How to update drivers in Windows Vista?

Two ways to update drivers:
The first one, try Driver Detective
Driver Detective is a product of Drivers HeadQuarters, who is the first and only driver update service providing manufacturer specific drivers for your computer system. With Driver Detective, you can locate and download Windows Drivers (XP and Vista) easily and quickly, also there are some integrated customer support tools in software, you will find the driver update process quicker and less frustrating.

The second method:

Comparing with windows XP, driver updating become easier in Windows Vista. Since the release of Window Vista operating system, over 90% of computer users are annoied by compatibility problems of hard device with windows vista, So many hardware manufactures has offer updated drivers to make its device compatible with Windows Vista.

To make driver updating in Windows Vista simple, following lists a few of simple guides for you.

• Step 1 Launch Device Manager
  Click "Start" >> Control Panel >> System Maintenace, and then click device manager.
  
  



• Step 2. Update device drivers manually
  In device manager, locate the device you wanna to update and then double click the device name
  
  



• Step 3 update drivers
  Click the device tab, and then following the windows wizard to update drivers by automatic search or specified driver location.

Note: Before you udpate device driver, It's highly recommended that you should shut down all of programs and check for windows update firstly. To update driver software with Windows Update, please click Start => All programs and then Windows Update, you will be redirect to official website of MicroSoft. And Windows will automatically check whether updates for your Windows O/S is available.

Related: What is a driver?

A driver is software that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or devices. Without driver software, the hardware you connect (for example, a video card, a printer or a scanner) will not work properly.

In most cases, driver software comes with Windows or can be found by going to Windows Update in Control Panel and checking for updates. If Windows doesn't have the driver you need, you can find it on the disc that came with the hardware or device you want to use, or on the manufacturer's website.