How do you repair drivers?

    Lately my computer has been restarting itself and on one occaision my computer brought up an error message saying that one of my drivers is corrupt and that I should repair it to fix my problem, so my question is how do I repair this driver of mine? I put in the reboot disc to see if there was an option to do it but that was only for reseting the computer back to factory settings.

I had similar problems with a few of my drivers and had to finally resort to paying a one off payment of about �25 ($30) for a program called Driver Detective at http://www.drivershq.com (Keep and use as often as you require after one off payment. Download program and pay over the internet).
       This program sorted my problems and I'd recommend it to anyone who does not know how to fix driver issues.

Though try these first before you pay out.
   Try system restore back to a date your computer worked fine.

You could also try and reinstall or update the faulty driver. To do this with windows xp ( click Start menu then click on Control Panel, click the Performance and Maintenance icon and then the System icon. In the System Properties box click on Hardware then click Device Manager. Any faults should be highlighted here but not always the case. If you know the device causing issue then right click the problem device and click update driver or click its Properties box for other options like driver rollback and troubleshoot. Drivers can be gotten off the installation disc if you have one or off the internet.
   Full System Restore may be an option if you have a factory settings restore disc etc. but you'll lose all your files and stuff.
   
Anyways I tried all of these examples and still ended up with other driver issues hence my paying for Driver Detective. If windows update site does not have the drivers you need then getting them off the internet is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Driver Detective scans your comp for issues etc and gives you the exact location for downloading. Installation of downloaded drivers is simple and Driver Detective certainly fixed my comp in five minutes.
                   
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
     
    

Edited by Scorpian - 31-Dec-2006 at 05:34

Just go to device manager, find the corrupt driver and reinstall it from the menu.

O how I was wrong lol, my comp crashed and the monitor won't register that the computer and when it did the comp froze during start up

Edited by Balaam - 31-Jan-2007 at 07:38

Format's are almost never necessary. However, it is very hard to diagnose a problem over a forum. I recommend you get a computer savvy friend in to look at it himself. Some generic hints are to reinstall the driver, as has been said. Make sure you have the correct driver for your hardware and operating system. Start in safe mode, or "last known good configuration" and see if that helps.