The Art of Hardware Management in Vista Without Auto-Updates

After downloading the driver file from the official website of the computer manufacturer, you can follow the steps below to manually update driver in Windows Vista:

1. Click theStart button and right-click onComputer . Then clickManage .
   
2. ClickDevice Manager in the left panel.
   
3. In Device Manager window, expand categories and locate the device that you wish to update the driver for. Then right-click on the device name and selectUpdate Driver Software… Following screenshot is for your reference.
   
4. ClickBrowse my Computer for driver software .
   
5. Click onBrowse to find the location of the downloaded driver file. ClickNext to install the driver.
   

Normally, Windows Vista will start installing the updated driver file.

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