| Most people understand that the "hardware"
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| | be held responsible for the quality from a
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| part of their computer is the real
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| | third-party?As I described in Part 1 of
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| physical parts, like the keyboard, mouse,
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| | this article, the operating system doesn't
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| modem, hard drive and so on. They
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| | interface directly to a hardware device.
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| understand that the "software" is computer
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| | There is a piece of software called a
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| bits stored on the hard drive, CD-ROM, or
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| | "driver" that translates the hardware's
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| other storage media. But most people are a
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| | control signals to signals that the
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| little hazy about exactly what a "driver"
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| | operating system expects, and translates
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| is.In this article, I'm going to reveal in
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| | signals from operating system to the
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| plain English what a driver is, why we
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| | hardware's control signals. Obviously, the
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| need drivers, and exactly where the
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| | hardware manufacturer provides the
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| drivers are hiding. To give you a basic
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| | driver.Because the driver works between
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| understanding, I'm going to go back, way
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| | the operating system and the hardware, a
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| back, to the early days of computers.The
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| | bug in the driver can cause a serious
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| Early DaysThe year is 1981 and the world
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| | problem. Many of the problems with Windows
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| is in the midst of a severe resession.
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| | have come from bugs in third-party drivers
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| IBM's main frame business has slowed and
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| | that Microsoft had nothing to do with. For
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| the company is losing money. Up until now
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| | this reason, Microsoft created a Hardware
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| they had been laughing at the array of
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| | Quality Lab to test drivers. A hardware
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| microcomputers on the market: Atari,
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| | manufacturer can submit their driver for
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| Commodore, sinclair. Toys really, mostly
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| | testing, and if it is passes rigorous
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| used to play computer games.The problem
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| | compatibility testing, it receives
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| was, these "toys" were selling like hot
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| | Microsoft's digital signature.You may have
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| cakes. IBM had to get into that market and
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| | received a message during the installation
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| get into it fast. They didn't have time to
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| | of a hardware device warning that the
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| design and build a computer complete
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| | driver was not signed. Why would a
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| enough to compete in the market, so they
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| | hardware manufacturer fail to have their
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| built an "open system". They used commonly
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| | driver certified by Microsoft? The
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| available electronic components and they
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| | computer hardware market is very
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| published every design detail (including
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| | competitive and the manufacturer might
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| the code), and they even provided plug in
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| | want to bring a new product to market
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| slots so that others could build
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| | before thorough testing can be completed.
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| components for their computer.And people
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| | Or maybe they don't want to or can't
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| did provide components for the IBM PC.
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| | afford to pay Microsoft for certification.
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| They provided video cards, memory
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| | The question is, should you click on the
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| expansion cards, input-output port cards,
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| | "Continue" button to install the unsigned
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| game port cards, hard disk interface
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| | driver?In my experience, I have never been
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| cards, and much more. How were all these
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| | able to trace a problem to an unsigned
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| various devices able to interface with the
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| | driver. If it's your home computer and you
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| PC's operating system? That's where a
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| | performed a back-up recently, go ahead and
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| "driver" comes in.A hardware device is
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| | install the unsigned driver. If it's a
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| constructed with various electronic
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| | computer on a corporate network, you may
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| components using various control signals,
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| | want to back-out of the installation and
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| but the software interface to the
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| | see if you can locate a signed driver
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| operating system is standardized. A
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| | first. Many times a manufacturer will
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| device's interface to the operating system
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| | release a product with an unsigned driver,
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| must follow the interface specification. A
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| | then later provide a signed driver as a
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| driver is a piece of software that
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| | free download from their website.If you
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| translates the hardware's control signals
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| | decide to go ahead and install an unsigned
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| to signals that the operating system
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| | driver, you can always update the driver
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| expects, and translates signals from the
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| | later. If your computer works with the
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| operating system to the hardware's control
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| | unsigned driver, I would not update the
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| signals.When the computer is started up,
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| | driver. When it comes to updating drivers
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| it would look in the "system" directory
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| | (or the computers BIOS) I go by the old
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| for files with the extension ".drv" and
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| | saying, "if it ain't broke don't fix
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| load them into memory. Specific files like
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| | it".To update a driver, select Start |
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| autoexec.bat, config.sys, and win.ini were
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| | Settings | Control Panel and double-click
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| used to inform the operating system about
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| | on the "System Properties" Utility. In the
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| drivers. Hardware would be configured
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| | "System Properties" Utility, select the
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| through these files, or through jumpers
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| | "Hardware" tab and click on the "Device
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| located on the device itself.The driver
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| | Manager" button. In the "Device Manager"
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| specification evolved along with the PC.
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| | window, right-click on the device in the
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| Today when a PC starts, it executes the
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| | list and select "Properties" in the popup
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| program which queries the hardware
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| | menu. In the "Properties" dialog box,
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| components and builds the registery key
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| | select the driver tab and click on the
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| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEHARDWARESYSTEMCurrentCon
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| | "Update Driver..." button.In the
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| trolSet. This key exists only in memory
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| | "Properties" dialog box driver tab, you
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| and is created each time the computer
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| | may have noticed the "Roll Back Driver"
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| boots. If all the drivers are loaded
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| | button. If your computer has problems with
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| successfully, a copy of the key is saved
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| | the new drive, you can click on the "Roll
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| as ControlSet00X.Under the registery key
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| | Back Driver" button to roll back to the
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| CurrentControlSet, the subkey "Enum"
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| | previous the driver. Driver roll back
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| contains a subkey for each harware device
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| | saves only one previous driver, so if you
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| on the computer. Each device key contains
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| | update a driver, then update it again, the
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| fields for Hardware ID, Driver ID, Device
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| | original driver is gone. If the computer
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| Parameters, and other configuration data.
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| | has problems with the new driver, always
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| The 32-bit drivers are files with the
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| | roll back to the original driver before
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| extension ".sys" and can be found in the
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| | trying a different one. That way you'll
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| folder C:/winnt/system32.Driver
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| | always have the original driver to roll
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| SigningMicrosoft has been the brunt of
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| | back to.Copyright(C) Bucaro
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| much criticism because of the poor
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| | TecHelp.Permission is granted for the
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| reliability of the Windows Operating
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| | below article to forward, reprint,
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| System. I feel that much of this criticism
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| | distribute, use for ezine, newsletter,
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| is justified. On the other hand, as I
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| | website, offer as free bonus or part of a
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| described in part 1 of this article, the
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| | product for sale as long as no changes are
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| PC was designed by IBM as an "open"
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| | made and the byline, copyright, and the
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| system. Anyone can sell a hardware device
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| | resource box below is included.
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| (or software) for the PC. Should Microsoft
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