Any recommendations for a well-organised site for downloading drivers
(including ancient ones) without the nuisances that accompany some of them?

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From the manufacturer.

For others, Google for drivers.


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"Philip Herlihy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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| Any recommendations for a well-organised site for
downloading drivers
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accompany some of them?
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Generally the ONLY source for drivers is the hardware manufacturer.

For older drivers:
http://www.driverguide.com/
http://www.driverscollection.com/

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"Philip Herlihy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Any recommendations for a well-organised site for downloading
> drivers (including ancient ones) without the nuisances that
> accompany some of them?
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You might also check www.driverguide.com . You have to register at the
site, but it is free. You will find a great deal of common drivers listed
there.
HTH,
James

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> Any recommendations for a well-organised site for downloading drivers
> (including ancient ones) without the nuisances that accompany some of
> them?
>
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> ## PH, London
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There is no central web site.

"Philip Herlihy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Any recommendations for a well-organised site for downloading drivers
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> them?
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In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
Jim Macklin <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote:
>From the manufacturer.
>
>For others, Google for drivers.
>

I picked up some obnoxious add-ware while browsing the "all drivers"
sites I found in gooogle from an unpatched freshly installed 98
system, using IE. Nothing that S&D couldn't cure, but it was amazing
how fast my browser sucked up sh*t. I know it was some driver site
because all I did was look for dirvers for the crap old trident card
in the machine in order to run the installation procedure on Microsoft
Patched CD I just got. It requires more than 640x800 16 color
graphics.

Why a patch installation tool needs pretty graphics is beyond me.

Conclusion: Patch First, Browse second.





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Thanks - diverguide is the best of the ones I've used so far, but I'm glad
of the endorsement!

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> You might also check www.driverguide.com . You have to register at the
> site, but it is free. You will find a great deal of common drivers listed
> there.
> HTH,
> James
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> "Philip Herlihy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Any recommendations for a well-organised site for downloading drivers
>> (including ancient ones) without the nuisances that accompany some of
>> them?
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Thanks! I'd used driverguide.com, but the other was new to me.

Is there a way of salvaging drivers from a machine you plan to reinstall?

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"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Generally the ONLY source for drivers is the hardware manufacturer.
>
> For older drivers:
> http://www.driverguide.com/
> http://www.driverscollection.com/
>
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> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "Philip Herlihy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Any recommendations for a well-organised site for downloading drivers
>> (including ancient ones) without the nuisances that accompany some of
>> them?
>>
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>> ## PH, London
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