Solved How do I know what exact drivers I need for a laptop?

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I am on the manufactures website and there is more than one driver for different things. Obviously I need the correct one, so how do I know what the vendor the driver came from? For an example, there is a "ELANTECH" Touchpad driver and then there is a "Synaptics" Touchpad driver.
 

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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bits 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1AMD K10 (45nm Technology)4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 536MHz (7-7-7-20)ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series (Acer Inco...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer / PEW76(B)
OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD K10 (45nm Technology)
Motherboard
Acer JE51_DN (Socket S1G4)
Memory
4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 536MHz (7-7-7-20)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series (Acer Incorporated [ALI])
Sound Card
AMD High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor on ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Series
Screen Resolution
Dual Monitor: 1366x768 / 1440 x 900
Hard Drives
298GB TOSHIBA MK3275GSX SATA Disk Device (SATA)
PSU
6-Cell Li-ion Battery
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