VIA VT86C100A Rhine Fast Ethernet Adapter Driver Download
The VT86C100A Rhine Fast Ethernet Adapter is a network device manufactured by VIA. Issues like weak Wi-Fi signal, slow DNS lookup, duplicate IP addresses, slow network and excessive CPU usage can be solved by updating this driver. Visitors have downloaded this file "Lan_r01.zip" 17 times with an aggregate rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on 7 reviews. Compatibility for this driver update includes PCs running Windows operating systems such as Windows Vista and Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 3.4 MB.
Supported Models
VIA VT6105M Rhine III Management Adapter
VIA Network Services Protocol
VIA Network Services Virtual Adapter
VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter
VIA VT6105 Rhine III Fast Ethernet Adapter
VIA VT86C100A Rhine Fast Ethernet Adapter
Manufacturers
Supported Operating Systems
Windows Vista, Windows Vista (64 bit), Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows ME, Windows 98SE, Windows 98, Windows 95
File Name
Versions
1.0.0.5 (2002-02-20) via .inf
3.13.0.0348 (2002-10-29) via .inf
Uploaded By
DriverGuide (DG Staff Member) on 2-Oct-2008
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Driver Contents File List
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
| Name | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
| VIA6105/WINXP/DIAG.TXT | 3.4 KB | 8 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/EEPROM/EEPROM.EXE | 137.5 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/EEPROM/eep6105.doc | 48.6 KB | 23 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/EEPROM/eeprom.cfg | 512 bytes | 29 Jan 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/EEPROM/eeprom.txt | 4.3 KB | 8 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FETND3.sys | 49.9 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FETND4.sys | 51.6 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FETND5A.sys | 39.4 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FETND5B.sys | 41.0 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FETNDIS.inf | 38.8 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FETODI.COM | 54.2 KB | 15 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FLASH/FLASH.EXE | 138.3 KB | 8 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FLASH/flash.txt | 3.7 KB | 31 Jul 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FREEBSD/freebsd.tar | 143.4 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/FREEBSD/freebsd.txt | 3.2 KB | 13 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/LANSVR40.DOS/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/LANSVR40.DOS/LSDOS.TXT | 4.4 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/LANSVR40.DOS/OEMSETUP.INF | 528 bytes | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/LANTASTI/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/LANTASTI/LANTASTI.TXT | 3.9 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/LANTASTI/PROTOCOL.INI | 867 bytes | 13 Apr 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/LINUX/linux.txt | 11.9 KB | 22 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/LINUX/rhinefet.tgz | 49.1 KB | 6 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/MSLANMAN.DOS/DRIVERS/ETHERNET/FETND/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/MSLANMAN.DOS/DRIVERS/ETHERNET/FETND/LMDOS.TXT | 4.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/MSLANMAN.DOS/DRIVERS/ETHERNET/FETND/PROTOCOL.INI | 1.0 KB | 13 Apr 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/MSLANMAN.DOS/DRIVERS/NIF/FETND.NIF | 180 bytes | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/CLIENT32/CNT32DOS.TXT | 3.2 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/CLIENT32/fetnwsc.lan | 58.1 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/CLIENT32/fetnwsc.ldi | 58.3 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/DOSODI/DOSODI.TXT | 6.6 KB | 15 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/DOSODI/FETODI.COM | 54.2 KB | 15 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/DOSODI/FETODI.INS | 738 bytes | 18 Apr 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/DOSODI/NET.CFG | 506 bytes | 1 Jun 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.311/ETHERTSM.NLM | 9.7 KB | 27 Apr 1994 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.311/FETNWSA.LAN | 24.1 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.311/LSLENH.NLM | 11.6 KB | 16 Nov 1992 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.311/MONITOR.NLM | 117.8 KB | 26 Oct 1992 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.311/MSM31X.NLM | 19.1 KB | 27 Apr 1994 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.311/NBI31X.NLM | 29.0 KB | 12 Mar 1996 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.311/Nw311.txt | 5.7 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.311/PATCHMAN.NLM | 9.6 KB | 4 Feb 1993 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.312/ETHERTSM.NLM | 11.7 KB | 21 Mar 1996 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.312/FETNWSA.LAN | 24.5 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.312/MSM31X.NLM | 52.4 KB | 21 Mar 1996 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.312/NBI31X.NLM | 29.0 KB | 12 Mar 1996 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.312/Nw312.txt | 6.4 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.4/FETNWSA.LAN | 24.5 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.4/Nw4.txt | 5.4 KB | 26 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.4/fetnwsa.ldi | 57.5 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.56/Nw56.txt | 5.9 KB | 26 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.56/fetnwsc.lan | 58.1 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NETWARE/SRVRODI.56/fetnwsc.ldi | 58.3 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/DACL/NonAdmin.exe | 32.8 KB | 5 Jan 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/DATA.TAG | 108 bytes | 3 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/InstallInf.dll | 32.8 KB | 1 Jun 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/2K/vnicim.cat | 8.0 KB | 21 May 