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| 1452006 | 2018-07-26 08:50:00 | Can I please get some recommendations for two pieces of sofware. One, I would like a driver helper so I don't have to mess around installing them one by one on a new machine? Free of course. Two, I have only used ESET Nod32 for years now but I am not paying for another licence for this machine, what is the best of the free ones now? |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1452007 | 2018-07-26 09:11:00 | Windows 10 is fairly adept at finding drivers using Windows update. Free A/V? Windows defender is as good (or bad) as any other free one and at least doesn't slow a machine unduly. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1452008 | 2018-07-26 09:18:00 | Windows 10 is fairly adept at finding drivers using Windows update. Free A/V? Windows defender is as good (or bad) as any other free one and at least doesn't slow a machine unduly. Damn !! :D was just typing more or less the same thing :thumbs: Those "driver Finders" more often than not will contain malware of some sort. And the AV -- Most of them (free) either contain popups trying to upgrade to paid version, slow your computer down and generally act more like infections than protection. Stay WELL AWAY from Avast & AVG, ( both owned by avast) They are total bloatware, and slow computers. If its a New Machine (hardware) then they come with driver CD's. Simply put it in, untick any trial rubbish, one click, then go have a cuppa or something for 15 minutes - all done and dusted. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1452009 | 2018-07-26 09:37:00 | It is a new machine all brand new hardware but I haven't trusted a driver CD in years..... | DeSade (984) | ||
| 1452010 | 2018-07-26 10:08:00 | Windows 10 is fairly adept at finding drivers using Windows update. Free A/V? Windows defender is as good (or bad) as any other free one and at least doesn't slow a machine unduly. I am using free version of bit defender which seems to work really well :) |
stevenvanduyn (17171) | ||
| 1452011 | 2018-07-26 10:25:00 | It is a new machine all brand new hardware but I haven't trusted a driver CD in years..... Why ? The drivers that come from the manufacture and supplied with the hardware or from their site will be better than ANY third party provider. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1452012 | 2018-07-26 17:17:00 | If you are using windiows 10 then I am telling you the pre-installed defender and antivirus in windows 10 is the best. And if you are using AMD then AMD Driver Autodetect is the best fit, drivereasy is also a good alternative. | Techguru (17606) | ||
| 1452013 | 2018-07-26 21:13:00 | Why ? The drivers that come from the manufacture and supplied with the hardware or from their site will be better than ANY third party provider. Always thought the official internet site had better and newer options |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1452014 | 2018-07-26 21:32:00 | Always thought the official internet site had better and newer options The "official" internet site is usually the manufactures site . If you buy a new motherboard / Graphic Card the Drivers come with it on a CD/DVD, or you can go to the manufactures site and download the same or any newer ones . The manufactures will have the correct drivers . A LOT of the third party driver programs are either old, outdated or simply wrong drivers . Most want some sort of $$ to download, or you end up with malware infested programs . W10 (as its been mentioned) does a good job of installing the drivers by default, as they actually get them from the manufactures anyway, so sometimes windows update drivers are newer than on the CD . |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1452015 | 2018-07-26 21:42:00 | There's lots of "helpful" software out there that's not helpful at all. I can recommend not to use any of it :p IMHO always avoid; Driver helpers Registry cleaners disk optimisers (well maybe on older hard drives they might be ok) Any kind of software update tool that's not part of the actual software in question Anything that pops up on a website looking useful without prompting I just installed windows again on an older PC - windows found all the drivers itself and I have just left it with those, works fine. If I need any I either let windows find them or I download from the manufacturers website, and unless they cause me some issue I just leave them alone after that. |
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