How to install Windows XP Drivers in Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG-B

Please keep these points in mind while installing Windows XP drivers in Sony Vaio® VGN-NW28GG/B.
Drivers are necessary for a computer to function well. Drivers are a most important communication link between operating system installed and the hardware components. Inaccurate installation of drivers on a computer could cause problems as the hardware will not be able to understand and recognize different commands given by the program or user for invoking the hardware when necessary.

Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG/B installed with Windows XP will need exact drivers. The drivers come with the installation CD of Windows XP, but additional devices would need external driver installation. Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG/B is a latest generation computer and will work fine with Windows XP operating system. Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG/B has several high performance devices which would require additional drivers. Drivers like wireless LAN drivers, sound drivers, printer drivers, graphics drivers, DVD drivers etc are some of the drivers that would require to be installed. Windows XP drivers are suggested to be installed at the time of operating system installation so that Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG/B could be readily used without having to look for drivers later on. Users must also make sure the drivers about to be installed on Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG/B are up-to-date.

The following are some steps to be kept in mind while installing drivers in Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG/B:
• Proper type of drivers
• Take out all malware
• Confirm for authenticity

Proper type of drivers

While installing Windows XP drivers on Sony Vaio® VGN-NW28GG/B users are advised to ensure that the drivers about to be installed are of the proper and specific type. Installation of proper type of Windows XP drivers will help to avoid compatibility issues (such as system errors, Blue Screen of Death etc) once driver is installed. There are huge numbers of Windows XP drivers available, extra care must be taken while installing drivers on Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG/B.

Take out all malware Before installing Windows XP drivers on Sony Vaio® VGN-NW28GG/B, users are suggested to make sure that the system is removed of all malware. If Windows XP drivers are installed on a malware infected system; there might be many issues. These will contain operating system getting corrupted and thus leaving Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG/B inoperable. Use of an up to date antivirus program is advised to remove all virus infections before starting with installation of Windows XP drivers.

Confirm for authenticity While installing Windows XP drivers on Sony Vaio VGN-NW28GG/B users must ensure that all the drivers that are going to be installed are authentic and genuine. Illegitimate drivers may contain harmful malware that can cause various issues.

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Network Adapter Driver

Network adapters are also be consider as the network interface cards (NIC) or also recognize as Ethernet adapters. The port in the adapter is considered as gateway to the Internet. Network adapters provide some of the fastest connections within a local area network (LAN), helpful in transferring large or bulky files between computers on the same network. You might face a hurdle, however, when the network adapter is would not functioning due to corrupt or missing drivers — you cannot go online to research for corrective action. If you require installing or reinstalling the network adapter drivers on your computer, Windows has a wizard that instructs you through the process.

Tips to Install Network Adapter Drivers:-

• Insert the installation CD in CD driver that stores the network adapter drives into your CD drive. Come out from any pop-up windows for now.
• Click on the “Start” or the Windows orb logo on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen to show the Start menu. choose “Run” from the list to open a dialog box. Type “devmgmt.msc” in the field which is labeled “Open,” and after that click on the “OK” button to open the “Device Manager.”
• Scroll window of Device Manager downwards to the “Other Devices” category, then click on left on the network card adapter to make it highlight. The adapter might also appear under the “Network Adapters” category if it would not in “Other Devices.” Go for a yellow “!” (Exclamation mark) and “?” (Question mark) to recognize hardware that needs drivers.
• Click on the right of network adapter to show the pop-up menu, after that select “Properties” from the menu to open a dialog box.
• Go for the “Reinstall Driver” button on the “General” tab in the dialog box in the window to check the “Hardware Update Wizard.”
• Click on the radio button next to “Install from a menu or specific location ‘Advanced’,” after this click on the ‘Next’ button to advance the page in the wizard.
• Then click on the radio button next to “find out the best driver in these locations.”

• Click on the check mark in the box next to “find out removable media (floppy, CD-ROM…).”

• Click on the check mark next to “contain of these location in the search,” and then click on the “Browse” button to open other box in window. choose the drive letter that is assigned to your CD drive, e.g., “D,” “E,” etc. Click on and off folders to make them expand. when you click the folders or file, monitor the grayed out disabled “OK” button. when the “OK” button is enabled that means Windows will recognizes that driver is in that folder. Click on the “OK” button to close down the box and it will bring the Hardware Update Wizard back to the front.

• Click on the “Next” button and meanwhile pause Windows installation driver file. Monitor the screen for any other instructions and follow through. when the green progress bar advances from left to right, you would see a page in the Wizard that would state that the installation is finished. Click on the “Finish” button and get ready if it ask for restart.

Warning:-
• If you do not have the driver or software CD that is originally given with the network adapter, visit on the manufacturer website on internet to download it. Then click on the “Support” or “Download” section and after that find out the driver files by model number. After that save that driver files to a USB flash drive or SD card.

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Drivers for Windows XP

If there is a problem with one of Windows XP Driver, here are few steps which can help in resolving this.

Causes

The driver might be the ultimate cause of instability in computer. However, the procedure of troubleshooting a driver begins with checking the hardware for compatibility. Hardware running Windows XP must be compatible with that operating system. Specialized software is used to check the hardware in a computer for compatibility with hardware. Such software as Driver Verifier will check that the driver is corrupted or not (a corrupt driver could crash a computer). The user will open Verifier.exe, and then reboot the computer’s operating system. No other action is required to begin the analysis procedure.

Running operating system in normal mode

Find out, update, rollback or uninstall is only possible if the Device Manager is running (rather than opening the Display Properties). Click on the Start Menu button to use “Settings.” when “Settings” is open, click on the Control Panel. To check the hardware, double-click on “System” and then click on “Hardware.” Click “Device Manager.” In order to view other display adapters, click on the plus sign. This is to locate a video adapter. Double-click on the video-adapter driver to launch tabs. To troubleshoot the driver, click “Troubleshoot” on the common tab.

Device manager

If the video-adapter driver is causing the operating system failure, the driver can be removed from the Device Manager. After locating the driver in the Device Manager window, double-click on the driver to launch the options for that driver (Driver tab). On the driver tab, choose the “Uninstall” option. However, if the driver is simply out-of-date, select “Update Driver” from the similar driver tab. And also roll back a driver to a earlier version by selecting “Roll Back Driver.”

Safe Mode

Running operating system in Safe Mode will prevent the execution of the video-adapter driver during troubleshooting (The Vga Save continues to function in Safe Mode, allowing for the Windows XP system to show the current screen while troubleshooting the driver). The disadvantage of troubleshooting in Safe Mode is that the screen resolution might become distorted (extra-large icons and windows might be difficult to fit on the screen depending on the video-adapter type). Click on the Start Menu button to enter the Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, double-click “Display” to open the Display Properties dialog box. From this dialog box, click on the Settings tab. And Select “Advanced.” On the Adapter tab, click on “Properties,” and then click on the driver tab.

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