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web site to check for upgrades
« on: March 02, 2010, 04:33:34 PM »
is there a site that would check for upgrades for all my pc drivers

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Re: web site to check for upgrades
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2010, 07:01:32 PM »
Drivers should be left alone unless there is something wrong with them.

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Re: web site to check for upgrades
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2010, 02:55:32 PM »
allan i forgot about that topic you have a good memory its my plug and play driver i need to update

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Re: web site to check for upgrades
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2010, 05:31:19 PM »
maybe just go to manufacturer's website and pick up the updates if you need it.

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Re: web site to check for upgrades
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2010, 05:56:37 PM »
allan i forgot about that topic you have a good memory its my plug and play driver i need to update

No.

It doesn't.

This probably means you have something that simply doesn't have, or even need, a driver.

For example, many monitors will simply use the "Plug And Play Monitor" driver.

Last: what would make you think it needs to be updated? If it has a exclamation mark, that means it needs replaced with the proper driver. For example, if you install a sound card but you don't have the driver, it will be called a "Multimedia Audio Device" or "multimedia device"- but you aren't going to find the right driver googling for "Multimedia Audio Device Drivers" (you will find LOADS of malware, though). Instead you need to find out what exactly the component is that needs drivers.

Which section of device manager is this located?
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Re: web site to check for upgrades
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2010, 12:17:24 PM »
 BC_Programmer , it was a check superdave was doing for me and the result said to update it but if as you say i maybe dont have one but the check is calling for it anyway

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Re: web site to check for upgrades
« Reply #7 on: March 05, 2010, 01:22:30 PM »
They are crazy about drivers over in chat...
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Re: web site to check for upgrades
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2010, 01:50:32 PM »
They are crazy about drivers over in chat...

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