How to update intel driver update utility
- #HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY HOW TO#
- #HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY INSTALL#
- #HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY ZIP FILE#
- #HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY DRIVERS#
- #HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY PATCH#
Don't run any of the executables in there, we're going elsewhere.ģ) Open your device manager. The contents will most likely contain a folder called, "Graphics".
#HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY ZIP FILE#
zip file to a directory you can easily find.
#HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY DRIVERS#
Step 1) Download the latest drivers from Intel's Download Center - NOT by using the auto detect, but by manually selecting what you have, and which operating system you have (make sure you get the right 32-bit or 64-bit driver).
Please note that the same caveats as above apply to this, too - it's just another way of bypassing the restrictions Intel/the manufacturer have placed on its driver installs. This didn't work for me on this particular laptop, so, your mileage may vary, but you can check it out here: Ninja-edit: before you dive into this, some people have had luck with a far more simple command line thing. Not scared away? Still want to give this a shot? Here we go.
#HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY INSTALL#
Once Windows is pointed to the right point and told to install it, it all worked seamlessly on this laptop - but of course, your mileage may vary hence all the warnings above.įun fact - after installing the updated driver, attempting to install the older manufacturer driver will kick you a warning saying "you're trying to install old drivers. In a nutshell: This is bypassing Intel's forced "you have X manufacturer, go to their website" thing, and just pointing windows to where the updated driver is. In theory, yes, though it's not technically supported from the manufacturers - Windows won't install a driver it doesn't think is suited to your system without lots of warnings about how the driver isn't certified for your device. If you do, once again proceed AT YOUR OWN RISK. If you don't feel comfortable messing about with Windows system drivers, then, NO, DO NOT DO THIS. In addition, several other graphical-related problems with other games were also resolved. The problem was, the ones on HP's website were several versions out of date.īefore: Intel-based HP laptop ran our game at 1-2fps, and did not display the movies.Īfter: The laptop displayed the movies just fine and ran the game flawlessly. Recently, brought in her laptop from home - it's an HP core i3 laptop, with " Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD" showing up as the display adapter in the device manager.Īttempting to update the driver with new reference drivers from Intel's Download Center was met with a message saying we couldn't, and to visit the manufacturer's website to get the latest drivers. We're not done yet, by any means, but we're still working on it. You've seen the results of this in some of our patches - slowly but surely more and more people are able to play our game.
#HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY HOW TO#
Some background: so in the office, we've acquired various laptops with varying Intel configurations and are working out how to get them up and running. Download the original manufacturer's latest driver JUST IN CASE so you can install it from safe-mode or something of the like in the event things go awry. IF you choose to go ahead with this, BE PREPARED in the event that things go wrong. I cannot stress this enough - no matter what you do with your computer, you should back up stuff that's important to you. This guide assumes you already have the latest manufacturer driver for your video chip, and that you're wanting to update to something newer that's available on Intel's website, but NOT on your manufacturer's website only - there's no sense in doing this if the version numbers are identical, as you likely would not see any difference or improvement.ĪLWAYS BACK UP YOUR IMPORTANT DATA.
This is for someone who is a power-user(who knows their way around their computer, at least a little) or is willing to experiment - someone who is a beginner can attempt this as well, but, the rest of the warnings apply. Understand that if you choose to do this, it is AT YOUR OWN RISK and that the purpose of this is to provide those who wish to work around the issue with options.
I'll leave this information up and available though, as in some cases Intel's drivers are still out of date due to manufacturer-related driver shenanigans.įirst, a necessary but unpleasant DISCLAIMER: WE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DECIDE TO ATTEMPT THIS AND CREATE PROBLEMS ON YOUR PERSONAL SYSTEM.
#HOW TO UPDATE INTEL DRIVER UPDATE UTILITY PATCH#
EDIT Nov 2013: Patch 1.2 should, in theory, fix most of the Intel incompatibility and performance issues that exist out there in the wild.