Because of a bad experience with 3 suppliers of the so-called driver update software available in the NET, the purpose of this post is to clarify the position of various suppliers of such software, the adequacy of their solutions to your problem and whether or not they should be allowed to run their Business. It will be a long story…
Because many manufacturers of printers, External speakers, External USB disk drivers, cameras, Glycemia monitor recorder and other gadgets, it was impossible to Microsoft to stamp all those devices with a clean bill of ineffaceable to the various versions Of Microsoft wide array of Operating Systems, which by the way differ only in cosmetics and memory consumption…
So, various companies, attempted to fill in this Gap. Amongst them Driver Detective and Driver Agent are, probably, the most currently used.
They all share a common characteristic and that is : REPORT YOUR DRIVER AS BAD, even if you are experiencing no problem at all in your everyday computing.
In this respect they are like fashion Gurus in the French garment business. If is not Chanel, Paco Rabane, YSL or Hermes you are not up to date…
This is a ridiculous approach to solving technical problems. Their ultimate goal is to create a doubt in your mind and make you download drivers that work worse thn what you had before….
Since there is no European company in this area, my advice is: If you are in Europe, Do not purchase any these things. Consider, instead to save your money to buy a new PC, when you can afford it.
However, I would be unfair, if I placed all those suppliers in the same level, and that regards support, acceptance of dialogue, and obtain user satisfaction. Even if they do not solve your problem, which anyway they cannot, because they do not and obviously cannot write USB drivers.
In that order I would rate :
1- DriverCure from ParetoLogic in Canada’s British Columbia – Polite, Intelligent, hardworking and Timely.
2- Driver Detective – probably the best software to identify your driver’s as bad for US based computers. Useless for European models. Support is Laconic
3- Driver Agent – Those are uneducated bastards as far as support goes and I have emails to prove it. Technically they take the approach : If there is a new driver from someone, lets make the idiots download it. They downloaded a 5.1 driver when my USB Speakers and audio Realtek are just stereo. The support is arrogantly nasty. I can prove it . Also they rob you because their subscription is automatically renewed. You have no option but to cancel the renewal, but that only applies to the next period. It is the only Software company that follows the procedures of an “Escort Agency”
