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<blockquote data-quote="Arakasi" data-source="post: 324820" data-attributes="member: 24967"><p>I support Slimdrivers</p><p></p><p>.....but only the free version. Stay away from the Full.</p><p>I have used it for years to obtain drivers after windows installs.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind i follow the rule "dont use utilities for things you can do manually or on your own"</p><p>i make the one exception for this tool when looking for drivers for hardware that does not have a disc present or OEM driver disc for systems, and even then the driver is out of date.</p><p></p><p>* One exception is that Slimdrivers will occasionally pull an outdated driver from the pci database, and during installation it always tells you if you are running a newer version already and if you want to install or not option.</p><p></p><p>Also i have had several times where Slim could not find the driver, oh well on those occasions.</p><p></p><p>But if you download it from the right location, it is a clean utility and does no harm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arakasi, post: 324820, member: 24967"] I support Slimdrivers .....but only the free version. Stay away from the Full. I have used it for years to obtain drivers after windows installs. Keep in mind i follow the rule "dont use utilities for things you can do manually or on your own" i make the one exception for this tool when looking for drivers for hardware that does not have a disc present or OEM driver disc for systems, and even then the driver is out of date. * One exception is that Slimdrivers will occasionally pull an outdated driver from the pci database, and during installation it always tells you if you are running a newer version already and if you want to install or not option. Also i have had several times where Slim could not find the driver, oh well on those occasions. But if you download it from the right location, it is a clean utility and does no harm. [/QUOTE]
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