Allow Windows Server 2008 device driver to "settle in" smoothly

Installing device drivers is a very simple thing, many drivers in the installation when we just click the "Next" button, we can let the driver smoothly in the corresponding computer system "settled", however, when the computer system around the upgrade to the Windows Server 2008 system, How do we find that many of the device drivers simply can't be "settled" into the Windows Server 2008 system in the usual way? This behavior is most likely the default enhanced security performance of the Windows Server 2008 system, Limits the device driver smoothly "settled" to the local, we as long as the right remedy, remove various security restrictions, we can ensure that the target driver in the Windows Server 2008 system root "settled"!

1. Remove System Compatibility restrictions

The Windows Server 2008 system, by default, requires very high driver compatibility for any software or device, and if the target device driver or application software is not compatible with the Windows Server 2008 system, Then naturally we can not simply double-click the mouse to install the device driver "settled" into the local computer system. To do this, in order for the device driver to successfully root "settle" into a Windows Server 2008 system, we must first attempt to modify the compatibility properties of the target device driver to maintain good compatibility with the Windows Server 2008 system. The following are the specific steps to remove system compatibility:

First in the Windows Server 2008 system, click Start/Programs/attachments/Explorer commands, and in the Pop-up System Explorer window, locate the executable target device driver installation files, such as files that can be "EXE" or "MSI" extensions;

Next use the mouse to select the target device driver installation files, with the right mouse click, select the "Properties" option from the pop-up shortcut menu, open the target device driver installation File Properties dialog box, click the "Compatibility" tab, and the System screen will automatically pop up as shown in Figure 1 of the option Settings page;

Since most device-driven installation files are developed based on the Windows XP system environment, to allow the Windows Server 2008 system to "accept" This type of driver file, we must select the "Run this program in compatibility Mode" item in the "Compatibility" location here. Also, open the Drop-down list below the item that you want to choose from, select the Windows XP (Service Pack 2) option;

In addition, given that the Windows Server 2008 system requires a higher level of user action, we should also select the "Run this program as an administrator" option at the "Privilege levels" setting here, and then click "OK" to save the setup action, so that Windows The Server 2008 system will not have compatibility restrictions on the installation of target device drivers in the future, so the device driver installation process can be a bit smoother.