"Driver Genius" Software

barbarossa2241 · 08 Dec 2011

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/

Dwarf · 08 Dec 2011

Absolutely no need for it whatsoever.

barbarossa2241 · 08 Dec 2011

Got it. Thanks a lot Dwarf.

Golden · 08 Dec 2011

Dwarf said:

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.

barbarossa2241 · 08 Dec 2011

This means this software is useless ?

theog · 08 Dec 2011

Dwarf said:

Absolutely no need for it whatsoever.

Absolutely

Corazon · 08 Dec 2011

Useless unless you're the one trying to sell it.

barbarossa2241 · 08 Dec 2011

Corazon said:

Useless unless you're the one trying to sell it.

Right.:)

Dave Atkin · 08 Dec 2011

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

Mark Phelps · 08 Dec 2011

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.