Windows 7 Proper Drivers finder

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Veegertx

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• Jan 12, 2012

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Edit: Not supposed to ask ? here
but I use Driver Magician Lite is freeware to capture mine for unattended installations
http://www.drivermagician.com/Lite.htm

 

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Mitchell_A

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• Jan 27, 2012

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Device Doctor is also a good freeware solution. Free Driver Update, Driver Download Software - Device Doctor

I've moved this to Windows 7 Discussion..

 

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Elmer

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• Jan 27, 2012

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shaheedullah said:

is three any way to find proper drivers for any type of Lan , Wlan,VIdeo,Audio by using any particular website or any other utility

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Yes, In reality its you. Even Windows update will update your drivers to an "older" version.
By all means use one of the "DriverUpdater Expert Programs", but only to see what it suggests. Then use Goggle to find and confirm the drivers. If in doubt, ask.

 

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patcooke

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• Jan 28, 2012

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I never allow any software to determine the best drivers for any of my devices - that includes any "wizards" or MS updates. I always refer first to the pc manufacturer's website - if they have drivers they are the most appropriate and reliable source. Most major manufacturers will have such resources for their products. If there is no manufacturer site or the pc has been self built then I would refer to the website of the device manufacturer.

 

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Mitchell_A

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• Jan 29, 2012

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patcooke said:

I never allow any software to determine the best drivers for any of my devices - that includes any "wizards" or MS updates. I always refer first to the pc manufacturer's website - if they have drivers they are the most appropriate and reliable source. Most major manufacturers will have such resources for their products. If there is no manufacturer site or the pc has been self built then I would refer to the website of the device manufacturer.

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That's definitely not the way to go with notebooks - most OEM's never update their notebook drivers :\

 

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Elmer

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• Jan 30, 2012

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Mitchell_A said:

That's definitely not the way to go with notebooks - most OEM's never update their notebook drivers :\

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I'll go along with that one. They seem to throw a notebook/laptopmabob out to the general public and then totally forget about updating anything.

 

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