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    Driver Robot

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ViciousXUSMC, Nov 5, 2009.

  1. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Just did a fresh install of Windows 7 x64, Had Vista x64 on here.

    Now its time to play the driver game. When I went to go get my new video card drivers and when I went to get my motherboard drivers both of them took me to a page for a program called driver robot that I guess is supposed to scan your hardware and automatically find and install drivers for you.

    I usually do not trust programs like this and do stuff the manual way, but wondering if anybody gave it a shot and what you think.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Nov 5, 2009
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  2. CooLMinE

    CooLMinE Notebook Deity

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    Let me get this right... You search for Nvidia/ATI and you got redirected to driver robot ?! :p

    I never trust programs like these even if they are legit, i prefer to know where im getting something, and what am i installing on my computer.
     
    CooLMinE, Nov 5, 2009
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  3. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    It looks legit I found it on a ATI site and a AMD site.

    Also when I went to Asus's Global Site I swear it was there too

    If its fake they did a good job making up sites for it but you could be right.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Nov 5, 2009
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  4. S.SubZero

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    Where on AMD and ATI's site did you find reference to "Driver Robot?"
     
    S.SubZero, Nov 5, 2009
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  5. CooLMinE

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    Are you sure its the proper ATI site Vicious ? If you google about that program you will see that there was a page about it but not an ati one, more like a phishing site.

    The one i found was called http://www.atidriverscenter.com/ (of course its already closed that why im posting it :p) so make sure its the right site.
     
    CooLMinE, Nov 5, 2009
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  6. surfasb

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    I've used DriverMax. A similar program. It's better at backing up your drivers than finding new ones.
     
    surfasb, Nov 5, 2009
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    I saw that recently too. What happens is it will download critical updates and you'll have to buy the program to get the others.
     
    voltaire, Nov 5, 2009
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