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/2K/vnicim.sys | 21.4 KB | 21 Feb 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/2K/vnicimmp.inf | 2.1 KB | 27 Feb 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/2K/vnicimtp.inf | 3.5 KB | 27 Feb 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/2K/vnicobj.dll | 62.6 KB | 26 Mar 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/XP/vnicim.cat | 8.0 KB | 12 Apr 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/XP/vnicim.sys | 21.4 KB | 21 Feb 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/XP/vnicimmp.inf | 2.1 KB | 27 Feb 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/XP/vnicimtp.inf | 3.5 KB | 27 Feb 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/IM Driver/XP/vnicobj.dll | 62.6 KB | 26 Mar 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/VNICCustomDLL.dll | 36.9 KB | 27 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/VNICDiag.cpl | 127.0 KB | 27 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/VNICDiag.exe | 385.0 KB | 27 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/NICSET/VNICMon.exe | 41.0 KB | 27 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/SETUP.INI | 359 bytes | 27 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/Setup.exe | 73.7 KB | 13 Jan 1999 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/Uninstall/2KXP/VNICu.dll | 98.3 KB | 27 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/Uninstall/9XNT/VNICu.dll | 45.1 KB | 27 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/FETND3.sys | 49.9 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/FETND4.sys | 51.6 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/FETND5A.sys | 39.4 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/FETND5B.sys | 41.0 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/FETNDIS.inf | 38.8 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/FETODI.COM | 54.2 KB | 15 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/NTSetup.exe | 49.2 KB | 23 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/NTSetup.inf | 16.3 KB | 4 Jan 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/NTUTIL.DLL | 147.5 KB | 10 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/W9XSETUP.EXE | 28.8 KB | 23 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/WIN.txt | 2.0 KB | 20 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/WINNDI.DLL | 15.6 KB | 21 Feb 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/WINNT.txt | 1.5 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/netvt.cat | 29.7 KB | 22 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/ntsim.sys | 6.0 KB | 13 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/oemsetup.inf | 161.9 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/WinSetup/w2ksetup.exe | 41.0 KB | 23 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_ISDel.exe | 27.6 KB | 28 Oct 1998 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_Setup.dll | 34.8 KB | 30 Sep 1998 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_inst32i.ex_ | 296.7 KB | 24 Feb 1999 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_sys1.cab | 175.5 KB | 3 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_sys1.cab/English_Intel_32_Files/IsUninst.exe | 306.7 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_sys1.cab/English_Intel_32_Files/_IsRes.Dll | 129.5 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_sys1.cab/Language_Independent_Intel_32_Files/Ctl3d32.dll | 27.1 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_sys1.cab/Language_Independent_OS_Independent_Files/Corecomp.ini | 28.3 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_user1.cab | 1.2 KB | 3 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_user1.cab/English_String_Tables/value.shl | 660 bytes | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/_user1.cab/Language_Independent_OS_Independent_Files/license.txt | 358 bytes | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab | 933.4 KB | 3 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab/Helper_DLL/VNICPKT.DLL | 65.5 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab/Kernel_Driver_1/VNICPKT3.VXD | 16.9 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab/Kernel_Driver_2/VNICPKT4.sys | 24.2 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab/Kernel_Driver_3/VNICPKT5.sys | 16.1 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab/MS_Related/comctl32.dll | 379.2 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab/MS_Related/mfc42.dll | 995.4 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab/MS_Related/msvcrt.dll | 290.9 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab/SetupDi95NT4/VSetupDi.dll | 32.8 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/data1.cab/SetupDi98NT5/VSetupDi.dll | 36.9 KB | 11 Jul 2015 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/lang.dat | 23.5 KB | 13 Jan 1999 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/layout.bin | 590 bytes | 3 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/os.dat | 450 bytes | 28 Jul 1998 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/setup.ins | 76.9 KB | 27 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NICSET/setup.lid | 49 bytes | 3 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/NTUTIL.DLL | 147.5 KB | 10 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PCNFS/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PCNFS/PCNFS.TXT | 4.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PCNFS/PROTOCOL.INI | 870 bytes | 13 Apr 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PKTDRVR/FETPKT.COM | 52.9 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PKTDRVR/FETPKT.SYS | 52.9 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PKTDRVR/packet.txt | 4.