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Is Driver Update By Driveragent Safe To Use? I receive an ad from PCWORLD for Driver Update

#1 RTremor

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Posted 18 December 2012 - 11:20 AM

I received an ad from PCWORLD for Driver Update by DriverAgent and I was just wondering if it is safe to use? Also, does it really work like it is advertise to do? Any answer will be appreciated.

#2 coastie65

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Posted 18 December 2012 - 04:40 PM

Hi, as a rule, I just go to the Manufacturer's site, such as Nvidia and check for updates.

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#3 Flashorn

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Posted 19 December 2012 - 04:58 AM

Hey RTremor !

I would follow coastie's advice.

Using driveragaent is very tricky for those who don't know which driver to use
because they (the app) will offer you more than one choice. This is where it
gets tricky.

Unless you are having problems with one of the modules or installed hardware,
I would recommend also to avoid updating unnecessarily. This could yield more
problems than you already have "If any".

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#4 LincolnSpector

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Posted 19 December 2012 - 09:10 AM

As a general rule, I avoid driver update programs. Out of date drivers are seldom a problem. If I have reason to think that one is causing a problem, I update manually.

Otherwise, if it ain't broke...

And FWIW, the fact that a product is advertised in PC World doesn't mean that it's endorsed by the magazine, or even that anyone in editorial has ever used it. Just as the ad sales department doesn't tell editorial what to write, editorial doesn't tell ad sales what to do.

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#5 RTremor

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Posted 19 December 2012 - 10:49 AM

Thank you all for your response. I thought someone had used it cause it was advertise by pcworld. So, I should be careful of products that are not reviewed in the magazine then. Again, thank you very much and happy holidays to all.