Install Windows7 system every driver source files sys will be stored in %. SystemRoot % / System32 / Dirvers directory. In installing a new device drivers, the driver will be writing % SystemRoot % / System32 / Dirvers son folder, and will have configuration information stored in the registry. Driver. Inf files can be used to control installation and are incorporated into the registry Settings information. If need driver useless stored in driver storage area, or useless. Inf files, or lack of other have a system files, this kind of circumstance, the driver. Inf files and other related documents will be written in the Microsoft Office 2010 installation of the equipment to % SystemRoot % / System32 / DriverStore/FileRepository in the sub folders.
2, attention shall be paid to Windows 7 device driver signature information
Windows7 on it, whether to provide good peripheral equipment to support is its of challenge. Without exception, in order to guarantee the stability of system and equipment in good running, Microsoft suggest users to select include digital signature is the device driver version. This is very important for the user, because Windows7 after all is a new system platform, various aspects needs to be further inspection or test, and this is generally ignored by many users. With Microsoft digital signatures of device drivers won’t let system collapse or become unstable, and at the same time with Microsoft digital signatures can ensure the device driver fails to eliminate the tampered, the driver stage Trojan harm system.
Conversely, if the user mandatory use no digital signature driver, Windows7, could well lead to the response or collapse, it even more than in the operating system installed on the normal procedure cause more serious. The author had such experience, another BBS this caused the collapse of Windows7 because driving case is very much also. Therefore, Windows7 users advice to try to use after signature of the driver. Of course, in some cases, we may find specific is equipment does not contain signature of the driver. At this time, suggest you website in equipment manufacturers is whether there is available with search signed drivers. Because sometimes may have a signature driver, but did not include to equipment driver CD or Windows7 installed a plate.
If there is no available with signature driver, so can only use the Office 2007 unsigned drivers. In Windows7, if installed unsigned driver, must be careful, and closely monitor the system. If found the system meet unknown not response or collapse, it may be unsigned driver, then need to rollback drivers or unload have problems of the driver. Also need to pay attention to, any type of equipment, even graphics, nic or sound CARDS, if corresponding driver problems, may lead to the operating system encounter problems. Sometimes, in order to prevent unsigned driver lead to a more serious problem, and by default, when we tried to install unsigned driver, Windows7 will warn. Of course, we also can be configured to cancel the warning, or a complete ban installation unsigned drivers.
3, Windows 7 driver files row wrong