This video shows you how to find and install hardware drivers on windows using the hardware id or device id. (it's great if you have lost your driver disc) d.... To manually update driver in windows xp, follow these steps: 1. click on start menu.. 2. right-click on my computer and click manage.. 3. click device manager in left pane.. 4. in device manager window, expand categories and locate the device that you wish to update the driver for.. Finding missing device drivers with ease. to find your missing device driver with ease, you will need to use reliable and sophisticated automatic driver update software such as driver detective.this driver update tool is compatible with windows os such as windows xp, vista, and windows 7, both 32-bit and 64-bit os..
Windows will update all windows and microsoft products that have updates or are missing system files, including missing drivers. once the update finishes, agree to let windows restart your system. click "start" then type "device manager" in the search box.. Through there, we find the official download page for those drivers, and the drivers can be obtained there. take care to download drivers only from official sources; i added "hp" to the search terms to see if hp had an official set (the original link i posted was to unofficial drivers, which carry a potential risk).. To find drivers for hardware that windows refuses to recognize, open device manager (a search from the start menu or windows 8 start screen brings it up lickity-split), right-click on the listing.