How to install drivers on sound in Windows

Installing new "firewood" in Windows may be necessary if your software is outdated or corrupted due to a virus, power outage, or other computer problems. A driver for sound can be copied in one of three ways: by installing important updates to the operating system, downloading from a disk, or directly from the manufacturer’s website. The instructions in this article are for Windows XP (this process may vary for later versions).

So, how to install drivers to sound using system update?

Go to the “Start” menu located on your computer’s desktop and select “Control Panel”. Find the “Automatic update” tab in it, set the day and time at which your computer should download Windows updates. If you need any programs urgently, it is advisable to choose the nearest date. After that, click on the “Apply” button. If updated sound drivers are available for download, they will be automatically installed on your computer for the period of time you choose.

How to install drivers to sound from the manufacturer’s disk

Insert the disc containing the appropriate software into your computer’s drive. Follow the instructions on the screen to reinstall the audio drivers in Windows XP. See your computer’s documentation or contact the manufacturer’s technical support directly if you need additional help installing the software using a disk.

How to install drivers to sound by downloading from the Internet

To boot in this way, go to the “Start” menu on the computer and click on the “Run” button. Enter the DxDiag command in the dialog box and click “OK”. After that, go to the “Sound” tab. Record the name of the computer’s sound card , which is displayed next to the “Name” column under the section titled “Devices”. Also indicate the name of the manufacturer of the sound card, which can be seen next to the line “Provider” below the item “Drivers”. Click on the "Exit" button.

Then launch your computer’s Internet browser. Go to the website of the manufacturer of the audio device. If you do not know its exact name, you can search using the name of your sound card. Having opened the necessary resource on the Internet, find the “Support” section on it - here will be the sound driver that you need. Follow the instructions on the manufacturer’s website to install the software. As a rule, drivers are downloaded in EXE or ZIP format, like other types of programs.

If you saved a file with the .exe extension on your computer, you just need to double-click the icon to start the download. Such programs are installed automatically. Speaking about how to install drivers for sound downloaded in ZIP format, it should be said that here you will need to perform several additional steps. To get started, extract the contents of the archive and save it in a separate folder on the desktop. Open it and see if Setup.exe is in it. If it is present, simply double-click on it. In some cases, the installation file may have a different name. However, if you see an icon called Uninstall.exe, you should ignore it.