How to tell if a driver is correct?

[d2m]

I'm looking for a recent driver for Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac pcie adapter, and I see recommendations from other posts on ftp.hp.com, for instance this one: https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp144501-145000/sp144871.exe 

But how do I know if that is actually the correct driver?  I'm worried about running an unknown .exe file on my computer.  I wonder how people find the drivers, as nothing shows up when I search.

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[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

There is a newer driver than that one:

2024.10.228.3       04/18/2023

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp148001-148500/sp148266.exe 

How do you tell the driver is good?

You can look up the driver info from HP for that file number:

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp148001-148500/sp148266.html 

Ignore the model PC's the driver was made for.

That's not important.

All you need to know is that the Realtek RTL8822CE on the list of supported Wi-Fi adapters the driver is good for.

You can match the hardware ID shown in the above link for your specific model Realtek 8822CE card's ID.

Use this guide for how to find the hardware ID for a device:

How to Find Drivers for Unknown Devices in the Device Manager (howtogeek.com)

[d2m]

Great -- that's very helpful. Looks like that driver installed fine!

Thanks @Paul_Tikkanen

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.