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Yesterday, I did a re-install of Windows 8.1, to hopefully solve a problem with Windows Explorer running really slow.
During the initial install, the 8.1 installer put in a generic video driver, that actually worked OK.
But after and hour or so, and after multiple restarts, my screen totally changed, to a much higher resolution. Apparently, the OS realized it had the wrong Video Driver and installed the correct one for my NVIDEA video card.
I've written about this before, where the Windows 8.1 installer will install a workable driver during the initial install, and then upgrade it to a better driver later on.
So I just don't worry about not having the best driver for something during the initial install, because later on, the installer will realize its mistake and correct it.
In the dozens of times that I've installed Windows 8.1, I've never had to go fishing for a driver disk for anything.
However, with Windows 7, I always had to get out my motherboard drivers CD to install my Sound, Lan and USB 3.0, etc. Then find my Video card driver disk to get the video card properly set up. And of course, the Epson drivers disk to install my Epson printer, which 8.1 does for me.
If I were ever in question about installing Windows 8.1 (Pro/64) that concern is long since past. Windows 8.1 is the easiest OS to install, since DOS 6.22.
TM
During the initial install, the 8.1 installer put in a generic video driver, that actually worked OK.
But after and hour or so, and after multiple restarts, my screen totally changed, to a much higher resolution. Apparently, the OS realized it had the wrong Video Driver and installed the correct one for my NVIDEA video card.
I've written about this before, where the Windows 8.1 installer will install a workable driver during the initial install, and then upgrade it to a better driver later on.
So I just don't worry about not having the best driver for something during the initial install, because later on, the installer will realize its mistake and correct it.
In the dozens of times that I've installed Windows 8.1, I've never had to go fishing for a driver disk for anything.
However, with Windows 7, I always had to get out my motherboard drivers CD to install my Sound, Lan and USB 3.0, etc. Then find my Video card driver disk to get the video card properly set up. And of course, the Epson drivers disk to install my Epson printer, which 8.1 does for me.
If I were ever in question about installing Windows 8.1 (Pro/64) that concern is long since past. Windows 8.1 is the easiest OS to install, since DOS 6.22.
TM
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win-8.1/Pro/64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Acer X-1200
- CPU
- AMD 2 Core
- Motherboard
- Acer
- Memory
- Crucial, 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDEA GeForce 9200
- Sound Card
- On Board
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 24" Acer
- Hard Drives
- Sandisk, SSD 500GB
- PSU
- Acer
- Case
- SFF Slimline
- Keyboard
- emachines 101 key
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless
- Internet Speed
- 5 Meg
- Browser
- Firefox
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender
- Other Info
- Using Classic Shell on Win-8.1 /pro/64