On Feb 19, 5
1 pm, Summer1 <Summ...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Afer installing software, I know that it is a good idea to check the
> msnufacturer's website for 'newer' drivers.
>
> When clicking on a 'driver,' how will I know if I have the 'latest' one?
> Will it install regularly if it I don't have the latest one and ask me ifI
> want to 'override' if I do have the latest one?
>
> Not all manufacturer website have a link to 'automatically check for latest
> drivers.'
Don't expect to be somehow notified if your installed driver is not
the latest one from the manufacturers WWW site. You should figure it
out and rely on yourself.
Don't rely on any online driver scanning wizardry to automatically
check your system for the latest drivers and scan all your system
drivers and give you a report. They will surely find things "wrong"
to lure you into paying $$$ for them to fix what might not need
fixing.
Automatically check for latest drivers from a manufacturers WWW site?
Where do you see that? That is not how the manufacturers do things.
That is how scammers do things. Scan, they find 10 drivers out of
date with lots of !!!! and want $$$ to "fix" your system and you
didn't even know it was broken. Some people fall for that gloom and
doom scheme, but you are too smart for that, right?
I would say to only check for and install new drivers when you have a
problem that is solved by the new drivers, on a brand new installation
of Windows or perhaps curiosity. Video, audio, network are popular
drivers that get updated. The drivers that come with Windows may be
fine for your system. I see sometimes where there are later drivers
for some things, but it doesn't mean you need to install them.
If you think you have a problem with a driver, say what driver (video,
audio, network) and we can tell you how to check to see what it is and
where to get look for updates.
You might see a new problem with a driver update, so you need to
understand how rolling back a driver update works too.