Are you having issues with a specific driver or you need simply to update a driver, then you can do it easily in Vista through your device manager. To get started just follow this;

  • Open control panel
  • Click system and maintenance
  • Open device manager (you need to be logged in as administrator to do this)
  • You will now find yourself in the device manager
Device Manager

Now that you are in your device manager you can update a driver;

  • From the list locate the driver you want to update and double click it
  • Click the driver tab in the device properties box
  • Click update driver
  • You now have 2 options to choose from;
    • Search automatically for updated driver software - This will search your computer and the internet for the latest driver software
    • Browse my computer for driver software - This will locate the driver on your PC
Update vista drivers