Fix PC Errors » Drivers http://pc-error-free.com/blog PC Error Repair Resources Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:00:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How to Update Vista Drivers http://pc-error-free.com/blog/292/how-to-update-vista-drivers/ http://pc-error-free.com/blog/292/how-to-update-vista-drivers/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 01:00:03 +0000 Markus http://pc-error-free.com/blog/?p=292 If you are still using Windows Vista, then it is quite likely you will need to update your drivers. If you haven’t already done so, you may be experiencing sub par performance.

Vista was not known for having great performance, but many of the issues can be resolved by installing the correct drivers. So if you have never gone through and updated your drivers, this could be a reason for lack of performance.

Updating your Vista drivers can be done very easily. You can do it manually, but to be honest, the days of manual driver updates are over….unless you have plenty of spare time.

It is much easier to use driver management software to scan your system and identify all the out-of-date or missing drivers. If you are using Vista, it is likely that there are many missing drivers. So using a third party driver update tool could prove very beneficial. You can then keep your drivers up-to-date at all times. It really is the best way to keep your computer in top shape.

For updating Vista drivers, we recommend Driver Detective, mainly because it is so easy to use and scans very fast. The link below provides more details and a free scan to identify if you need to fix your drivers.

Update Vista drivers

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Well I was actually pretty shocked. This software certainly isn’t the run of the mill Registry cleaner, in fact it is kind of hard to explain, but I was completely impressed. First i will try and explain what the product is, then give a breakdown of all the actual features.

Total PC Health is not just a PC cleaner. It is an all-in-one tool that has all the features you need to totally fix your PC and improve performance. The scan model in this product is actually five scans built into one. It will scan the Registry, drivers, processes, privacy and Malware. Overall I think the scan took like 45 seconds, but this was on a decent PC. I expect slower scans, depending on how many errors.

The scan detected about 38 errors and 12 out-of-date drivers. What it also detected were all of my privacy items such as chat logs, internet browsing history, Office history etc. This was pretty cool because I don’t normally use a privacy cleaner, but i can see why it would be useful (i have now shredded some stuff that shouldn’t be seen).

Besides the scan and repair, I also found a bunch of other features in this product. There are disk defrag tools, duplicate file finder, file extension locator, temp files cleaner, startup process manager, restore point manager, etc.  To be honest, I haven’t gone through all of the features yet, as I find the quick scan and repair quite sufficient. But I think as an overall PC optimization tool, this is going to be hard to beat.

Here i will try and list all of the features I located in this application:

  • Registry cleaner and Registry repair
  • Automatic driver updater
  • Disk defrag analysis and repair (with scheduler)
  • Privacy cleaner and shredder
  • Duplicate file finder
  • Process optimizer and process manager
  • Startup manager
  • Browser helper object manager
  • Disk cleanup
  • Malware removal
  • File extension fix

That is a pretty impressive set of tools to have in one interface. To sum it all up, an excellent product that I now have on three of my PCs. I just can’t tell you how handy it is to have a driver updater with Registry cleaner. This saves me so much time and I no longer need to run two different programs.

PROS: Multiple scan models, tons of excellent features. You can easily fix PC errors and optimize with this product. If this doesn’t fix up your PC, nothing will.

CONS: I think the Malware remover needs a bit of work. It does find stuff, but I don’t think it finds everything. Also, some of the menu browsing was a bit confusing. You just need to get acquainted with the green arrows in the top right.

I highly recommend this product. You can get it from the link below, or via Softpedia.

Total PC Health

Total PC Health on Softpedia

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Video drivers and videocard drivers are a common failing point and can easily fall out-of-date. The problem with this is that your display can suffer badly and things like games and video will look terrible.

Luckily there is a very easy way to update video drivers without wasting hours of your time.  Previously we had to search around manufacturer websites for hours looking for the correct driver.  If you have ever visited a driver manufacturer website, you probably know how hard they make it to find anything. The search functions never work either. There are also many sites that offer the driver for download, but it’s really just a virus in disguise waiting to wreak havoc on your computer.

Fortunately, you can now update your video drivers in less than a minute with software such as Driver Detective, Driver Genius and Driver Updater. These are all great programs and they will update all of your system drivers, it is not limited to just video drivers, you can update printer drivers, scanner drivers, network drivers etc etc.

These programs also support all of the major manufacturers, so don’t worry about having an old or less popular driver. If an update for it exists, this software will find it. Once you have the right drivers installed, you will be amazed at how much better the overall performance is.

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Luckily there is a very easy way to update audio drivers without wasting any time.  Previously we had to search around manufacturer websites for hours looking for the correct driver.  If you have ever visited a driver manufacturer website, you probably know how hard they make it to find anything. The search functions never work either.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, you can now update your audio drivers in less than a minute with software such as Driver Detective, Driver Genius and Driver Updater. These are all great programs and they will update all of your system drivers, it is not limited to just audio drivers.

These programs also support all of the major manufacturers, so don’t worry about having an old or less popular driver. If an update for it exists, this software will find it.

Try it free and update your drivers now

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