spooferfish Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 My laptop has not been connected to the internet for 3 years, I think it's been... Needless to day it is a bit out of date. Is there an easy way to update the drivers that are no doubt outdated? I have tried google, searching for drivers for my model of laptop, but it leads me in circles, then always ends with wanting credit card information... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arceus Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 I'm not too sure about drivers (particularly since you didn't mention more specifics about which computer you have), but it I think the first priority would be to update or get antivirus and firewall first. Or do you already have that covered? Sometimes under settings it can search automatically for new drivers, but I take it you've tried that. 1 "Fight for what you believe in, and believe in what you're fighting for." Can games be art? --- My blog here if you want to check out my Times articles and other writings! I always appreciate comments/feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooferfish Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 It is a Dell Latitude D830 with Windows XP. I did update my antivirus and firewall and all that right away. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sbrideau Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 All the drivers are here:http://www.dell.com/support/home/ca/en/cabsdt1/product-support/product/latitude-d830/drivers You never want to go somewhere else than the manufacturer's website for drivers. Or you can use their update utility which is on the same page, under System Utilities, but from experience (at work it's all dells) it's faster to just download or use your laptop's service tag to get the exact drivers you need on that page and download them then install them. I was on the canadian webpage though, but the drivers should still be valid since it's the same model in both countries. They probably don't have new drivers, as they don't update them for very old laptops (and yes we still have some at work of those, but they're used as a last resort when there are no other laptops available). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooferfish Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 I don't know why I can never find that stuff when I look..I checked the Dell website... Anyway, thanks, that worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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