Driver Detective Review - Automate Downloading And Installing Drivers!
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Updating Your Computer Drivers
Updating your computer drivers is a good way to keep your PC running smoothly and updated. However, if you do not know what you are doing, you could run into a mountain of problems. For example, downloading and installing the wrong driver for your printer could cause your printer to work improperly or stop working all together. However, with the Driver Detective software, you will not have to worry about downloading the incorrect driver and messing up your computer.
Driver Detective At A Glance
With Driver Detective, downloading and installing drivers is effortless. This software will scan and download a database of 5 million drivers with 2.5 million that are specific to computer manufacturers such as Dell, Toshiba, Gateway,Compaq, HP, and others automatically.Driver Detective software is user friendly to make the update process fast. With Driver Detective's well-trained support staff available to help you; and the integrated customer support tools in the Driver Detective software, you will find the driver update process quicker and less frustrating. Driver Detective also lets you scan your PC for outdated drivers for free.
Driver Detective Features And System Requirements
Maintain Up To Date Drivers
Driver Detective identifies hardware devices that have been installed on your computer and will locate the most up to date drivers available for those devices.
Drivers Specific to Your Computer
If you own a Dell computer, Driver Detective will recommend drivers specifically for your Dell. Additionally, other manufacturers supported by Driver Detective include: HP, Compaq, Gateway, and many more.
Driver Backup Wizard
With Driver Detective there is no need to worry about losing drivers again. The program has a built in wizard that allows you to copy (backup) your downloaded drivers to a CD, network drive, or USB flash drive.
Integrated Customer Support
Drivers HeadQuarters has a well-trained and experienced support staff available to help you, Driver Detective also has integrated customer support tools.
Windows Vista Upgrade Wizard
If you are considering upgrading to Windows Vista, use Driver Detective's Upgrade Wizard first. Learn more about the Vista Upgrade Wizard.
Requirements
Windows® Vista, XP Pro, XP Home, 2003 Server, 2000 in 32 bit or 64 bit Editions.
300MHz or higher processor
256 MB of RAM
22 MB of hard disk space
Supported Browsers
Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
Firefox 1.2 or higher
Opera 8 or higher
.NET Framework 2.0 is required for this product. If needed, it will be installed during Driver Detective installation.
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What Wikipedia Says About Computer Drivers
And how it could help you with your PC
In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.
A driver typically communicates with the device through the computer bus or communications subsystem to which the hardware connects. When a calling program invokes a routine in the driver, the driver issues commands to the device. Once the device sends data back to the driver, the driver may invoke routines in the original calling program. Drivers are hardware-dependent and operating-system-specific. They usually provide the interrupt handling required for any necessary asynchronous time-dependent hardware interface.
