Under Sound, video, and game controllers, double-click the entry for your sound card, and then click the Driver tab.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.Ĭlick Sound, video, and game controllers to expand. To update the sound card driver, follow these steps:Ĭlick Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.Ĭlick the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. You may find it easier to follow the steps if you print this article first. This article is intended for a beginning to intermediate computer user. This article describes how to update a sound card driver in Windows Vista and in Windows XP. For more information, refer to this Microsoft web page: Support is ending for some versions of Windows INTRODUCTION To continue receiving security updates for Windows, make sure you're running Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2). Support for Windows Vista without any service packs installed ended on April 13, 2010.