.  Click Add or Remove Programs and then click Add/Remove Windows components. \n3.  Double-click Accessories and Utilities. \n4.  Deselect Multimedia checkbox. \n5.  Click OK and click Next. Windows will complete the upgrade and prompt you to complete the process. \n6.  Click Finish and restart the computer. \n7.  After Windows loads, repeat steps 1-3. \n8.  Select the Multimedia checkbox. \n9.  Click OK and click Next. \n10. Click Finish and restart the computer. \n\nMultimedia is now reinstalled on the computer.\n\nIf the issue still persists download suitable drivers among the two :\n\nFor Realtek AC'97 : \nftp://61.56.86.122/pc\n/audio/WDM_A394.zip\n\nFor High Definition Audio :\nftp://202.65.194.18/\npc/audio/WDM_R147.zip
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if your os  is xp it wll already have the driver\n\nif not go to driver.com
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Update your sound card drivers, and run ad-aware or spybot S&D
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Windows... finding a driver it needs... not very likely.  I  haven't had much luck with any of the automatic discovery tools in XP, that's why I just do everything manually.  If you have the driver disc that came with your computer (or sound card) put it in and Windows should do the rest.  If you don't see if you have a restore point before you deleted the driver (Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore and any date in bold has a restore point set), this will also get you your drivers back.
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Windows XP is designed to handle and Win OS. It'll work just fine when you install the driver.
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Simple, Download and install SP2 for Windows XP
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start / run / devmgmt.msc / OK\nscroll to the device in which you want to roll back the driver for. \nRight click device / properties / driver / roll back driver
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You should have to purchase new hardware. to run USB 2.0 with windows xp you have to install service pack 2
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well if the driver from the website dont work i recomend trying to do an microsoft update from there page and c if u get any thing from that
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Try going to Device Manager and uninstalling the USB Controller and re-booting, then try it.  How come you haven't updated to SP2?  It could help support what I'm guessing is a USB 2.0 flash drive.
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Hi Maria,\n\nReally, you need to upgrade from ME to XP as soon as you possibly can.  ME is possibly the worst Operating System Microsoft ever came out with.  It is loaded with errors and vulnerabilities.  Until you're able to do this, though, you can try some things suggested in the link I've included below for you that talks about User32.dll errors.  I hope this works for you.\n\nAs far as updating your drivers, just go to the Microsoft Windows Update site (click on Tools, then click on Windows Update).  You'll get all the updates and many of the drivers your computer needs.  For specific drivers, you can go to the specific site for those, such as video drivers, sound cards, etc.\n\nThe ActiveX message isn't that big a deal.  If you are sure of the website that you are using, go ahead and allow the ActiveX control to be loaded.  The only thing that may happen if you don't load it is that the display may not look the way the author intended.  It will not harm your computer in any way.\n\nAgain, though, please upgrade from ME as soon as you can.  You'll be happy you did.  You can get XP Home for less than $100, or XP Pro for something like $185 or so, depending on where you go.\n\nBest of luck to you.