a friend gets alot of blue screens on his computer and he got a message from microsoft saying the cause of the serious failure was a device driver. does anyone know what that means or what he should do to correct the problem? thank you!
2007-01-02 15:23:45 · 5 answers · asked by AlwaysWondering 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
thank you for your answer. can you tell me how to know which device driver? we are pretty computer illiterate. any simple directions? thank you!
2007-01-02 15:31:58 · update #1
If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr
2007-01-03 02:58:36 · answer #1 · answered by gira 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do This: when the machine is starting up, try to boot up in SAFE MODE, to do this, you may have to hit the Delete key or the F10 or F8 key. If the machine lets you boot up in safe mode and you can get to the desktop then do this. Click on Start - Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Restore. Once you are there, pick a date to restore the computer to. Make sure you pick a date BEFORE your frriend installed the suspect device, or like a week before the Blue Screens started happening.
2007-01-02 15:34:02 · answer #2 · answered by avp071 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Which device driver? every piece of hardware in the computer has a device driver, most of them you can update yourself online, video cards, sound cards, network cards, chipset drivers, etc..etc.. but you have to know exactly what you have before you can go about finding the right driver page
2007-01-02 15:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by PiTHON 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its almost impossible to get Windows to tell you what driver is the dud. Its usually either the video adapter driver or the printer driver so reinstall those from the latest available drivers (found online) and you might get lucky.
2007-01-02 15:45:58 · answer #4 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that's the two a driving force situation or a conflict with different hardware. examine the gadget supervisor to be certain in case you spot any source conflicts (gadgets in blunders), and attempt reinstalling or updating the drivers for the instantaneous hardware.
2016-12-15 07:46:24 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