There are many reasons why a computer or laptop is running slow. It may be because of a faulty Windows registry or because you failed to update your device drivers. Most people are more aware of software tools that can help them with the first cause, but less informed when it comes to driver versions and compatibilities. That’s understandable considering the amount of time you would have to dedicate in order to find the appropriate and latest drivers for all the devices you are currently using.
Driver Checker 2.7 (Source: img.brothersoft.com)
The better solution is to leave that responsibility for yet another software tool that is especially designed to succeed where you have failed. I’m talking about PC driver update software that can be a life saver. It does the job quietly, without disturbing your current activity and provides the results, you were hoping to achieve, automatically or with little effort from your part. The only question that’s left is where to find a reliable and efficient software tool of this kind?
Well, the computer software market is not short of options, but not all of them can guarantee the safety and well-being of your computer. Therefore, I felt like a short review of one of the PC driver update software tools available on the market may help you get on the right track. I chose to find out more about Driver Checker 2.7 because it’s highly rated on the market and has received more than one positive review from end users that have dared to test its capabilities. Why not be among them if I have the chance to become the owner of a better performance computer?
At first sight it seems like this software can provide you with Original Equipment Manufacturer drivers in just a few minutes. With the help of one single scan it can detect almost all the outdated drivers that are currently residing on your computer and offer the chance to update to newer versions for each of them. So, let’s find out more about what this driver updater brings to the table and see if it proves the capabilities through actions.
Who is Drive Checker 2.7?
Drive Checker 2.7 is a PC driver update software tool that has been around since February 2009 and has received many positive reviews. As the time passed, this software has refined its offer and has added new features to the package.
Its main function is to keep all your computer’s drivers up to date so that you will no longer have to experience delays in performance or be prevented from using a certain software tool because of the lack of proper drivers. In addition, it also offers support for removing old drivers that you no longer need and want to remove so that you can make available additional free space.
Driver Checker 2.7 is able to achieve all its goals and keep you informed about your computer’s driver status through fast and efficient scans that can take place in the background. In addition, it offers the tools necessary for updating the drivers of offline computers (computers that don’t benefit from an Internet connection). That transforms it into a complete driver updating tool that can be extensively used.
Drive Checker Features
By taking a closer look at the features made available by Driver Checker 2.7 it will easier to understand how precious its functionalities are. First of all I must mention that this driver updater has access to one of the largest driver databases available in the industry. That says something about the accuracy of its updates. In addition, that’s the main reason why Driver Checker is able to easily determine which one of the drivers currently installed on your computer is either outdated or broken and provide the better alternative. The software only needs to compare the content of its database to the content of your computer in order to retrieve quality and up-to-date results.
Through the automatic and comprehensive scans it provides, Driver Checker 2.7 is also able to relieve you from the grueling task of manually keeping all drivers updated. It’s true that it’s easy to install drivers from a manufacturer’s CD, but it’s not as easy to keep up with the manufacturer’s latest releases that promise a higher level of efficiency. While you would have to invest a lot of time and effort to achieve that goal, Driver Checker 2.7 only needs to scan all your computer’s hardware, from its motherboard and USB drive to its graphics card and DVD/CD drive to find the updates of all the currently used drivers in just a few minutes.
Driver Checker 2.7 (Source: 2.bp.blogspot.com)
In addition, if you don’t even want to have to order the scan and install the updates, you can use the automatic update feature of Driver Checker 2.7. Once you activate this option, Driver Checker 2.7 will take the matter in its capable hands and will make sure that all the drivers necessary for a computer’s well being are properly maintained. Not only the drivers of main components are considered, but also drivers that a computer user usually forgets about. Some examples are Bluetooth drivers, RAID Drivers, USB Drivers and Webcam drivers.
If you fear that the automatic update of drivers may not satisfy you in certain circumstances, you can backup all drivers before allowing Drive Checker 2.7 to do its job. If you don’t forget to use this functionality you will be able to restore your system drivers to a previous state in case of malfunction. You can create this copy on your computer’s hard disk, on a USB device or on a CD.
Another feature of Driver Checker 2.7 integrates the software’s capacity to restore your computer’s drivers to their previous state. That can be useful in case your drivers are broken or in case you re-install the operating system and you want to quickly get all drivers to their previous state. This feature makes it impossible to lose drivers.
Another feature offered by Driver Checker 2.7 allows you to completely uninstall all drivers if you choose so. This feature can prove useful when you want to remove the permanent effects of a failed driver installation or useless drivers that are occupying space for no purpose. A few clicks are all it takes to have Driver Checker 2.7 clean your system of unwanted drivers.
What I also like about this driver updater is its intuitive interface that makes it easy to use and appropriate for the many goals it helps its users achieve. Among those goals I can mention better PC performance and an increased level of system stability and access to the latest driver updates due to its connection to a large database. Also added in the package is unlimited technical support 24 hours a day from specialized personnel.
Drive Checker performance
In terms of performance, my test has showed that Driver Checker 2.7 is able to detect through one single scan almost 90 percent of all the outdated drivers currently accommodated by a computer. What it can detect with an accuracy of 100 percent is the list of drivers that are currently used. Based on these two pieces of information, Driver Checker 2.7 is then able to determine, in a few minutes ,what drivers should be immediately installed on your computer for better performance.
Driver Checker 2.7 (Source: downloadshopper.com)
The database where Driver Checker 2.7 looks for the driver files necessary is the key to this excellent performance. This database includes more than 1,837,800 driver files that are dedicated either to system drivers or to peripherals. In the peripherals category are included USB devices, scanners, cameras and even modems. In addition, the drivers provided are compatible with a wide variety of Windows versions from Windows 2000 to Windows Vista and Windows 7 in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
If you choose to let Driver Checker 2.7 automatically update your computer’s drivers you won’t be risking your system’s security. That’s because Driver Checker’s databases uses as sources for its files the sites of the original manufacturers. What it’s now known is how secured is the channel that ensures the files download and if after the files are delivered a malware scanning is performed. In addition, the software’s policy doesn’t include any details about the status of third-party software that can be included in a driver as an optional toolbar.
What’s nice is that Driver Checker 2.7 comes with some support for potential questions from end users. There is a FAQ section on their website and they also seem willing to offer answers for questions asked via email. The only problem is that their response time is long.
Conclusions
That being said, it’s obvious that Driver Checker 2.7 is able to offer the services I was looking for at a high level of performance. Disappointing is only the customer service included in the wide package of features.
Written by Brasoveanu Lucian, date Oct 22, 2011 in Driver Checker, Featured
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