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If you’re updating your computer running Windows XP with a new device, maybe a graphics card or something, and you don’t have a driver for that piece of hardware; there is a way that you can actually get the operating system to help you find a driver for the device.
If you connect a new device in Windows, the first thing that the operating system will do, after detecting the new installation, is scan all of the relevant files and folders on the disc to see if it can find a compatible driver for the new device. Sometimes it’ll find an older driver that works, from the operating system’s files; but a driver written in 2001 or thereabouts might not exactly be up to scratch for more modern equipment. If it does install a driver, it’s always best to check in Device Manager to find out how old the installed driver is.
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