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PC Driver update.

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  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    edited 20 March 2016 at 12:48PM
    pendragon_arther wrote: »
    I hope this clears things up.

    Not really. My points still stand. Checking the manufacturer's site should be the first thing you do.

    Why waste time installing unnecessary software unless you need it? Why waste time researching said software to make sure it isn't one of the many hundreds of malicious 3rd party driver utilities?

    It's a contradiction to say that it's "paranoid" to use the manufacturer's site, whilst suggesting that you should do some research to make sure your random 3rd party software isn't malicious!
  • pendragon_arther
    pendragon_arther Posts: 1,304 Forumite
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    My first reply is too short...

    Yawn...
    “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.”
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  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,864 Forumite
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    along with MBAM, run ADWCleaner (get it from bleepingcomputer.com). This is absolutely not a driver issue, it's a PUP, at some point you've inadvertently downloaded some carpy prog that's asking you for money.

    As for genuine free driver checkers SlimDrivers is also pretty good, been using it for several years. Not used DriveBooster so can't comment....
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • moneyman1295
    moneyman1295 Posts: 46 Forumite
    Download DriverPackSolutions.its free.
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    pendragon_arther wrote: »
    My first reply is too short...

    Yawn...
    Just add spaces and that will fool the stupid restriction.

    See my next post.
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    Yawn ...
  • cookie365
    cookie365 Posts: 1,809 Forumite
    moneyman1295 wrote: »
    Download DriverPackSolutions.its free.
    So is thrush.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,946 Forumite
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    moneyman1295 wrote: »
    Download DriverPackSolutions.its free.

    So is windows 10 but i dont want that either or a dose of something nasty.

    Some of its features are windows shortcuts.. Why not click the shortcut yourself and save installing junk?

    And its not very good, it wont update a lot of your drivers anyway.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

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