Computer Drivers for Peripherals and Devices

[jlamb]

What's a computer driver? A quick and dirty explanation would be . . . A computer driver is a translator that allows devices (ie.modems, printers, CD Roms etc.) to speak to the computer and the computer to speak to them. Without a driver your computer would not know how to operate a scanner, printer, fax/modem etc. From time to time, Windows needs to be reinstalled and we have to find the appropriate driver for a device to make that device operate properly again. For the do it yourself person. One site I find very useful is listed below. This site has one of the largest collections of drivers for Windows. Through this site you should be able to find almost any driver for any device new or old. If any one else uses a different site I would be happy to know. Jory Lamb

[athensace]

Jory wondered if anyone uses a different source for drivers - I use http://www.windrivers.com/. It is slow to load, but has most of the drivers I need to find.

[kinesi]

I have had good success with <www.DriverGuide.com>.