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 Post subject: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 14:23 
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You may remember I acquired an old laptop a while back, but had problems with it connecting to my home network due to out of date drivers. I tried updating them using their website, but it didn't fix it.

I've seen quite a few of these programs about, but are there any reputable ones? I don't want to install any malware/adware by accident. I don't mind paying a little bit to get it up and running. I did get the computer for free, after all.

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 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 14:25 
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 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 14:26 
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At the risk of sounding like an IT spod, you should probably get hold of an XP disk and installl from scratch, preferably with a SP3 slipstreamed version. SP3 has a boatload of drivers for standard hardware.
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Malc
 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 14:27 
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On a related note, there is a website that has recommendations for the top freeware utils for loads of different things (media players, cd burners, text editors, virus checkers, etc, etc) I can't for the life of me remember what it is. Does anyone know?

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DavPaz
 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 14:27 
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Download.com ?
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myp
 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 14:28 
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DavPaz wrote:
At the risk of sounding like an IT spod, you should probably get hold of an XP disk and installl from scratch, preferably with a SP3 slipstreamed version. SP3 has a boatload of drivers for standard hardware.

I did install XP from scratch as soon as I got it. I think it's SP2, though.

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DavPaz
 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 14:29 
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Ah, fairy nuff. Then, what Grimothy said
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Malc
 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 14:29 
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DavPaz wrote:
Download.com ?



No.

it doesn't have all the dross, just the best 2 or 3 applications for pretty much every thing you could possibly want to do.

It's bookmarked on a PC I don't have access to at the moment.

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myp
 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 14:31 
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Thanks Grim... I'll give that a try.

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 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
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I'm not doing well in this thread. And I've had no lunch. So I'll get me coat.
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RuySan
 Post subject: Re: Applications to update Windows drivers
PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 16:02 
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Malc wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
Download.com ?



No.

it doesn't have all the dross, just the best 2 or 3 applications for pretty much every thing you could possibly want to do.

It's bookmarked on a PC I don't have access to at the moment.

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