How to install monitor drivers manually?
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- First download and unzip the Dell monitor driver to your local system if you haven't already. Note the directory because you will have to reference it later. Default should be C:\Dell\Drivers\R151591.
- Click Windows Start, right-click on "Computer" and then select "Properties".
- Click the "Device Manager" link.
- Expand the "Monitors" list, right-click on the "Plug and Play Monitor" and then select "Update Driver Software".
- Click "Browse my computer for driver software".
- Then click the "Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer".
- Click the "Have Disk..." button.
- Click the "Browse..." button.
- Browse to the folder where the Dell monitor drivers were unzipped to, default should be C:\Dell\Drivers\R151591.
- Select the "2407WFPHC.INF" file and click the "Open" button.
- Click "OK".
- Select the "Dell 2407WFP-HC (Digital)" from the list and then click "Next".
- Follow the steps to complete the install and then restart Windows.
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Artemix over 1 year
I'm running Windows 7 64bits, and I need to install Dell 2407wfp drivers. The only issue is, the drivers from the website does not execute right after I download them, like they are supposed to.
If I try to manually install them (update driver in the control panel) I get a message saying that I already have the best drivers, and the the installation ends there.
Any ideas what could I do?, I get a couple of files an a .inf files I think it's used for this purpose. But no idea how to force Windows to accept them.
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CharlieRB about 9 yearsHow do you know the drivers aren't installed? Have you tried rolling back the existing drivers and then manually update? Also, are you using the Vista drivers? Is your Windows 7 32 or 64 bit?
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Artemix about 9 yearsBecause it says "PnP generic monitor". And because I never installed them before, it is a clean Windows install. I'm using the latest drivers Dell offers for my monitor, which are for XP and Vista.
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Admin about 9 yearsWould it be a solution if you run those drivers in compatible mode?
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CharlieRB about 9 yearsPlug-n-play drivers are native to Windows 7, so they were there when you installed Windows. You didn't answer my last question about your computer. Since the drivers are 32-bit only, if your system is 64-bit they may not be compatible at all.
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Artemix about 9 yearsI never said the drivers were 64 bits only.
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