Windows 7, 64 bit, Packard Bell EasyNote TX86. The software installed and registered without problems. It found 19 outdated drivers on my machine. I let it download and install them all. After the installation completed, it required a restart for the machine. After the restart, the laptop did not start up anymore. Not even into safe mode. I had to use a system repair disc to roll back to prior the changes via the system restore. I won't miss with my drivers anymore. That's a promise :-)

baran jan  –  9 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+40)

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If it ain't broke don't fix it!!!! Updating software (including device drivers) CAUSES PROBLEMS of many different kinds in many cases. Don't do it if you don't genuinely NEED the update! And certainly don't do it without creating a restore point and/or complete backup first.

"Always install every possible update" is very common and very BAD ADVICE!!!!! Only install updates of anything IF there are new features you need and/or if the current installation is not working to your satisfaction. EXPECT unexpected things to begin to malfunction after the update and be prepared to roll it back.

Doubly beware of "automated" updates because your particular combination of hardware and software is unique and just because a driver update works for others using similar hardware doesn't mean it will work for you. So you really don't want anyone or any process screwing around with key software without adult supervision.

DT

Doug  –  9 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+36)

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Normally. such a driver update software, provides roll back ,
each time it installs a new driver.
This one does not- which is very dangerous cause- a new driver can
destroy any pc , by giving a Blue Screen of Death.

Winston  –  9 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+27)

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DriverDR is one of the better driver update tools. It has a a very large driver database, which means it does a good job of finding driver updates, and may find more driver updates than some of the other driver update software.

However, before using this, or any other driver update software, it's important to note the following:

More often than not the drivers your computer manufacturer has available for download are outdated. Usually, about 6 months after releasing a PC, the manufacturer will stop publising driver updates on their website, even though the actual hardware manufactures will continue to release updated drivers. This is why DriverDR and other driver update software will often find updates when the PC manufacturer shows that there are none avilalable.

While you can get driver updates from Windows Update. They are often outdated, and not all devices are supported. This is a good reason to use driver update software such as DriverDR.

Often updating outdated drivers won't lead to any noticable performance improvements. Because of this it is not important to keep your drivers updated. However, on occasion driver updates can lead to improved performance, or fix issues, so it's not a bad idea to update them.

Aside from updating old drivers, software like DriverDR can be very useful for finding and installing the needed drivers for devices with missing drivers. For example, maybe you don't have a bluetooth driver installed. This will mean you can't use bluetooth on your computer, as the driver is needed to tell the computer how to use the bluetooth hardware in your computer. DriverDR will quite possibly be able to find and install the needed bluetooth driver, after which bluetooth will work.

Sometimes driver update software will install an incompatible driver update which won't work or may even cause crashes. For example, you may update your sound driver, and then then you have no sound. This can be fixed by using Device Manager to rollback to the old driver (you can Google how to do this), which will fix the problem.

While you've quite probably never heard of DriverDR before, it is a rebranded version of the popular driver update software Driver Easy, and is released by the same company. However, Driver Easy has more features such as driver backup and restore. If you miss today's giveaway, there is a free version of Driver Easy.

Personally I prefer IObit's Driver Booster to DriverDR, as in my opinion it works better. It is often avilable as a giveaway too. However, DriverDR is one of the better driver updates, so is worth grabbing before the giveaway ends.

Roger  –  9 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+24)

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Never quite understood the need for these type of programs. Windows users get driver updates when Windows is updated. I used this in the past and found many of the drivers were not compatible and caused more issues then they solved.

D Miller  –  9 years ago  –  Avez-vous trouver ce commentaire utile ? oui | non (+20)

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