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"DRIVER CHECKER"

Feb 13, 2010 11:51PM PST

MY SYSTEM IS WINDOWS XP. IS "DRIVER CHECKER" SAFE TO USE???? I DO NOT WANT TO DOWNLOAD ANY SOFTWARE THAT IS GOING TO GIVE ME TROUBLE BUT I HAVE NOT UPDATED ANY OF THE DRIVERS IN MANY MOONS. TNX FOR ANY RESPONSE. BILL

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There are several...
Feb 15, 2010 2:45AM PST

There are several applications that include "Driver Checker" in their respective titles, each from a different developer. However, in general, I recommend avoiding such applications due to the number of inaccurate results they usually return. Instead, simply check the website of your computer manufacturer--or the websites of each company that developed hardware for your computer if you built it yourself, upgraded select parts, etc--and download the respective updates directly from them. It's much safer and not nearly as time-consuming as most expect.

John

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DRIVER CHECKER
Feb 15, 2010 5:05AM PST

THANK YOU FOR THE RESPONSE JOHN....