Community Newsletter: Q&A forum: One-stop shop to update drivers

John,

I know enough about computers to optimize the system myself. PC Pitstop just helps me in finetuning the optimization and identifying things I didn't think of.

As to the drivers: Yes, I believe you're right about not worrying about "old" drivers as long as the system runs normally. I've had a look at RadarSync and compared their scan to Touchstone Driver Agent's scan. RadarSync has better detail and with their overview it will be easier to find only those drivers that I really need to update (like the one for my videocard).

Thanks for the advise! It saved me time and money!!

Eric

I have attempted numerous times to D/L the Updater. The first time I did the d/l with the run option. It d/l and then nothing. The second time I did a save with the d/l, again nothing. The third time I went to the Cnet forum and did the d/l and nothing after the save.

I am attempting this on a HP Media Center using IE6.

I did successfully dl Radar yesterday--I believe I had same probs you had, but then clicked on the link on the original dl page, near bottom, that said, 'if you having trouble getting the dl, click here,' or some such, and then my dl worked. I did need to update my .net framework to complete it, but then it finished, and I've run scan, no prob., other than my being puzzled by its result, but that's in my other post...

Automatic updates in Windows OSs do most of this for you. Sometimes this solution is a bit unreliable so open your device manger, right click on each item choose "update driver" then do the Wizard for the "on line" search.

Then:

http://scan.esupport.com/

If your missing any then track them down. Some you may not find. If your PC is running well then don't worry about it.

Driver updates are usual and customary support for PC hardware if you have to pay for them change hardware. I've never bought a driver nor would I. Don't waste your money.

You might check frequently for Video, Audio and Ethernet Adapter drivers these become outdated more frequently then other drivers and at times the most current version is not available through automatic up dates. Bookmark these sites for easy access and checking then check them every 6-9 months for current drivers.

The scan is free, the up dates are not. Then search down the few on line that haven't been up dated through windows. If I can't find them and the PC seems OK then I just drop it. These were generally few on the several PCs I've used this method with, no surprises. I do not subscribe to the service. The down side of this is you will receive there Email solicitations for some time. They also provide free BIOS up dates for many PC manufactures.