The other nice thing is that for many of my devices not only has it got the driver automatically but the supporting software to give full functionality. I'm sure that won't happen for all devices though and I have had a couple not supported out the box but certainly nothing I've not been able to get to work following the manufacturers instructions and downloading the driver myself.
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Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 11:44 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Win7 plug and play Chris, that's excellent news, thanks. I have taken the plunge for a 64 bit acer laptop and was hoping not to have to spend hours looking up the odd driver. Cheers, Mark Threadgold Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss most is my mind... -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of chris hallsworth Sent: 11 June 2011 11:29 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Win7 plug and play Hi Mark. Windows 7 is very good at detecting and installing device drivers. But it gets better. If a suitable driver cannot be found it will search for, download and install the latest drivers from the internet, all automatically. So no need to hunt down drivers anymore. I was amazed that I was able to just connect my printer/scanner up to my Windows 7 64 bit laptop for it to then go out and get appropriate drivers. Chat soon. Chris Hallsworth Sent from Thunderbird On 11/06/2011 10:35, Mark Threadgold wrote:
Hi all. Does Win 7 home premium 64 bit have any kind of plug and play ability?
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I need to find the drivers for my printer scanner, for instance, or can I just plug it in and let windows find a driver for it? Cheers, Mark Threadgold Of all the things I have ever lost, The one I miss most is my mind... ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq
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