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I have a program that wants to update my drivers.
It said it found 3 drivers that were outdated & wanted to update them!
I said yes with some trepidation, then it asked for my Email address!
That's were I stopped & backed out & cancelled the whole thing!
In big letters it said " Microsoft Partner"!
Is this safe to use? Is it any good?
Tully
Can't really comment on it because you have not told us what the program is. I don't trust driver update programs unless they are from the manufacturer of the hardware I have installed.
Aye! Aye! sir:
That is my thought exactly!
That is why*I asked about it, but what sucked me in for a moment was the*"A MICRSOFT PARTNER"!
Thanx
Tully
GySgt USMc
Hi the only one I use that you have to pay for is Auslogics Driver Updater I have used it now for 3 years and have never been let down by it and it has a gold Certificate from Microsoft.
It run in the background and tell you if any new drivers come out from the manufacturer
SDI is free and works well, but it downloads quite large driverpacks. Snappy Driver Installer download | SourceForge.net
Snaildriver is free and seems ok. Free Windows Driver Updater by Snaildriver
You don't need any application of this kind at all. It's vapourware. It can be a problem if such an application misidentifies hardware and tries to install a driver.
Not everyone has the same hardware, so some one saying it's OK on theirs means nothing.
I only use drivers from the manufacturer or Windows updates.
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