UNIBLUE DRIVERSCANNER 2009 Technical Information

DriverScanner 2009ManualScan, backup and update your PC’s drivers2ND EDITIONDriverScanner2009

10www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 2 - Understanding driversBack to ContentsDrivers also called device drivers or software drivers enable high-level co

11www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 2 - Understanding driversBack to ContentsUpdating drivers regularly offers two great advantages for your PC:You upda

12www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 2 - Understanding driversBack to ContentsDo I need to update and backup drivers?How do I update and back up drivers?

13www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsDriverScanner system requirements3.

14www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsInstalling DriverScanner3.2(Figure

15www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsYou should choose to run the file by

16www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsOnce the download is complete this

17www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to Contents(Figure 5)Installing DriverScannerW

18www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to Contents(Figure 6)You will need to confirm t

19www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to Contents(Figure 7)You will then be given th

2www.uniblue.comBack to ContentsDriverScanner is the simple and reliable tool for updating your system’s drivers, boosting system performance, releasi

20www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to Contents(Figure 8)Another window will appea

21www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to Contents(Figure 9)When DriverScanner starts

22www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to Contents(Figure 10)Once DriverScanner has b

23www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsLaunching DriverScanner3.3Initial l

24www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsStart menuThe standard way to acces

25www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsOnline resources and support3.4In a

26www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsLiveUpdateDriverScanner also includ

27www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsVisit the DriverScanner page on our

28www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsWhen you buy your copy of DriverSca

29www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsIn order to register DriverScanner

3www.uniblue.comBack to ContentsThis manual explains everything you need to know to be able understand drivers, and then boost your system’s performan

30www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to Contents Before registering DriverSca

31www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 3 - Installing, launching, registering and updating DriverScannerBack to ContentsActiveProtection3.7Uniblue’s Active

32www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsWhen DriverScanner starts, the system Overview screen is the def

33www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsThis Overview screen is separated into two sections: the Driver

34www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsTo access the driver scan screen, click on the Driver scan tab o

35www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to Contents(Figure 19)Latest scan results is where DriverScanner displays a

36www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsThe information bar explains the icons used in the scan results.

37www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to Contents(Figure 20)Download history displays a history of drivers downlo

38www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsTo access the Backup screen, click on the Backup tab on the navi

39www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsThe Backup settings screen allows you to change the location to

4www.uniblue.comBack to ContentsIf you are unfamiliar with drivers and want to learn more you can read Chapter 2: Understanding drivers.If DriverScann

40www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsClick the Restore tab to access the Driver restore screen (figure

41www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsSelect a driver you want restored and click Restore selected (fig

42www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsThe Settings screen can be accessed by clicking on the Settings

43www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 4 - The DriverScanner user interfaceBack to ContentsThe other tab on the left-hand menu, accesses the System informa

44www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updatesBack to ContentsWhen DriverScanner starts it will automatically launch a scan for driver

45www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updatesBack to ContentsAlternatively, access the Driver scan screen by clicking on the Driver s

46www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updatesBack to ContentsOnce DriverScanner has started scanning you will see the progress screen

47www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updatesBack to ContentsBy clicking the Cancel button (at the bottom right of the screen), you w

48www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updatesBack to ContentsOnce you have run your scan, the Scan results window reveals the number

49www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updatesBack to ContentsIn the Driver scan screen, you will notice a list of the various groups

7788910101112121313142325272831An introduction to DriverScanner What does DriverScanner do? Feature overviewWill DriverScanner make a difference? Do I

50www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updatesBack to ContentsThe Latest scan results window lists the outdated drivers found on your

51www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 5 - Driver scans and updatesBack to ContentsUpdating a driver is a two stage process. First DriverScanner downloads

52www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restoresBack to ContentsDriverScanner allows you to take a backup of your drivers. First acce

53www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restoresBack to ContentsSimply select the system section or sections you want backed up (by c

54www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restoresBack to ContentsAt any point you can restore old, backed up, versions of your drivers

55www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restoresBack to ContentsHaving clicked Next DriverScanner will then display the list of backe

56www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 6 - Driver backups and restoresBack to ContentsOnce successfully restored you will still need to restart your PC for

57www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 7 - Configuring DriverScannerBack to ContentsThe System settings window is accessed by clicking on the Settings tab,

58www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 7 - Configuring DriverScannerBack to ContentsThere are three areas that you can configure (figure 38):NavigationThis op

59www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 7 - Configuring DriverScannerBack to ContentsIf you are already using a proxy server and want to use the same setting

3232343940424444495052525457576061The DriverScanner user interface The Overview screenThe Driver Scan screenThe Backup screenThe Restore screen The Se

60www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 7 - Configuring DriverScannerBack to ContentsThe System information section makes detailed information about the sett

61www.uniblue.com Back to Glossary of termsBack to ContentsThe following terms are defined:Application Applications are programs that are designed for

62www.uniblue.com Back to Glossary of termsBack to ContentsFile systemA system of organized directories and files.IDE ATA/ATAPIIDE stands for Integrate

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7www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 1 - An introduction to DriverScannerBack to ContentsDevice drivers generally either come with our operating system, o

8www.uniblue.com Back to Chapter 1 - An introduction to DriverScannerBack to ContentsDriverScanner will search your PC for all installed drivers and t

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