Do not use this procedure to replace or update a driver that is included with Windows.
Note This procedure demonstrates how you can install a driver that is not included 'in-the-box' with Windows.
When Windows displays this message, press the specified F n key to install the boot-start driver and then insert a boot-start driver distribution disk. During the text-mode phase of the installation (at the beginning of the installation), Windows displays a message that indicates that you can press a specific F n key to install a boot-start driver. Install the device hardware and turn on the computer.īegin your Windows installation (run the Windows setup program). To install a device that is required to start Windows, but whose driver is not included with the operating system, a user must do the following: If a boot-start driver for a device is not included 'in-the-box' with Windows, a user can install an additional vendor-supplied boot-start driver for the device during text-mode setup. Most boot-start drivers are included 'in-the-box' with Windows, and Windows automatically installs these boot-start drivers during the text-mode setup phase of Windows installation. A boot-start driver is a driver for a device that must be installed to start the Microsoft Windows operating system.
