Is it worth updating the drivers on my HP 2009m LCD Monitor?

[t_Rex1]

Greetings:

Some time back I got a new desktop computer.  When I got this computer I was able to repurpose the HP 2009m monitor that I was using with my previous desktop by connecting it to my new tower via a VGA to HDMI adapter.  Overall, the monitor continues to work well but when I was going through some of my old records I discovered a CD for the monitor that I would have gotten at the time of it's purchase (presumably sometime in 2009) that contains some manuals for the monitor as well as some drivers.  Thus, I am inquiring if installing these drivers off of this disc would offer this monitor any benefit at this point?  I have some apprehension with doing so without getting some sort of feedback first as sometime back I would have uploaded a firmware update to a Samsung TV I had via thumb drive only to watch it croak shortly thereafter.  Of course, I cannot say with complete certainty that the firmware update was what killed the television but the TV was probably close to eleven years old when I elected to try to install the firmware update that I got off the Samsung website.  It was also working just fine prior to that.  I should probably also admit that I never made use of this disc with my monitor when I got initially:  it must have been something that I overlooked at that time.

Any feedback that could be provided would be much appreciated as I have been trying to optimize the capabilities of my new computer for quite some time.  I suppose I shouldn't neglect the monitor I am using even if it is close to thirteen years old now and seems to be working just fine in it's current state.

Thanks.      

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

When you go to the device manager and click to expand the monitors device manager category, do you see the HP 2009 Series Wide LCD Monitor listed there or a Generic PnP Monitor listed there?

If you see a Generic PnP Monitor listed there, you can update the driver for it, but it is not necessary,

I have zipped up and attached the latest driver for your monitor below.

It is the latest driver HP released for your monitor (for Windows 7), but it should work fine on W11 too.

The driver version is 2.00 from 06/16/2009.

If you want to install the driver, so the monitor appears as it should...HP 2009 Series Wide LCD Monitor... download and unzip the file I attached to its folder.

Do not do anything with the files in the folder.

Go to the device manager, click to expand the monitors device manager category.

Click on the Generic PnP Monitor listed there.

Click on the driver tab.  Click on Update driver.

Select the 'Browse my computer for drivers' option and browse to the driver folder you unzipped.

Make sure that the Include subfolders box is checked and the driver will install.

[t_Rex1]

Hi Paul,

Thank you for getting back to me.  I do still have the copy of the "LCD Monitors and Software Documentation" disc  that I would have gotten with the monitor when I purchased it.  It seems that drivers can be uploaded from this disc.  Are those the same drivers you included in your reply?  If so I might just want to try the disc instead.

You mention that installing the driver will "make the monitor appear as it should".  Could you elaborate on what you mean be that?  I don't want to run the risk of damaging my monitor (as it working just fine right now} so if this has the potential to do more harm than good maybe the update should just be ignored? 

Have a great day.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Yes, the drivers I attached are what were on the HP support page.

I don't like to include the exe file because they were written to be run on Windows 7.

If you want to run the driver disk instead, that is up to you.

I removed all of those files from the driver I attached which is why I gave you the instructions to install the driver without running the driver exe file on an unsupported operating system.

The only reason you would want to install the driver is if the monitor is labeled as a Generic PnP Monitor in the device manager instead of the name of the monitor which according to the driver would be HP 2009 Series Wide LCD Monitor.

You have a great day too.

[t_Rex1]

Hello Paul,

Thank you for the additional information.  The monitor is labeled as "Generic Monitor (HP2009)" in my Device Manager.

Would there be any real benefit to changing it so that it's recognized as "HP 2009 Series Wide LCD Monitor" as you suggested?  If not, I might be more inclined to leave it alone as it is working fine from what I can tell and I was able to save on the expense of having to purchase a new monitor for my new computer by repurposing this one.  I wouldn't want to mess that up at this point by trying to install a driver that is over ten years old.

Any additional feedback you may have would be much appreciated here.  Thanks for the help so far and have a great day.  

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

I doubt installing the driver would make a big difference, but if it were me, I would install the W7 driver.

The only difference is I would use the driver file I attached because you don't use any executable files like there would be on the driver disk you have.

It simply installs the driver so that the monitor is recognized correctly.

But if you are not comfortable with doing that, I would leave well enough alone.

You have a great day too!

[t_Rex1]

Thanks Paul,

I uploaded the driver as you suggested.   Thanks for taking the time to help me and answer my questions.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.