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DriverMax Pro 9.23 was available as a giveaway on April 7, 2017!
Keep your drivers up to date. Drivers are components that enable the proper functioning of the internal hardware or devices that are connected to the computer. Update, backup and restore outdated, missing or faulty drivers for more than 2,300,000 devices. Get your Nvidia, Intel, Microsoft and Realtek drivers with DriverMax 9! An intelligent and unique online self-learning technology ensures that only the most appropriate and recent versions are installed.
Registration data is in the Readme file in the package you downloaded.
To activate the key Press Settings-->Register-->Next-->New Pro account-->Enter Registration code-->Register your Pro account
N.B.The license is valid for 6 Months
System Requirements:
Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8/ 8.1/ 10 (x32/x64)
Publisher:
Innovative SolutionsHomepage:
http://www.drivermax.com/File Size:
5.5 MB
Price:
$39.00
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Also, this company has a prominent "affiliate program" where you get a 40 % commission, which is a big red flag :
http://www.drivermax.com/affiliate.htm
If their product was that good, why would they need to enlist any Dick or Harry on the planet and give them 40 % of their product's price ?
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BEWARE!!!! Do NOT use this utility on a Win 10 machine!! After I updated 13 drivers, I now get a blue screen each time it wakes up from sleep or hibernation. I set a restore point before I installed the software, but after I ran it, I'm unable to restore to ANY point before I installed this software. I even tried booting into safe mode, and it won't even ATTEMPT restore.
My husband used it on his Surface Pro and it now won't recognize his keyboard.
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No comments from me because Captcha does not consider the latest FireFox a supported browser.
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I tried with two different email addresses to get this software. I have received no email reply (yes I checked the spam/junk folders). Now that I read all these comments, I don't feel bad about not getting a key, etc. Thanks GoTD posters!
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Ich kann vor diesem Programm nur warnen. Ich habe 2 Treiber versuchsweise "aktualisiert". Nach dem Systemneustart (Win 7 64bit) hatte ich kein Internet, keine Tastatur und keinen Ton mehr.Erst nach Anschluss einer alten PS/2 Tastatur konnte ich das Programm deinstallieren und eine Wiederherstellung auf den von DriverMax erstellten Wiederherstellungspunkt versuchen. Der Versuch endete mit Bluescreen und der Meldung "Driver Power State Failure". Nach Neustart zeigt sich mein System total zerschossen. Ob und was ich davon wieder hinkriege steht in den Sternen. Bei der von Windows empfohlenen Wiederherstellung auf den 19.03.17 verliere ich einen Großteil meiner derzeit noch funktionierenden Programme und viele Treiber.
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Toni Orth's comment is worth translating (via Google Translate): "I can only warn about this program. I have 2 drivers try "updated". After the system reboot (Win 7 64bit) I had no Internet, no keyboard and no more sound. First after connecting an old PS / 2 keyboard I could uninstall the program and try a restoration on the RecoveryMark created by DriverMax. The experiment ended with Bluescreen and the message "Driver Power State Failure". After restarting my system is totally shattered. Whether and what I can do with it again is in the stars. With the Windows recommended restoration on the 19.03.17 I lose a large part of my currently still working programs and many drivers."
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This is the type of program that you regret being only able to vote thumbs down one time. Thank you for the offer but I will definitely pass.
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I used this software in the past. Works well for driver backups. But people probably don't need driver updates for their keyboard and mouse. Almost all of the drivers it suggests are not manufacture certified so they sometimes create problems. Install only if you know what you're doing and you need this kind of software. If you're not sure then you don't need it. 64 bit Windows users should avoid this software as it sometimes install unsigned drivers.
It's better and recommended to use drivers from manufacture's website and from Windows update.
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Works great.... there was this "co processor" and other drivers that windows 10 never found or installed. This software located and installed them. No more outdated drivers or unknown devices on my win10 system now.
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DO NOT INSTALL THIS SOFTWARE - after updating 19 drivers, which another software driver program had done the day before but this program said were out of date, this program changed my mouse to a digitally unsigned driver. That means - IT DOES NOT WORK!!! Talk about a pain in the neck to use the keyboard to go to the mouse driver program in Control Panel and change the driver to get my mouse to work again. The digitally unsigned driver tells me that the site this software is using, at least for the mouse driver, is not an approved site with a Microsoft digital signature so it will function. So far, I haven't experienced any other issues but that one was a pain. So user beware.
