Yes you can ask it to restore its configuration to an earlier 'saved' restore point. Restore points are saved before Microsoft security upgrades.
Yes! When you plug a USB device into your computer, Windows automatically searches for and installs the driver for the device. If you plug in a device when you are not connected to the internet, Windows may not install the entire driver package, but the device will still work. I hope that this answers your question. Other Windows 7 tips and tricks are available at the link below.
Search from startmenu: Devices and Printers and/or Device Manager
device driver
After you install a device or update a driver for a device on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows 7, the operating system may not start.
It's called a 'driver' program.
No. Windows update doesn't update drivers automatically in any circumstance. When installing a device, you can instruct the OS to go online and find the driver, but it's a manual process, not an automatic one.Haven't confirmed this myself, but, according to Microsoft Official Academic Course, Windows 7 Configuration, Pg 139, "If Windows 7 is configured to use automatic updating, the system will download device drivers only for hardware that does not have a driver installed."
Drivers are updated in Windows by using a driver update wizard from within Device Manager. The driver update wizard walks you through the entire driver update process, making updating drivers a fairly painless task. Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP all have slightly different processes for completing driver updates:
it means a driver is incorrectly configured or missing in Windows 7 I believe you must have Administrator priveldge to install hardware Windows 7 starter home basic and Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Enterprise and Ultimate you must also have administrator privledge and local security must grant Administrators to add hardware Windows Vista same thing as Windows 7
Use Windows Update. You may need to set Windows Update to automatically download and install recommended updates. Install the software from the equipment manufacturer. For example, if the device with the disc, the disc may contain device drivers for installed software. To download and update drivers. Use this method can be installed from the manufacturer's Web site to download drivers. If Windows Update can not find the device driver and the device is not installed with the driver software, then do this. Windows 7 Compatibility Center website lists thousands of devices can be directly through the link to download the driver.
it should be built into the device. If not try the manufacturers website
Just make sure you are installing a version that is designed for your Operating System (OS). i.e. Windows 7, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000, etc.
Use Windows Update. You may need to set Windows Update to automatically download and install recommended updates.Install the software from the equipment manufacturer. For example, if the device with the disc, the disc may contain device drivers for installed software. To download and update drivers. Use this method can be installed from the manufacturer's Web site to download drivers. If Windows Update can not find the device driver and the device is not installed with the driver software, then do this. Windows 7 Compatibility Center website lists thousands of devices can be directly through the link to download the driver.