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PXE/RIS-note.txt | 1.5 KB | 7 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PXE/pxe.lom | 38.9 KB | 7 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PXE/pxe.txt | 2.9 KB | 7 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PXERPL/FETND.CNF | 491 bytes | 19 Dec 2000 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PXERPL/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PXERPL/PROTOCOL.INI | 1.1 KB | 12 Sep 1997 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PXERPL/RIS-note.txt | 1.5 KB | 7 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PXERPL/pxerpl.lom | 53.2 KB | 7 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/PXERPL/pxerpl.txt | 7.2 KB | 7 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPL/FETND.CNF | 491 bytes | 12 Sep 1997 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPL/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPL/PROTOCOL.INI | 1.1 KB | 12 Sep 1997 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPL/RPL.lom | 12.3 KB | 6 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPL/rpldos.txt | 4.3 KB | 6 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/FETND.CNF | 491 bytes | 12 Sep 1997 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/FETND3.sys | 49.9 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/PROTOCOL.INI | 1.1 KB | 12 Sep 1997 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/RPL.32 | 32.8 KB | 6 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/RPL.64 | 65.5 KB | 6 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/RPL.com | 11.0 KB | 6 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/RPL.lom | 12.3 KB | 6 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/fetnd3.inf | 18.2 KB | 17 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/RPLW95/rplwin95.txt | 13.1 KB | 6 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/Release.doc | 40.4 KB | 23 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/SCO5/SCO5.VOL | 60.9 KB | 18 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/SCO5/SCO5.txt | 3.0 KB | 18 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNATTEND/NT40/Unattend.txt | 1.0 KB | 23 Feb 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNATTEND/NT40/unatdnt4.txt | 2.3 KB | 22 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNATTEND/W2000/UNATTEND.TXT | 960 bytes | 4 Jan 2001 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNATTEND/W2000/unatdw2k.txt | 2.4 KB | 22 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNATTEND/W9x/msbatch.inf | 1.1 KB | 25 Jan 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNATTEND/W9x/unatdw9x.txt | 2.2 KB | 22 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNATTEND/XP/unatdwxp.txt | 2.4 KB | 22 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNATTEND/XP/unattend.txt | 1.1 KB | 1 Dec 2001 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNIXWARE/unixware.txt | 3.3 KB | 18 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/UNIXWARE/vtD.pkg | 50.7 KB | 17 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WFW311/FETND.DOS | 65.6 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WFW311/FETND3F.386 | 50.6 KB | 5 Jul 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WFW311/FETODI.COM | 54.2 KB | 15 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WFW311/OEMSETUP.INF | 6.6 KB | 30 Aug 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WFW311/WFW311.TXT | 1.6 KB | 6 Jul 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WIN.txt | 2.0 KB | 20 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WINNDI.DLL | 15.6 KB | 21 Feb 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WINNT.txt | 1.5 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WINSETUP/NTSetup.exe | 49.2 KB | 23 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WINSETUP/NTSetup.inf | 16.3 KB | 4 Jan 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WINSETUP/W9XSETUP.EXE | 28.8 KB | 23 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WINSETUP/ntsim.sys | 6.0 KB | 13 Sep 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/WINSETUP/w2ksetup.exe | 41.0 KB | 23 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/diag.exe | 195.9 KB | 12 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/netvt.cat | 29.7 KB | 22 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/oemsetup.inf | 161.9 KB | 30 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/readme.txt | 4.1 KB | 23 Nov 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/winsetup.exe | 45.1 KB | 29 Oct 2002 |
| VIA6105/WINXP/winsetup.txt | 4.0 KB | 9 Nov 2002 |
How to Update VIA VT86C100A Rhine Fast Ethernet Adapter Device Drivers Quickly & Easily
Step 1 - Download Your Driver
To get the VIA VT86C100A Rhine Fast Ethernet Adapter driver, click the green download button above. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.
If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. Enter VIA VT86C100A Rhine Fast Ethernet Adapter into the search box above and then submit. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system.
Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the VIA Driver Update Utility. It is a software utility which automatically finds and downloads the right driver.
To find the newest driver, you may need to visit the VIA website. Most major device manufacturers update their drivers regularly.
Step 2 - Install Your Driver
Once you have downloaded your new driver, you'll need to install it. In Windows, use a built-in utility called Device Manager, which allows you to see all of the devices recognized by your system, and the drivers associated with them.
How to Open Device Manager
In Windows 11, Windows 10 & Windows 8.1, right-click the Start menu and select Device Manager
In Windows 8, swipe up from the bottom, or right-click anywhere on the desktop and choose "All Apps" -> swipe or scroll right and choose "Control Panel" (under Windows System section) -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager
In Windows 7, click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Device Manager
In Windows Vista, click Start -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Device Manager
In Windows XP, click Start -> Control Panel -> Performance and Maintenance -> System -> Hardware tab -> Device Manager button
How to Install a driver from Device Manager
Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
Select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.
In most cases, you will need to reboot your computer in order for the driver update to take effect.
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