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How to add new hardware to your Windows PC
#149 | 1:41 |
Wednesday March 25, 2009
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Wednesday March 25, 2009
Every now and then you'll try to add hardware that Windows simply doesn't recognize. It may be something that's not "Plug and Play" or PnP as it often appears on packaging. It may just be something that Windows doesn't see. In these cases it's handy to know how to add hardware yourself.
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- Click Start, then on Settings, and then click on Control Panel.
- In Control Panel click on Add Hardware and then click Next
- Windows will scan your computer looking for things that it believes are newly added to the computer.
- Windows will ask you if the hardware is already installed. Check the answer that's right for you and click Next.
- You'll be presented with a list of things and you'll need to pick your device out of the list and click Next.
- If the device is working Windows will say so. If not you'll be prompted to add or update device drivers.
- Many hardware devices will come with a disk that will contain device drivers and software.
- In Control Panel click on Add Hardware and then click Next
- Windows will scan your computer looking for things that it believes are newly added to the computer.
- Windows will ask you if the hardware is already installed. Check the answer that's right for you and click Next.
- You'll be presented with a list of things and you'll need to pick your device out of the list and click Next.
- If the device is working Windows will say so. If not you'll be prompted to add or update device drivers.
- Many hardware devices will come with a disk that will contain device drivers and software.
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