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<blockquote data-quote="roger_m" data-source="post: 871455" data-attributes="member: 31436"><p>I use driver update software rather than websites, unless there is a specific driver that is not found by driver update software. In which case I Google the Hardware Id to find a driver. I generally find that driverscape is a good source of drivers. Just be aware that first download link on any page is actually a link to download driver update software.</p><p></p><p>After doing a clean install of Windows, I use DriverAssist. It's not free, but it has a very large database of drivers and usually finds more drivers than other driver update software. They no longer provide a link to the trial version on their website, but it is listed at Softpedia and they have a link to download the trial version from the publisher's website. Because of the large amount of drivers, it does a very good job of finding drivers for devices that other driver software miss and finding the proper OEM drivers to replace generic Microsoft ones. As such, I find it very useful to run it after doing a clean install of Windows. I regularly buy and sell computers and as a result I am regularly doing clean installs of Windows. However, It's not a program I generally recommend, as it's not free and you have to buy a monthly subscription.</p><p></p><p>Driver Booster is very good, except that it now heavily pushes one of their other products Advanced SystemCare and you get popups which show how many issues you can fix if you install it. But aside from that, it has decent sized driver database, does a very good of finding the correct drivers for devices and even the free version offers a lot of functionality.</p><p></p><p>DriverHub is free and is also pretty good, but you need to pay attention when installing it, to opt out of installing unwanted extras.</p><p></p><p>DriverEasy is a good choice too. But the free version is very limited, with slow download speeds and manual installation of drivers.</p><p></p><p>As a result of using driver update software, the Realtek HD Audio driver on my computer, is only two months old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roger_m, post: 871455, member: 31436"] I use driver update software rather than websites, unless there is a specific driver that is not found by driver update software. In which case I Google the Hardware Id to find a driver. I generally find that driverscape is a good source of drivers. Just be aware that first download link on any page is actually a link to download driver update software. After doing a clean install of Windows, I use DriverAssist. It's not free, but it has a very large database of drivers and usually finds more drivers than other driver update software. They no longer provide a link to the trial version on their website, but it is listed at Softpedia and they have a link to download the trial version from the publisher's website. Because of the large amount of drivers, it does a very good job of finding drivers for devices that other driver software miss and finding the proper OEM drivers to replace generic Microsoft ones. As such, I find it very useful to run it after doing a clean install of Windows. I regularly buy and sell computers and as a result I am regularly doing clean installs of Windows. However, It's not a program I generally recommend, as it's not free and you have to buy a monthly subscription. Driver Booster is very good, except that it now heavily pushes one of their other products Advanced SystemCare and you get popups which show how many issues you can fix if you install it. But aside from that, it has decent sized driver database, does a very good of finding the correct drivers for devices and even the free version offers a lot of functionality. DriverHub is free and is also pretty good, but you need to pay attention when installing it, to opt out of installing unwanted extras. DriverEasy is a good choice too. But the free version is very limited, with slow download speeds and manual installation of drivers. As a result of using driver update software, the Realtek HD Audio driver on my computer, is only two months old. [/QUOTE]
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