March 10th, 2012 
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If you’re starting to get interested in Windows 8, you’re not alone. The latest version of the Windows OS is getting a lot of publicity lately, mostly about its mobile-friendly designs. If that’s leaving you wondering about Windows 8′s desktop capabilities, fear not. Manufacturers will still make device drivers for your not-so-mobile desktop computer. |
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November 24th, 2011 admin  |
In much the same way that Google has, Mozilla is now urging Firefox 4 users to download the latest Windows drivers for their graphics cards in order to make the most of the browser’s hardware acceleration. The company was prompted to issue the suggestion after it turned the feature on in a beta test and noted a sharp increase in the number of application crashes. As part of the fix, Mozilla automatically disabled hardware acceleration for computers whose installed drivers were known to be problematic. Mozilla says that installing the latest drivers often results in stable performance from its hardware acceleration feature. |
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November 24th, 2011 admin  |
Most users don’t consider a driver update a welcome part of owning or maintaining a PC. In fact, many a PC have skated through their useful lives without updated Windows drivers, and have performed just fine. Updating Windows drivers is one of those things that sometimes falls into the category of “If-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it.” If you’ve been around Windows for a long time, you might think there’s something to this, but keeping your Windows drivers updated can produce some very positive results. |
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November 23rd, 2011 admin  |
If you own a Windows-based PC, hardware drivers are a fact of life. In most cases, the driver is a “set-and-forget” piece of software. That is, until something goes wrong. Hardware drivers can go wrong in a number of very creative ways, leaving the user to figure out what happened and how to clean up the mess. |
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November 13th, 2011 admin  |
I ran across a nice blog post that nicely illustrates the problem with downloading Windows drivers. The post – found here – discusses the troubleshooting one experienced pro goes through trying to track down a problem with a Windows 7 laptop. |
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November 4th, 2011 admin  |
By all accounts, Intel had been planning to launch its latest processor platforms for both laptops and netbooks in September, but new reports suggest that Intel’s third-generation Atom chipsets did not achieve Windows 7 certification on schedule. The revised release estimate for the Cedar Trail M and Atom chipsets is November. The holdup surrounds the platform’s graphics drivers. |
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November 3rd, 2011 admin  |
Your computer may perform flawlessly for weeks or months. It’s a circumstance that every computer user appreciates. For some mysterious reason, however, your computer may suddenly start to misbehave in some very strange ways. For example, your computer may no longer be able to detect a USB device that’s plugged into it. Or it can detect the device, but can’t access it. |
| Plugging the device into another computer reveals that the device works just fine. So what gives? Hardware driver problems can cause a raft of strange symptoms ranging from the Device Manager failing to recognize a device, to unusual device behavior, to system crashes and more. (more…) | |
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November 3rd, 2011 admin
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Windows driver problems can be frustrating – even agonizing. They’re sometimes hard to diagnose and can put you through a lot of grief before you identify and resolve the issue. I have recently encountered a person in this predicament whose solution was to do a completely clean installation of Windows 7. |
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November 3rd, 2011 admin
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The wraps have been taken off Windows 8 (for awhile at least) at the Microsoft Build conference. The event is designed to introduce developers to Windows 8 in advance of the operating system’s official release, likely in 2012. The current beta version of Windows 8 gives a little preview of what users can expect in terms of the look and feel of the product, the role of Windows hardware drivers as well as some of the new baked-in security features. |
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Intel has released a hardware driver update that can boost the graphics performance of some computers by more than one-third. Intel released a graphics driver update for its “Sandy Bridge” processors. According to Intel, the update will improve performance on the its 2nd generation Intel Core processors with Intel HD graphics by as much as 37% on some ultra-low voltage platforms. |
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