Drivers, and Location Question

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Robert11

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Hello,

Know next to nothing re Drivers, but would like to learn.

Are ALL the installed drivers from the various programs on one's PC located in a single Folder or location ? If so, where please ?

Or, are they in different locations that each individual program determines ?

b. Might as well also ask: I have a program with Drivers that are supposed to be installed automatically when the program's installer is run for the first time.
It seems that the Drivers are not being loaded.

Is this a fairly common "problem" ?

Thanks,
Bob
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64bit
C Windows system32 drivers is full of drivers. Not sure if there are other locations.

What makes you think certain drivers are not being loaded?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
From OP:

Hi,

Thanks for help.
Had to install a new hd after old one quit.
After reinstall, all seems to work well except for one program.

Get an error MSG., although not all the time, that Drivers have not been loaded, even though the install for the program is supposed to do it automatically.

Thought it was worth a try to try doing it manually.

Thanks again,
Bob
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64bit
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