How to Know Which PC Device Drivers are Outdated ???…

For several days I had faced the continuous BSODs (Blue screen of deaths) on my PC. I didn't know what thing is causing this big headache for me. I tried keep googling to find a best a solution and after many days I found that my outdated device drivers are causing this problem. But I didn't even know how to know which driver is outdated. So, today I'm sharing a you a really nice utility that can help you to find outdated drivers from your PC and and even install updated ones.

The program I'm talking about is Driver Reviver which isn't fully free but you can able to check outdated drivers with the free version of Driver Reviver. You can download the free version of this software from http://www.reviversoft.com/driver-reviver/ and click 'Download now'. Install this program I usually install most of my programs in C: drive because I have lots of space in that :)

After installation of Driver Reviver you're ready to find your outdated drivers with this free version, and If you really want to save some more time with automatic installation of updated device drivers then you have to spent some money just $29.99, but you can able to find the recent drivers without paying for this program, and method will be to find recent ones manually. OK let’s move on and follow the steps to detect outdated drivers and to update them manually.

STEP ONE: OPEN DRIVER REVIVER PROGRAM
1) Go to Start Menu > Click 'All Programs' >  scroll to 'RevivorSoft' folder > select  'Driver Reviver' > then select 'Driver Reviver' program

STEP TWO: DETECTING OUTDATED DRIVERS WITH THIS UTILITY
Now you have to click 'Home' tab of this program where you'll see your PC Health which depends on the updated driver and as you can see it' showing 'Excellent' since I already updated my PC's device drivers. In this step all you need is to click 'Start PC Scan now' and wait until the process completes.

STEP THREE: FINDING THE LATEST DEVICE DRIVERS ONLINE
As Driver Reviver completes finding outdated drivers it will show the message 'Action Required' and number of device driver that are outdated in the ‘Home’ tab. Now, let’s find their latest versions online. Here I'm giving you some useful websites which you help getting the updated versions of your PC’s outdated drivers.

1) CNET - http://download.cnet.com/windows/drivers/
2)  Device Identifier - http://www.driveridentifier.com/
3) Driver Guide - http://www.driverguide.com/index.php
4) If you have any branded machine like Acer, Compaq, HP, Dell,  Gateway then you can simply go to their website and get the latest versions.

As you know that finding drivers online manually really eats time. But the good news is I'll give you some useful tips in coming articles about finding PC device drivers online more efficiently which will save some of your time. I hope after updating device drivers you’ll see the better performance of your computer.

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How to Activate Urdu Typing Feature in Windows 7

Today I’ve brought a really necessary guide for Pakistani/Indians and everyone who is looking for how to type Urdu language in combination with English. Typing Urdu language is essential for Pakistani citizen because it’s their mother tongue and they type Urdu so often then English. Let’s read the guide below:

 

 

Step One: Install Urdu Language Support / Right-to-Left Language Support

1) Go to Control Panel and type ‘Region and Language’  in search box at top-right corner of the window You will see it’s icon with name Change the date, time, or number format double-click on it.

 

You can go to Control Panel just by pressing Windows Key + R and type 'control’ then press 'Enter’ key

 

2) ‘Region and Language’ window will open. Now click on the ‘Keyboard and Languages’ which is on the number three order. Point your cursor to ‘Display language’ section and click on the ‘Install/uninstall languages...’ button.

3) A new dialog box  will appear ‘Choose to install or uninstall display languages’ which two options will appear   ‘Install display languages’ and Uninstall display languages

4) Click on the ‘Install display languages’ option. You will take to the next page with title ‘Choose your method of install’ with two options ‘Launch Windows Update’ and ‘Browse computer or network’.

5) Skip this step if you don’t have Windows 7 DVD, if yes then click on ‘Browse computer or network’ and then browse to the Windows 7 DVD to install Right-left language support.

6) Click on the ‘Launch Windows Update’ if you have access to the internet from your PC. After that  ‘Windows Update’ window will appear you can either click on ‘Install updates’ to install languages or either you can click on Optional updates are available’ to install a language pack of your needs.

Step Two: Install Phonetic Keyboard Layout to Type Urdu Language Easily

1) Now you have installed Urdu/Arabic language support in your Windows 7. Now you can install Phonetic keyboard layout because this is the most commonly used Keyboard layout in Pakistan, India to type Urdu language. You can click on the below to install Phonetic Keyboard layout:

Urdu Phonetic Keyboard Layout for Windows 7(Download this Link)

(Note: Extract this link with Winrar and Click On Setup.exe)

Congratulation now you can type Urdu language anywhere on your computer. You can also install Urdu fonts on your computer to get different styles of writing by going to link below:

Download Free Urdu Fonts for your PC

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