Comments for How, and when, should I update drivers?

Comment from jojo on 2011-05-16

2011-05-16T22:53:56Z

you forgot to mention a fourth way on "How to Update". there are lots of third party sites like:
[link removed] that keeps lots of info on different manufacturers. that can save you time if you need to check different device drivers.

In a nutshell: I don't trust them. There's no guarantee that you're getting the correct or most current drivers.

17-May-2011

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Comment from nickhank on 2010-09-14

2010-09-14T09:48:13Z

U can update ur driver by installing driver updater applications like "Advanced Driver Optimizer".It is a program with which u just have to scan and it updates all ur drivers in a single go.for me it is the best driver updater.u can download its FREE version from
http://www.driveroptimizer.com/

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Comment from Rick on 2010-06-02

2010-06-02T20:22:45Z

Keep in mind though, Windows often will not find the best driver for your device. You'll notice this if you get a certain type of hardware with a lot of extra features, the windows plug and play will make it work, but with out these features.

The only way to fix this is downloading driver direct from the manufactures website.

Here's a list of different types of device drivers

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Comment from anand kumar jha on 2009-11-10

2009-11-11T02:11:56Z

i use to play online games and according to leo i updated video driver and it really helped a lot

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Comment from Mansell on 2008-12-15

2008-12-16T05:41:02Z

logical and sound advise to follow update whats critical and important only the rest only and as or when required, because if its working without malfunction there is clearly no need to change it

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Comment from Kitty Ashenbrenner on 2008-11-11

2008-11-12T04:54:38Z

Can I rely on software such as 'Driver Max" or "RadarSync" to update my drivers correctly?

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Comment from A.Peters on 2007-11-10

2007-11-10T23:10:09Z

Carls post above is good advice, video drivers, especially if your into online gaming, will be the one driver you'll need to keep up to date.
Other than that, if your not having problems, don't update a driver just because there is a newer one available ;)

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Comment from Carl R. Goodwin on 2007-07-20

2007-07-21T01:17:46Z

In reality, the ONLY driver that you should CONSIDER updating would be video card drivers, and only because certain games create problems with "older" drivers.

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Comment from Mary on 2007-07-16

2007-07-16T14:27:33Z

A few weeks ago I asked a question about running a command line prompt about "driver query" and getting over 200 drivers listed for my XP Pro. My question was, "How do you know when to update all those drivers?" I ran a scan through:
http://www.driverguide.com/
and it gave me about 30 "needed" driver updates. I ran just the first one on some unknown piece of hardware and I had major startup problems. Luckily I made a system restore point and rolled everything back. Moral of the story: as Leo said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Mary

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