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From: occam on 2 Feb 2010 06:24 On 02/02/2010 01:17, Bear Bottoms wrote: > Here is a .NET program that does something very easily that other > freeware programs lack or have a difficult time of. It is a simple 1,2,3 > process of a scan, review of new drivers, and download and install. > > The developers claim 1,000,000 drivers and after a few cautious tests and > checks of the drivers it found, I went through the entire process without > any glitches. > > It found 157 drivers on my system and 35 were out of date. I downloaded > and installed the drivers it offered (after a full backup and a cross > check with double driver of the drivers found) and had no issues > whatsoever. Simple, fast and did the job. > > http://www.drivereasy.com/ > Bear Question - after the download (step3) is the install automatic or do you get to choose which driver to update and which not to?
From: REM on 2 Feb 2010 08:27 > Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1(a)gmai.com> wrote: >I tried it anyway and all it did was offer driver updates, nothing else. >They were the manufacturers drivers also. I would be that a little geek >somewhere figured out the gap in the freeware world for this type of >program and laid it out there. I see nothing nefarious. It looks pretty good to me after a single run. There is no freeware equivalent that I'm aware of. I will be pleasantly surprised if it doesn't go commercial, though.
From: Brian (Groups) on 2 Feb 2010 08:50 On Feb 2, 11:17 am, Bear Bottoms <bearbotto...(a)gmai.com> wrote: > Here is a .NET program that does something very easily that other > freeware programs lack or have a difficult time of. It is a simple 1,2,3 > process of a scan, review of new drivers, and download and install. Sounds great, but all I got is an exception error. I then realized it required .NET 2.0 - I have 1.1 and 3.5 SP1. Downloaded 2.0 and the install was aborted because of an incompatibility with a previously installed version. All too hard I'm afraid. Brian
From: POKO on 2 Feb 2010 08:53 In article <0v9gm5legego9fp5469ni1vr6te4ja0kh1(a)4ax.com>, REMbranded(a)netscape.com says... > > > Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1(a)gmai.com> wrote: > > >I tried it anyway and all it did was offer driver updates, nothing else. > >They were the manufacturers drivers also. I would be that a little geek > >somewhere figured out the gap in the freeware world for this type of > >program and laid it out there. I see nothing nefarious. > > It looks pretty good to me after a single run. There is no freeware > equivalent that I'm aware of. > > I will be pleasantly surprised if it doesn't go commercial, though. > > Tried it - wanted to install one driver that was older than the one it wanted to replace so be careful when running this that you don't wammy yourself, -- Best - POKO Manitoulin Island, Canada
From: VanguardLH on 2 Feb 2010 08:57
za kAT wrote: > There is a driverseasy.com and a drivereasy.com I only addressed the 2nd one, the same one that Bottoms reported. |