Thanks. Basically, I do agree - if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The thing is, I have a few cases where WE seem to lock up, with no explainable reason. And since GW, in cases like that, encourages us to make sure of having the latest hardware drivers installed, I thought I would give it a try.
Both my video and sound cards, are placed directly on the motherboard. The video being a NVidia, and the Sound card being from Realtek. OK, go to their homepage - for any of these manufacturers - and try to find your hardware. To me, it almost feels like they have released one new model every week for an eternity. At least, that's what it feels like, when you see the list of serial numbers to choose from. And, how will I know, which number correspond to my actual hardware? Is there a simple way, in WinXP, to get to the actual model/serial/and whatever else is needed for model specific information for your installed hardware? Thanks again, ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Baracco To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 3:57 AM Subject: Re: Driver update my philosophy about drivers is, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If your system is functioning well, there is no need to do anything. if your system is only a year old, there shouldn't be anything to worry about. if you have a device that is malfunctioning, updating the driver may or may not solve the problem. I do not trust these driver detective programs. I tried Driver detective once, and for one thing, it didn't work well with speech, and, for another, it often recommended drivers that were older than the ones that were already installed. if you need a driver for a certain device, the best thing to do is to go to the web site of the manufacturer of the device. That way, you will always be assured of getting the latest driver. Andy At 06:38 PM 5/14/2010, you wrote: My desktop computer is a non-branded 'build it yourself' product. It's now a year old, and I want to check if there is any updates for my hardware drivers. Does anyone in here, have a suggestion as to a good, reliable, webpage - or software - that will scan my computer, and then lead me directly to the correct downloadable for new driver updates for my hardware? I am running WE7.2, under WinXP Pro; and I need the software/webpage be as accessible as possible. Please let me know, if you have any favorite solution to the challenge. Thanks for all feedback! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1801 of my spam emails to date. The Professional version does not have this message. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1801 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
