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May 9 2013 01:44pm
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May 9 2013 01:47pm
i'd only go to manifacturer's website if i were you.
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May 9 2013 06:13pm

There are about 4-5 driver update finder programs...I have tested everyone of them...2-3 were loaded with malware and the rest just screwed up my drivers....as Dolar already said,,,just get the drivers straight from manufacturers website....and if you look around on their websites...they usually have installation instructions.
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May 9 2013 06:22pm
Quote (Ghot @ May 9 2013 08:13pm)
There are about 4-5 driver update finder programs...I have tested everyone of them...2-3 were loaded with malware  and the rest just screwed up my drivers....as Dolar already said,,,just get the drivers straight from manufacturers website....and if you look around on their websites...they usually have installation instructions.


i personally never used any of them because it just seems not worth it since it's ~3 minutes going to manufacturer's website & download latest drivers instead of downloading something from an unknown source.
it's a easy way to avoid getting some virus/malware inside my computer & spend 30 minutes to reformat instead of spending ~ 3 minutes to get them from a trusted source.

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i personally never used any of them because it just seems not worth it since it's ~3 minutes going to manufacturer's website & download latest drivers instead of downloading something from an unknown source.
it's a easy way to avoid getting some virus/malware inside my computer & spend 30 minutes to reformat instead of spending ~ 3 minutes to get them from a trusted source.


programs like this love to get confused and download the wrong drivers for your system as well.
i tried one out a couple of years ago and the stupid thing installed 2 network adapter drivers on top of each other and they conflicted.
i was also trying to simplify the work but ran into something dumber that took more time.

go to manufacture's website :)
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