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Is there an easy and free way to update all of your PC drivers?

Discussion in 'Non-Emulation Help' started by mallardman, Apr 2, 2010.

  1. mallardman

    mallardman Active Member

    Just wondering.
     
    mallardman, Apr 2, 2010
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  2. TirithRR

    TirithRR Well-Known Member

    You don't really need to update drivers that often.
    The only one that I ever do is my Video driver. And that one it's always best to go to the manufacturer's website and do it manually.
     
    TirithRR, Apr 2, 2010
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  3. mallardman

    mallardman Active Member

    I know that;however, that still doesn't change the fact, that I have to update most of my drivers now.
     
    mallardman, Apr 2, 2010
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  4. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    no. There's programs that claim to do it but I've always found they make a hash of it (generally by getting older drivers not newer).
     
    Loonylion, Apr 2, 2010
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  5. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    There is a program called DriverMax that lets you download 2 x drivers for free per day.
     
    theunderling, Apr 3, 2010
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  6. mds64

    mds64 Well-Known Member

    hrm...


    From what I seen my mates did when they installed windows 7 to my laptop, you just go to the company site and find your model, and grab what's needed...

    You don't need to update often like trithRR said, heck before my format I hardly went near the drivers :)
     
    mds64, Apr 3, 2010
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  7. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    the drivers windows update finds actually work in win7 (though obviously they're pretty minimal). Pre windows 7 they never worked.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 3, 2010
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  8. mds64

    mds64 Well-Known Member

    My wifi wouldn't work via that method...so we did it by hand.


    Infact 2 drivers were missing using that method (that and um...my win7 is cracked) so we did it manually.

    In the end we are missing one, the battery...not that i use the stupid thing.
     
    mds64, Apr 3, 2010
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  9. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    you dont technically need a driver for the battery.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 3, 2010
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  10. mds64

    mds64 Well-Known Member

    ...then we have to work out what the last driver is, everything works...
     
    mds64, Apr 3, 2010
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  11. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    I found it strange how W7 didnt install proper drivers for my graphics and sound cards.It found nothing via driver update(it said I had the best driver installed),but when I told it to search on my C Drive,it loaded ones from there-which were better.
    And I still cant find a driver that gives 1200x800 resolution for my ATI Radeon Express LOL
     
    theunderling, Apr 3, 2010
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  12. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    that will be because windows update only supplies minimal basic drivers. Its enough to make your hardware work, but if you want any of the advanced features you need the manufacturer supplied drivers.
     
    Loonylion, Apr 3, 2010
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  13. theunderling

    theunderling Well-Known Member

    I know that,what Im meaning is its funny how their seems to be no "communication" between my graphics card and the W7 disc,as they are installed(since Ive got to get then from the c drive),but not applied until I do it manually.I prefer the 1200x800 layout rather than the closest I can get= 1280x800,its a bit stretched looking.
     
    theunderling, Apr 3, 2010
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  14. mikeac

    mikeac Well-Known Member

    All of the driver download software are crap. One even totally ruined my dads PC (downloaded an unsupported HDD driver), and he had to buy a new HDD.

    I just go to the website and install it. Software Informer sometimes tells you if there is a new driver update available, but usually you can't download it.
     
    mikeac, Apr 3, 2010
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