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<blockquote data-quote="JakeXPMan" data-source="post: 319936" data-attributes="member: 29270">Came to this post as I was about to ask for help on updating drivers, and if I should use one of the freebies (IObit/Slimware) glad I didn&#039;t risk it, because I didn&#039;t fully read the article... I figured this is a topic I can work from and ask for help.Well this is a big help on upgrading a driver, which isn&#039;t even needed! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />What I did after using the programs is, I print screen images of what each program had found and keep the images to have a reference to how legit the findings are, and like the original post, some dates seem suspiciously old, and the programs are almost bragging to the user by finding so many updates and slapping dates and suggestions on them <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite117" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />System Mechanic free found only 3 driver updates. Compared with 9 and 10... so I bet Mechanic would be more reliable of the programs but not free, and NOT recommended!I will remove the driver update programs and will try out DUMo, as this program will make a driver update safer to aquire. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite114" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="JakeXPMan, post: 319936, member: 29270"] Came to this post as I was about to ask for help on updating drivers, and if I should use one of the freebies (IObit/Slimware) glad I didn't risk it, because I didn't fully read the article... I figured this is a topic I can work from and ask for help. Well this is a big help on upgrading a driver, which isn't even needed! :) What I did after using the programs is, I print screen images of what each program had found and keep the images to have a reference to how legit the findings are, and like the original post, some dates seem suspiciously old, and the programs are almost bragging to the user by finding so many updates and slapping dates and suggestions on them :eek: System Mechanic free found only 3 driver updates. Compared with 9 and 10... so I bet Mechanic would be more reliable of the programs but not free, and NOT recommended! I will remove the driver update programs and will try out DUMo, as this program will make a driver update safer to aquire. :cool: [/QUOTE]

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