Driver updater?

Discord · 09-19-2007, 09:36 PM

I've heard about a couple of programs that automatically download updates for your drivers. Does anybody know/use any good ones?

Baloki · 09-19-2007, 11:37 PM

An awful one is Windows Update

Seriously though, most manufacturers have ones on their website.

Discord · 09-20-2007, 12:40 AM

I know, but there are programs that check and download them for you. Updating display/sound drivers is just such a pain in the arse.

o_O · 09-20-2007, 07:09 AM

Why is it a pain in the arse? All you have to do is download the driver and install it.

You don't want to mess around with automatic updates anyway. It's a bad idea to let a machine decide that your working computer needs fixing. If you really must, then try PC Pitstop. It has a driver scan that can tell you if your drivers are out of dat.

Discord · 09-20-2007, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by o_O ^

Why is it a pain in the arse? All you have to do is download the driver and install it.

You don't want to mess around with automatic updates anyway. It's a bad idea to let a machine decide that your working computer needs fixing. If you really must, then try PC Pitstop. It has a driver scan that can tell you if your drivers are out of dat.

Thanks! That's what I needed.

The problem is that new games often require the newest video and audio drivers. Surfing through the webpages of the ("very well structured") manufacturers and checking if you've got the newest one or not, is not fun.

Baloki · 09-21-2007, 12:24 PM

google.com ?

Yamaneko · 09-21-2007, 07:55 PM

What if you get a faulty driver?

Discord · 09-22-2007, 12:53 AM

You run the back-up of the old one.

Discord Banned	#1 Driver updater? I've heard about a couple of programs that automatically download updates for your drivers. Does anybody know/use any good ones?
09-19-2007, 09:36 PM

Baloki Site Staff Last Exile Location: Dreaming a dream~	#2 (permalink) An awful one is Windows Update Seriously though, most manufacturers have ones on their website.
09-19-2007, 11:37 PM

Discord Banned	#3 (permalink) I know, but there are programs that check and download them for you. Updating display/sound drivers is just such a pain in the arse.
09-20-2007, 12:40 AM

o_O Site Staff nerd Location: New Zealand	#4 (permalink) Why is it a pain in the arse? All you have to do is download the driver and install it. You don't want to mess around with automatic updates anyway. It's a bad idea to let a machine decide that your working computer needs fixing. If you really must, then try PC Pitstop. It has a driver scan that can tell you if your drivers are out of dat.
09-20-2007, 07:09 AM

Baloki Site Staff Last Exile Location: Dreaming a dream~	#6 (permalink) google.com ?
09-21-2007, 12:24 PM

Yamaneko ..a Russian mountain cat. Location: Los Angeles, CA	#7 (permalink) What if you get a faulty driver?
09-21-2007, 07:55 PM

Discord Banned	#8 (permalink) You run the back-up of the old one.
09-22-2007, 12:53 AM