Driver Genius

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Product Features

• Diagnoses your hardware and identifies required drivers
• Automatically searches for online driver updates - 30,000 drivers supported
• Automatically downloads and installs the latest drivers for your machine - Daily updates ensure you always have the latest drivers
• Quickly backs up your existing drivers
• Restores every driver in a single operation

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VI55YC
• Item model number: 1555
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 17, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,291 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

Product Description

Why Do You Need Driver Genius? The BIGGEST problem when upgrading to Vista or purchasing a Vista compatible PC is that existing hardware or peripheral devices drivers are not Vista compatible. Driver Genius eliminates this problem by automatically scanning your PC, finding the problem drivers, downloading the updated drivers and fixing your PC! Driver Genius is essential to any new PC or Vista upgrade purchase! SMART COMPUTING - Vista finds it difficult to play well with hardware, including motherboards, graphic cards, printers, scanners, and soundcards. The most common problem when upgrading to Vista involves drivers, which are pieces of software code that allow an operating system to work with hardware. - June 2007. SUPPORT.COM - Support.com, which offers technical support to consumers, said the top three reasons people called for Vista help were to solve navigation problems, device compatibility, and home networking issues. Connecting devices, such as printers, MP3 players, and digital cameras, also is a problem, due mostly to outdated drivers. -July 2007. Update Your Drivers The Smart and Safe Way! Driver Genius is a powerful driver manager for Windows that automatically backs up, restores and updates your drivers. 30,000+ Drivers Supported

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Trial version...not the complet version., January 3, 2008

By	Oldtechnohobbiest "Mr. Nobody" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

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I'll make this hopefully short.

1. As I said, this is the trial version of Driver Genius. The full version off the internet cost me (I think it was) $39 dollars.
2. You will be given 15 days to get free updates before you are cut off from updates.
3. I have both the internet download and the Amazon.com version. When I tried to install the Amazon version over mine (it appeared to have better control board and maybe easier to use) I was asked to sign up to purchase permission to use it--again. It would not take my licenes key and serial code numbers--I think I can find a way a around that problem.
4. My version works fine.
5. My version will track down all drivers my system needs to operate.
six. Neither version will tarack down drivers for games or other user added software for business programs and such.


The bottom line: The full version (like I have) is worth it--but I think you should be aware this is the 'trial' version.

BYE!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Much of a Genius, September 9, 2008

By	N. Fornario - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I rated Driver Genius (DR) a 3 for several reasons. First, tech support never answered a single email. Second, it found 10 "critical driver updates," but only downloaded 5 (it can't count). Third, DR does not automatically download the updates, you have to click on each one and choose Download. Fourth, not a one of the updated drivers were "automatically" installed by DR; I had to launch each set up program. Fifth, after scanning again it listed the same updated drivers I had previously downloaded (but it doesn't show them installed). The Help section says to right click on the downloaded driver, and choose Hide. No such option as Hide. Ok, I got 5 drivers updated, it was worth that, because it would take hours of delving into some confusing manufactures website to even find the drivers. DR doesn't download beta drivers, so you don't get a nasty surprise.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars You didn't know it but you bought the TRIAL version, May 7, 2009

By	Erin Rose Vosburgh "Atochabsh" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Like a couple reviewers have said, this is a TRIAL version. You cannot do anything useful unless you buy additional software. Of course the box says nothing about being a TRIAL version. Called and got technical help. And even when I was given the license code and got the product to work, it would not download the drivers it searched for and said I needed. Big red Xs appeared next to those drivers. Even with the tech guy on the phone at the same time, we could not get this software to work. I am sending it back for its 30 day money back guarantee.