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Hardware => Drivers => Topic started by: EddiA on December 01, 2011, 12:55:19 PM
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Where on my computer would I find my drivers name? The one that is used for online videos, I'm having trouble seeing them and someone told me I may need to update them.
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Which Company CD-ROM do you have?
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Which Company CD-ROM do you have?
You can ignore the above post
What is the problem with your PC ?? Why have you been told to update drivers and by whom ?
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On top of that Optical drives haven't needed drivers to work properly since WinME...
If you are not running ME then it's not a Driver issue...
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On top of that Optical drives haven't needed drivers to work properly since WinME...
Win95.
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Where on my computer would I find my drivers name? The one that is used for online videos, I'm having trouble seeing them and someone told me I may need to update them.
start -> [ search ] -> [ Device Manager ] -> click Device -> click properties -> click Driver
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244617
Enabling Driver Verifier
You can enable Driver Verifier by using Verifier.exe. Verifier.exe is included with every copy of Windows and automatically installed into the System32 folder. Verifier.exe has both command-line and graphical user interface (GUI) interfaces, so you can specify drivers and appropriate levels of verification. You can also see Driver Verifier statistics in real time. For additional information, refer to the "Driver Verifier Manager" section of this article.
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Win95.
I beg to differ...i spent good money back then on a drive that i believe was 24X which was huge at the time...
Would not run under 98 or ME unless the drivers were installed.
However...carry on.
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I beg to differ...i spent good money back then on a drive that i believe was 24X which was huge at the time...
Would not run under 98 or ME unless the drivers were installed.
However...carry on.
Windows 9x have various drivers for ATAPI CD-ROM drives; CDFS.SYS and ATAPI.SYS handle this in all versions of Windows 9x. If a CD-ROM drive doesn't work, either it's not ATAPI, or there is an issue with the controller that prevents it working; or, a conflict with a real-mode driver such as MSCDEX being loaded in autoexec.bat.
But... that said, we know next to nothing about the Original Poster's configuration; though they do seem to be under the impression that "online videos" require a driver. If i had to guess I'd say it was about codecs I think we can safely say that any debate/discussion about which versions of windows do and do not support Optical drives as part of the Out-Of-Box-Experience will probably not help the Original Poster, though.
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Where on my computer would I find my drivers name? The one that is used for online videos, I'm having trouble seeing them and someone told me I may need to update them.
Drive vs Driver
Define driver
"A program that controls a device. Every device, whether it be a printer, disk drive, or keyboard, must have a driver program. Many drivers, such as the keyboard driver, come with the operating system. For other devices, you may need to load a new driver when you connect the device to your computer. In DOS systems, drivers are files with a.SYS extension. In Windows environments, drivers often have a.DRV extension.
A driver acts like a translator between the device and programs that use the device. Each device has its own set of specialized commands that only its driver knows. In contrast, most programs access devices by using generic commands. The driver, therefore, accepts generic commands from a program and then translates them into specialized commands for the device."
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/driver.html
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http://www.ehow.com/about_5032734_definition-computer-drives.html
Definition of Computer Disk Drives
"Computer drives are an integral part of any computer system, be it a PC or a Mac. They perform a variety of different functions ranging from storage to CD and DVD input. Through input and output of different types of data, they give us the flexibility to customize and control the functionality of our computer systems.
Functionality
Computer drives come in many sizes and shapes. They allow the user to input specific types of information to be stored in the computer's memory. Many drives are input-only, meaning they can only read information. Other drives, such as CD and DVD writers, can output information to physical media.
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Well, EddiA, what sayest thou? I agree with Linux...I think "codecs" would most likely be what you are referring to.
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I agree with Linux
Who?
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I agree with Linux...
Who?
Indeed, there has been no post by that user in this thread.
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Windows 9x have various drivers for ATAPI CD-ROM drives; CDFS.SYS and ATAPI.SYS handle this in all versions of Windows 9x. If a CD-ROM drive doesn't work, either it's not ATAPI, or there is an issue with the controller that prevents it working; or, a conflict with a real-mode driver such as MSCDEX being loaded in autoexec.bat.
But... that said, we know next to nothing about the Original Poster's configuration; though they do seem to be under the impression that "online videos" require a driver. If i had to guess I'd say it was about codecs I think we can safely say that any debate/discussion about which versions of windows do and do not support Optical drives as part of the Out-Of-Box-Experience will probably not help the Original Poster, though.
I am strictly going on my own personal experiences from back in the days...
I wrote many autoexec and config files to get the darn thing to run...
I'll accept the fact you know more about it than i though...
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Click on the start and go to search, type in drivers in the files and folders category and you will find all of your computer drivers...
Or you can just go to the manufacturers site and download the drivers you need.
Or you can just insert the disk, don't install just read it..
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Please stop responding to / resurrecting old & dead threads. PM Sent. Thank you.