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Dennis W. Comito, After installing and running this, it told me 119 drivers were out of date. Did I mention I'm running Windows 3.1?
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I had to update the program immediately after the install for it to work?!?
It would be nice if we were told what the new driver benefits would be.
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bromberg, it is extremely rare for new drivers to come with changelogs listing the changes. Because of this, no driver update software will give you any information about new drivers, other than the version, publisher and the date if was released.
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Roger,
You misunderstood - I had to update DRIVERMAX itself after it was installed !?!
If you want DRIVERMAX to stand out, it shouldn't be that hard to get the vendor to state the new driver benefit.
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bromberg, you mean the changelog for DriverMax, and that has got nothing to do with drivers. Anyway, you can find the changes for the new version at Softpedia. http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/DriverMax.shtml
However, while DriverMax is updated every few weeks, only very occasionally are the changes listed at Softpedia.
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Roger,
Not the changelog - the actual 'exe' file for DriverMax issued a message that it needs to be updated in order to execute. I did that and all was fine.
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bromberg, I know that. The changelog is the list of changes in the new version of DriverMax, and I was referring to your comment "it shouldn't be that hard to get the vendor to state the new driver benefit."
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GAotD: Please remind us this is only a 6 month license in your README file.
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If my drivers are outdated I'll force them to retire and recruit some graduates from the nearest driver training school. My comment is just as irrelevant as this offering.
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Windows 10 Pro kullanıyorum sürücüleri kontrol taraması yaptığında 11 adet güncel olmayan sürücü tespit etti tespit ettiği sürücüleri hiç düşünmeden güncelledim hiç bir sorun çıkmadı. Hatta bir sorunu çözdü YouTube'ye girdiğimde izlediğim videoların fragmanlarında görüntü var ses yoktu şimdi ses ve görüntü mevcut yani ben sıkıntı yaşamadım.
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eTasci, Hi Arkadas. I don't know, why you are down voted that massive, but I have an idea. People3 in here expects English, and Google Translate is quite good at translating to English. Look at this....and have a nice weekend, even Erdogan is an a hole ;o)
eTasci was kind enough to share : "I am using Windows 10 Pro, when I did a scan of the drivers check, I found 11 outdated drivers and found that I had no problems updating the drivers that I found. I even solved a problem. When I entered YouTube, there were images in the trailers of the videos I watched and there was no sound."
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Neden ingilizce yazayım eğer bu program Türkiyede veriliyorsa benim ana dilim Türkçe ingilizce bilmek zorunda değilim yazdığım yorumu da Türkçe yazdım
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excellent product, 18 updates and everything works fine; does more than other update softwares
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george james ducas, actually I am using a new laltop, i 7 processor with 64 bit
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Harika program tavsiye ederim. Kullanım süresi 183 günlük ücreti uygun olsa almayı düşünüyorum.
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As noted by MikeR this is just a feel good type of program. The "new" registry cleaner/optimizer type as most people have figured out that these are not needed or wanted by the vast majority of even halfway competent users. Before using one of these do a search, just a generic search, and see what kind of havoc these are capable of. If you think you may need a driver , go to device manager (in Windows) and see for yourself. It will tell you! Drivers are extremely EASY to find, there's no magic or even effort involved to update them IF NEEDED! I've been using computers since Windows 95 and yes, I went through my Driver updater, Registry cleaner, Optimizer phases and got a lot of bricked machines for my efforts. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is very true with drivers.
Yes, I've used this program a long time ago but would never willingly put it (or any other of this kind) on my machine. If you're using Windows 10, 8 or 8.1, heck even 7 you do not NEED this and it has the potential to do serious harm to your system.
This program in particular from what I've read here, wants to download/install OTHER programs too. An Anti-Virus ?! Be VERY WARY of ANY program that want's to install unasked for apps or program. Read the comments here and it sure looks a little shady here. A out of date download but you have to go somewhere else to download the current version? Why not offer the current version here? RED FLAG. An unasked for piggyback program?! RED FLAG. Multiple costs? RED FLAG!
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indianacarnie, Well said. Most devices come with their own driver updates, so I fail to see the need for any third-party driver update software.
