To the hardware device drivers installed on the user, not a strange thing, when you install or reinstall Windows to install the driver in some new equipment purchased after the need to install the driver. If the driver is not installed correctly, the system some hardware may not work properly. Although the operating system supports Plug and Play, can relieve a lot of work for users, but PC, the device has so many brands and models, plus a variety of new products are emerging, Windows can not automatically identify all the equipment Therefore, when you install a lot of equipment needs human intervention. Quite a few friends on the printer driver is not familiar with this paper to describe the role of the printer driver, and some knowledge and skills. The role of the printer driver
So-called printer driver is added to the operating system in a small piece of code that contains information about hardware devices. With this information, the computer can communicate with the device. Firms operating system driver is prepared according to the configuration file, you can say that there is no driver, the computer hardware will not work. Different operating systems, hardware drivers are different, all the printer manufacturers to ensure hardware compatibility and enhancements will continue to update the driver. Those who had not installed a hardware device in your computer, the system will ask you to install the driver, the new hardware and computer systems connected. Communication between the driver playing the role of the functions of the printer to tell the computer system, and instructions will be communicated to the hardware system and let it work.
Printer driver installation When you install a new printer will always be asked to put this hardware drivers, many people then began a headache. Not find the driver disc that can not find the location of the file, or do not know what driver. For example to install the printer hardware peripherals such, is not connected to cable even if completed, if you start using this time, the system will tell you, find the driver. How do? Reference manual may not be able to successfully install. In fact, installation, or have some practice with the General could be found, and these can help you to achieve barrier-free installation.
Windows how to know what devices are installed and which files to copy it? The answer lies. Inf file.. Inf Windows95 era from the introduction of a description of the installation information file, it uses specific words to describe the syntax to install the device type, manufacturer, model, to copy the file, copied to the target path, and to added to the registry information. By reading and interpretation of these words, Windows will know how to install the driver. At present almost all the hardware manufacturers for drivers under Windows9x with the installation information file. In fact,. Inf file is not only used to install the driver, can also be used to install the hardware and nothing to do with the software.
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