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Windows 7 - "Driver Genius" Software |
12-08-2011
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#1 | |
windows 7 home premium 64bit |
"Driver Genius" Software
Good morning,
I am looking to get this software " Driver Genius" and I wonder if you folks know anything about ? Good, bad and/or no need for it ? Thanks. http://www.driver-soft.com/ | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus N53v-DH 72
OS windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer Inc
Memory 6049 MB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M (1024 MB)
Monitor(s) Displays 15.6
Screen Resolution 1920-1080
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Optical
Hard Drives ST9750420AS (698 GB, IDE)
C: (NTFS) 293.0 GB (229.9 GB free)
D: (NTFS) 380.6 GB (380.5 GB free)
Total Size 673.6 GB (610.4 GB free)
Internet Speed D-12877kbps U-370kbps
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12-08-2011
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit & 64-bit both SP1 |
Absolutely no need for it whatsoever. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built, N/A
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit & 64-bit both SP1
CPU AMD Athlon (tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 7550 @2.5GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-ES3
Memory 2 x 2GB PC2-6400 (DDR2-800), Ganged Mode, (4GB total)
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB
Sound Card Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 892)
Monitor(s) Displays ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Keyboard Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard (USB)
Mouse Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 (USB)
PSU XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case Antec NSK 4000B II
Cooling 1 x 80mm Front Inlet (with filter) 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Hard Drives OCZ Petrol SSD 64GB SATA III
OCZ Petrol SSD 128GB SATA III
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
1 x Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
Internet Speed NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Other Info PCI-Express SATA III controller (Marvell 88SE9128 chipset)
Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
CTF-430 Tablet & Pen
WEI Score:
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12-08-2011
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#3 | |
windows 7 home premium 64bit |
Got it. Thanks a lot Dwarf. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus N53v-DH 72
OS windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer Inc
Memory 6049 MB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M (1024 MB)
Monitor(s) Displays 15.6
Screen Resolution 1920-1080
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Optical
Hard Drives ST9750420AS (698 GB, IDE)
C: (NTFS) 293.0 GB (229.9 GB free)
D: (NTFS) 380.6 GB (380.5 GB free)
Total Size 673.6 GB (610.4 GB free)
Internet Speed D-12877kbps U-370kbps
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12-08-2011
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, LinuxMint 9 LTS x64, Debian 6, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS x64 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf  Absolutely no need for it whatsoever. Completely agree - Windows is good enough at finding appropriate drivers if you do not install the drivers from the manufacturer. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1, LinuxMint 9 LTS x64, Debian 6, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS x64
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
2*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID1;
1*Western Digital WD10EARS 1TB
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
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12-08-2011
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#5 | |
windows 7 home premium 64bit |
This means this software is useless ? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus N53v-DH 72
OS windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer Inc
Memory 6049 MB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M (1024 MB)
Monitor(s) Displays 15.6
Screen Resolution 1920-1080
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Optical
Hard Drives ST9750420AS (698 GB, IDE)
C: (NTFS) 293.0 GB (229.9 GB free)
D: (NTFS) 380.6 GB (380.5 GB free)
Total Size 673.6 GB (610.4 GB free)
Internet Speed D-12877kbps U-370kbps
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12-08-2011
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#6 | |
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dwarf Absolutely no need for it whatsoever. Absolutely | | My System Specs | | |
12-08-2011
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#7 | |
Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit |
Useless unless you're the one trying to sell it.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom-built
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 32-bit
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, overclocked to 2.7GHz
Motherboard Asus PL5D2
Memory 3GB DDR2-667 (2x1GB + 2x512MB in dual-channel config)
Graphics Card nVidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card on-board Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays LG W2261
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 (DVI)
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Microsoft wireless optical mouse
PSU Antec TruePower 2.0
Case Cooler Master Centurion
Cooling various fans
Hard Drives OCZ SSD Vertex Plus 60GB SATA (Firmware 3.55), 64MB cache
Hitachi HD321KJ SATA, 320GB, 7200rpm, 16MB cache
Internet Speed DSL; ~700KB/sec down, ~65KB/sec up
Other Info Have a laptop too :) (Compaq CQ60 also with Win7 Pro SP1 32-bit)
Drives in both systems:
C: - Windows 7 + apps. Pagefile is fixed size and located at the very end of the partition.
D: - various temp files/cache for Firefox and apps/games.
E: - videos, music, misc. storage, torrent downloads, etc.
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12-08-2011
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#8 | |
windows 7 home premium 64bit |
Quote: Originally Posted by Corazon Useless unless you're the one trying to sell it. Right.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Asus N53v-DH 72
OS windows 7 home premium 64bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer Inc
Memory 6049 MB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M (1024 MB)
Monitor(s) Displays 15.6
Screen Resolution 1920-1080
Keyboard Standard
Mouse Optical
Hard Drives ST9750420AS (698 GB, IDE)
C: (NTFS) 293.0 GB (229.9 GB free)
D: (NTFS) 380.6 GB (380.5 GB free)
Total Size 673.6 GB (610.4 GB free)
Internet Speed D-12877kbps U-370kbps
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12-08-2011
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#9 | |
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I disagree. There has been many occasions where I've not been able to find a driver for Windows XP and Driver Genius has found them for me (saving me loads of time).
I'm an IT Engineer though so the need is there for me to have software that can save me time on site etc. For home use or for a PC that already has drivers installed then no, there isnt any point in having it.
Dave | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel Core i7 2600K (O/C 4.7GHz)
Motherboard Asus ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z - Intel Z68 Chipset
Memory 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP, DDR3, 1600Mhz
Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 460 Graphics Card
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays Dell E228WFP
PSU CoolerMaster 1000W
Case CoolerMaster HAF
Cooling Air
Hard Drives 2 x 500GB Samsung SpinPoint Drives (1 for OS, 1 for Data and Apps)
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12-08-2011
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#10 | |
Win7 Pro 32-bit, Win7 Home 32-bit |
The risk that I found with using products like this is not that they can't find the current drivers, but that they will try to install an OLDER driver -- if that is all they can find. Like others, I've found the combination of Windows Update and hardware manufacturers to be the best combination for keeping drivers current. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Win7 Pro 32-bit, Win7 Home 32-bit
CPU AMD 4400/Intel 915
Motherboard ASUS/Intel
Memory 2GB DDR 400
Graphics Card ATI X1600/Builtin Intel 915
Sound Card Bluegear B-Enspirer/Builtin sound
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 24" widescreen
Screen Resolution 1920x1200/1024 x 768
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