How to Update Your Driver: Toshiba Satellite Info

In this piece I'm going to go over what to do when your computer says (in that awkward computer way) that it needs “driver Toshiba Satellite”. Now you may need a driver because you have no sound, are getting a USB “Device not recognized” error, a blank screen when trying to use video intensive programs like games or Netflix, or maybe you are dealing with a slow computer. 

How to Manually Update Your Toshiba Satellite Drivers

The first step in updating your Toshiba Satellite drivers is knowing which drivers need updated. In the case of no sound or blank screen it's pretty obvious, but if you have a slow computer it may not be so obvious. You may want to check Device Manager and look for errors to clue you in to which drivers need updated. 

To check Device Manager for errors follow these steps: 

1.    Go to Start

2.    In the Search box type in “Device Manager”

3.    Press Enter

4.      Now look for yellow “!” next to devices. Those are the drivers that definitely have issues and need updated. Make a note of them and then we'll go to Toshiba's web site and get the latest drivers. 

Now that you know which drivers you need you need to go to Toshiba's web site and get the latest drivers. Follow these steps: 

1.    Go to: http://support.toshiba.com/

2.    There will be a box where you put in your model or serial number. If you don't know that information there's a link right below the box with instructions on how to get that information. Put your serial or model in the box and press OK.

3.    Now you will find yourself on a page with a picture of your Toshiba Satellite and some tabs below the picture. Under “Support Highlights” will be “Drivers.” If the drivers you need aren't immediately listed you may need to click “All Drivers & Updates”

4.    If you clicked “All Drivers & Updates” you will see a list of device types that the drivers are listed under. Find the drivers you need from this list.

5.      When you get to the driver download page go ahead and download the driver, make a note of where the file saves. 

Now that you have the latest drivers for your devices it is time to install your new drivers. Go to the file(s) you saved and open the file. It will automatically install the latest drivers with just a little prompting on your part. You may need to restart your computer after installing the drivers to fully install it.

 

How to Automatically Update Your Toshiba Satellite Drivers 

I walked you through the manual way to update your Toshiba Satellite drivers, now I'm going to tell you there's an automatic way to do it. If you use driver update software the program will detect which drivers are corrupt or out of date, search out the latest drivers for those devices, download the drivers, then install the drivers for you. All with a few clicks of the mouse in a matter of a few moments time. As you can see from the manual updating of drivers, it's a much simpler way to update drivers. Try driver update software today for your Toshiba Satellite drivers.

Dealing With Windows XP Driver Errors

If your Windows XP drivers are corrupt or out of date you could experience a wide variety of errors. You could get a black screen when playing games or weird textures in games; you could experience no sound; your printer could start printing gibberish; or your USB devices could stop being recognized. The fix for corrupt or out of date drivers is to update the drivers. In this piece I will take you through the steps needed to update your Windows XP drivers.

How to Manually Update Your Windows XP Drivers

The first thing you need to do is figure out what drivers you need: sound? video? USB? Then you need to go into Device Manager and write down the make and model so you can get the right drivers.

 

To get to Device Manager follow these steps:

1. Go to Start
2. Click Settings
3. Click on Control Panel
4. Now double click Systems
5. Now click on the Hardware tab
6. Now click on the Device Manager button

Now that you are in Device Manager, go to the device you are having issue with and get the make and model info. The next step is to go to the manufacturer's web page and find the drivers matching your device. Download the drivers, making a note of where you saved them, and then if the file isn't an exe file then you can update the driver through Device Manager. If it is an exe file, just double click to begin the update. 

Follow these steps to update the device through Device Manager: 

1. Open the drop down to get to the device you are updating the drivers for
2. Right click on the device and click Properties
3. Select the Driver tab
4. Click Update Driver
5. A window will pop up asking “Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software?” choose “No, not this time” then click Next
6. Next you'll get a “What do you want Wizard to do?” question. You want to choose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” then click Next
7. Now you should have a “Please choose your search and installation options” window. Choose “Don't search. I will choose the driver to install,” then click Next
8. Click Have Disk
9. Click Browse
10. Navigate to where you saved the drivers and select the file the drivers are in
11. Click OK
12. You should be back at the “Select the device driver you want to install for this hardware” window. Click Next.

Congratulations you have just updated your Windows XP drivers. 

Updating Your Windows XP Drivers Automatically

 

There is software, called driver update software, which will determine if any of your drivers are out of date or corrupt, then go to the manufacturer's web page, download the drivers, and install the drivers for you. All with only a few clicks of the mouse. It only takes a couple minutes to complete the process and it greatly decreases the hassle of updating your Windows XP drivers. Update your Windows XP drivers today.