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Thread ID: 102193 2009-08-10 10:04:00 Drivers and update of escort1557 (13641) Press F1
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799987 2009-08-10 10:04:00 Evening All,
In an XP mag from Australia, one of the 'experts' said to download Drivermax to see if one has the latest drivers.
Out of curiosity I did that, and was told quite a few drivers were out of date. This seemed odd as it said my Nvidia ones were out, and I had just downloaded the latest ones off the August PCW DVD.
Is this correct, and should one worry about updating drivers if everything is running ok ?
I have Windows updates turned on and keep my system clean with AVG, spybot, adaware and ccleaner.
Please excuse my ignorance in this matter, one can always learn something new.
escort1557 (13641)
799988 2009-08-10 10:10:00 Compare version numbers. Then you will know.

Or, better yet, grab the latest of the Nvidia site!
Blam (54)
799989 2009-08-10 11:05:00 should one worry about updating drivers if everything is running ok ?


No.
Except perhaps Graphics drivers for gaming performance. Although the gain is minimal usually.
And NEVER get your drivers from anywhere other than the part manufacturers website.
pctek (84)
799990 2009-08-10 11:42:00 Thank you both for the info. I shall leave things as they are, and delete the Drivermax program.
Goes to show not everything is what it appears to be. Without your guidance I could have caused problems where none existed.
escort1557 (13641)
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