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More info?)
Thanks Shenan,I'll try Belarc.I was most concerned with a
way to take inventory and point me in the right direction
for the proper drivers.
Vince
>-----Original Message-----
>Vince wrote:
>> Would DriversHQ.com be a reputable site in locating the
>> proper updated drivers for my pc.It tells me after the
>> free scan that 42% of my drivers need updated.
>
>Don't use any sort of service..
>Just go straight to the manufacturer's web sites..
>
>You have a video card that allows you to see on
>your screen, a sound card that allows you to hear your
PCs sound output and
>so on. Visit those manufacturer web sites for the latest
downloadable
>drivers for your hardware/operating system. Always (IMO)
get the
>manufacturers hardware driver over any Microsoft offers.
On the Windows
>Update site I mentioned earlier, I suggest NOT getting
their hardware
>drivers - no matter how tempting. First - how do you
know what hardware
>you have in your computer? Invoice or if it is up and
working now - take
>inventory:
>
> Belarc Advisor
>
http://belarc.com/free_download.html
>
>Once you know what you have, what next? Go get the
latest driver for your
>hardware/OS from the manufacturer's web page. For
example, let's say you
>have an NVidia chipset video card or ATI video card,
perhaps a Creative
>Labs sound card or C-Media chipset sound card...
>
> NVidia Video Card Drivers
>
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
>
> ATI Video Card Drivers
>
http://www.atitech.com/support/driver.html
>
> Creative Labs Sound Device
> http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/
>
> C-Media Sound Device
>
http://www.cmedia.com.tw/e_download_01.htm
>
>--
><- Shenan ->
>--
>The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you
research for
>yourself before you take any advice - you are the one
ultimately
>responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know
what you are
>getting into before you jump in with both feet.
>
>
>.
>
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