Driver Help & Troubleshooting

question for peripheral nerds: for RGB lighting on a webcam, do you keep the vendor software installed?? i've had issues with Logitech apps after updates before, so i'm tempted to set things once and remove teh software... is that realistic, or do u lose too…

flickering secondary monitor since the Intel update. details: a 4K screen next to a 1080p one. it goes black for a moment, comes back, someitmes teh windows jump to the main screen. ive rebooted plnety. id love a checklist rather than random tips, since Ive…

long time lurker first post lol odd problem: printing works but i cant open teh printers settings. an accounting app hangs every time i try. This started after a driver update. i need duplex for an important job. Any ideas on where to look before i reinstall…

hmmmm ok printing from this PC produces pages of random symbols. the laser printer works fine from my phone and another computer. it only fails from this PC since the Printer 1700/1700n (Laser) Driver 20/06/06 update. id like to fix this before the next…

ok weird one mixed use PC here: mostly work. can someone who has tried both branches share their experience?? id love to hear whether it made a real difference for video editing or whether its mostly marketing. i am not chasing benchmark numbers. i mostly…

My gaming desktop is performing like it lost a generation, an open world RPG stutters in places that used to be smooth, all after the VIA driver update. id like to measure this properly instead of going on feel. whats teh right way to compare two drivers? i…

short version: GeForce Ion Notebook Graphics Drivers 270.61 Windows Vista/7 32 bit wont install. Longer version: my office PC came with a manufacturer customized graphics driver. I wanted the newer one from NVIDIA directly. Every installer I try says its…

hmmmm ok short version: OpenGL 3.0 Beta Driver wont install. longer version: my prebuilt desktop came with a manufacturer customized graphics driver. i wnated the newer one from NVIDIA directly. every installer i try says its incompatible with my Windows. is…

help!! my setup is three monitors on one card, and its been rock solid... since installing NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Driver 425.31, one of the screens randomly blinks black for a split second... sometiems its every few minutes, sometimes every few seconds. Its…

ugh. question for the network folks: do you install network drivers from the chip maker or from your PC maker? Im looking at WUSB11 CA(FR) Instant Wireless USB Network Adapter from Linksys for my laptop. My prioirty is battery life. Is there any real risk in…

i downloaded NVIDIA Notebook GeForce Graphics Driver 335.23, teh download page clearly lists Windows 8, Windows 7 64 bit, and Im on one of those. i ran teh express install on my home built tower and got this: it says the driver isnt compatible with this…

hmmmm ok okay, this is driving me nuts :D Black screen, fans ramp up, and about five seconds later Windows comes back like nothing happened. Then this pops up: its always while playing an open world game :) my gaming laptop is not overclocked and temps look…

so annoyed rn my Ethernet is capped at 100 Mbps and Im losing my mind. The gaming desktop is plugged into a local NAS setup. The adapter details say 100 Mbps full duplex. My laptop on teh same cable and port negotiates gigabit just fine, so the switch port…

i needed to scan a signed contract tonight. the all in one prints perfectly, but when i open the vendor scan app, it says no scanner was found. connected over Wi Fi, same as always. the only change: i installed Canon PIXMA MP520 Printer Drivers 1.00 last…

so annoyed rn please tell me this is a driver thing. glitches in teh browser on my gaming laptop, starting right after the Detonator FX Drivers 44.03 (Windows 2000/XP) update: the card isnt new but its never shown anything like this before. temperatures look…

ok so this is so frustrating. i'm trying to update the graphics driver on my offcie PC, and the express install fails immediately: "Not compatible with this version of Windows." Windows Update says Im fully up to date. the A890GXM A(U)(V1.0) ATI Display…

not gonna lie this is driving me nuts after installing AMD Catalyst Radeon Mobility 5.8 Ive had the control panel wont open on my gaming desktop. fine, Ill just roll it back. except the Roll Back Driver button is greyed out, and when i uninstalled it Windows…

hmmmm ok my budget build is performing like it lost a generation. a strategy game stutters in places that used to be smooth, all after teh AMD driver update. Id like to measure this properly instead of going on feel. Whats the right way to compare two…