As you know, not a single hardware and some virtual devices installed on computers or laptops with Windows on board will not work without specially installed for this purpose software called a driver, which is a kind of adapter or bridge between the equipment, the operating system and Applications installed in her environment. And in Windows databases very often the necessary software for a particular device may not be contained. And this is not to say that in the automatic mode, no modification can update drivers, unless their updates are contained in update packages.
To automate all processes, a lot of special kits and programs have been created at present. One of the most recent and gaining popularity is the SDI application. Further, it is proposed to consider some issues regarding how to use the Snappy Driver Installer to take full advantage of the application.
Snappy Driver Installer: what is this program?
As the name implies, this software product is just a universal package that allows you to install the drivers of absolutely all devices present on the computer in automatic mode. However, do not forget that this program can also constantly monitor the output of updated management software and install it either independently or at the request of the user. It is believed that the closest analogues of this application are such well-known applets as DriverPack Solution, SlimDrivers, Driver Booster and the like. But the advantage of the described package is that with its help, if necessary, a set of drivers can easily be transferred to another computer or laptop.
Download the required version of the application
First, a few words about choosing the application modification you want. It goes without saying that downloading the installer for the latest version of Snappy Driver Installer is best done directly from the official developer resource.
But here you should pay attention to the fact that two modifications are available for download. One is the most complete set of drivers and “weighs” about 13.7 GB, and the second is a lite online version of Lite, the installer of which has a size of 4 MB. If there is not enough free space on the hard disk or in the virtual partition, it is recommended to use it. But to ensure the full functionality of the installed application in terms of searching for and installing official drivers or updating them, you must have a permanent Internet connection with a fairly high connection speed. With all this, the user immediately on the site is available to download the version of Snappy Driver Installer in Russian. Therefore, in the future, the user will not need to perform any special actions to select the interface language.
How to install snappy driver installer on windows system?
As for installing the application in a Windows environment, everything is simple, no user should have problems. It is enough to run the downloaded installer itself on behalf of the administrator (if the built-in record of the superadmin is not disabled), then simply follow the instructions of the “Wizard”, after unpacking the downloaded archive with any convenient archiver program. But this applies only to the full version.
In the case of using lightweight modification, you only need to unzip the archive and run the application taking into account the bit depth of the installed OS (preferably also on behalf of the administrator).
How to use Snappy Driver Installer: first launch of the application
At the first start, the main and additional (welcome) application window will immediately appear, in which several actions will be offered to choose:
- Download the full driver package
- Download only network drivers and software for wireless devices;
- downloading only indexes, which involves scanning the system for the need to install the missing drivers or their updates.
So how to use Snappy Driver Installer? We assume that we do not need the entire package, and restrict ourselves to only minimal actions, for which we use the corresponding button at the bottom. After that, the download process starts, which can be tracked by the status of the blue line in the main application window.
If the default language is not installed in Russian, immediately select the one you need.
Search, install, and update drivers: standard procedure
Now let's see how to use Snappy Driver Installer when the automatic search for missing drivers or updates is completed. When using the standard settings, only the missing standard drivers or updates available for installation will be shown.
To view all devices, activate two items in the panel located at the bottom left. If you hover over a device, you can view detailed information where, among other things, even identifiers will be presented, which will save you from their definition in the “Device Manager”.
Also, pay attention to the point of preliminary creation of a rollback checkpoint for unforeseen cases. It’s better to create it right away.
Only after that it is possible to select the necessary devices (or use the button at the top for this), and then confirm the installation by pressing the corresponding button in the top panel. This will be followed by installation, but each time after installing a specific driver, even if there is an offer to immediately restart it, you should not restart it (this is recommended by all specialists). It is better to wait for the moment when all the necessary software will be installed in full.
And only after completing all the actions, you can restart by using the item in the program itself or the standard Windows tool.
Transferring drivers to another computer
Speaking about how to use Snappy Driver Installer, it is especially worth noting the transfer of drivers to another computer. Performing this procedure is quite simple, but you need to consider the fact that the configuration of computers or laptops may vary. Nevertheless, if you download the full set of drivers, you must first create an archive on the main PC, then create a Snappy Driver Installer directory on another computer by placing it in the Program Files folder and unpack the contents of the created archive into it. Please note that all downloaded drivers must be located exclusively in the Drivers subfolder. After that, you can run the light version on the daughter PC, even without an Internet connection, and install the necessary software for the devices of this computer.
What do users say about the program?
Unfortunately, reviews of the Snappy Driver Installer, which can be found on the Internet, quite often look radically opposite. Some say that standard devices (for example, a keyboard) sometimes stop working, others cannot be overjoyed, because the application even finds drivers that could not be installed using similar utilities, while others complain about the size of the driver archive, etc. is there to say?
Brief conclusions
By and large, no one forces the user to download the entire set of drivers, especially since most do not need him. The best option is to use a light version with the installation of only missing or updated software. But it is advisable to download the full package only if you need to install or update the drivers on a PC or laptop with no Internet connection or too slow speed, which can affect the download (it can take from several hours to a day).