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indianacarnie, I want to start off by saying I agree that a program such as this that asks you to install other software is indeed questionable, and would be best to stay away from. I am a long time Windows user myself, and while I have not used Windows as long as you have (I have used since XP), I have never had any problem with driver update software. I have used IObit Driver Booster for years and have never had a problem. I have also manually updated drivers myself, so I know what it is like to update drivers both ways. I find programs such as these helpful provided the product is good, which I cannot say whether this one is or not because I will not be trying it. The problem with updating drivers with programs like these are usually the user's fault. There should be some caution when updating things such as a SATA driver or chipset driver, which would require further digging to see if the benefit outweighs the risk. However, on things such as the graphics card driver or audio driver, there is not much risk.
As for registry cleaners or optimizers, I have had no problems with those either, and I have been using those longer than driver update programs. I believe the risk involved with that is also with how reputable the program and/or company who developed it are. I have used numerous (5-7) registry cleaners over the years, and have not had a problem with any of them bricking my system, or otherwise causing system instability or hangs. When you uninstall programs and don;t use things such as Revo Uninstaller, there are often registry entries left over by the program that were not removed during the install. Programs such as these remove things such as these. I will admit that some of the "errors" found are not real problems at all. In the past, I have scanned and "fixed" problems with programs such as these and then conducted another scan and it found more errors. This leads me to believe that they may include non-existant entries to make the user feel good about how many "errors" the program fixed. These phony registry entries are usually empty and don't point to anything. The entries that are correct and can be removed are, however, legitimate (in my experience.) I have looked at them in the registry on multiple occasions and noted that they usually point to programs that I have removed or file extensions I no longer use. I would stay away from any registry cleaner that is not made by a reputable company, or a company that has very little information on it. I would also stay away from registry cleaners that do not indicate where in the registry each error is.
I agree that a program such as this that asks you to install other software is indeed questionable, and would be best to stay away from.
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indianacarnie,
Not to disagree with the general direction of your comment, however I don't agree that drivers are easy to find. Especially the core drivers needed if/when you reinstall your PC from scratch, such as the so-called "chipset drivers" (a misnomer in itself) and video drivers.
When I did reinstall, that was by far the more difficult, unpleasant and hazardous part of the job, apart from updating the BIOS itself. As a matter of fact, I'm still not sure I've got the right drivers. (I know I don't have the latest ones. Should I get those ? No way to tell.)
Also, Windows Device Manager doesn't tell you if you have the latest, or best drivers (not necessarily the same thing). It only tells you : this driver works properly. It doesn't mean you could not get better results, or access more functions, or avoid some bug, if you updated your driver. However, updating could also have the opposite effect...
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Clairvaux, The best way to update drivers manually, I found, is to start off by finding the exact manufacturer name and model number of the device you have. You then would go to the manufacturer's website and look for a search bar of some sort of a drivers list. Then you would find the driver fitting the same model number. Sometimes you can input your laptop model number (if it is a laptop) and it will give you the drivers for the laptop (such as the chipset driver and bios firmware).
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Well I took the plunge and downloaded and installed. It detected 12 outdated drivers which my DriverBooster pro did not detect. So dummy me, I waited the entire time while this program downloaded and installed all the drivers it claimed I needed. Upon restarting, I lost my sounds. So I immediately pulled this program back up and used the system restore. I now have my sounds back.
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Already have this program. It works well. In the past, what has worked best for me with driver updaters, is that, even if it shows 15 drivers needing to be updated, I have it update only one driver at a time. Then I reboot and run the updater again and again until all drivers are updated. It takes awhile, but it's safer than letting the program download and update all drivers at once. And if there is a screw up, you know exactly which driver to roll back and avoid.
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Wonder when this kind of software won't be in use. Unless you're on windows xp you don't need this, windows does a good job now.
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So when are they going to send the keys in the email? Sooner than tomorrow I hope.
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nomadss1, Please check you spam folder. If not, please try requesting the link again.
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nomadss1, I got my key instantly. You should check your junk/spam mail folder,, and if there's no email there, try using a different email address.
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Once upon a time, the world and his dog was selling 'registry cleaners / registry optimizers'. Now that that fad has thankfully died out, said world and said dog have had to go find some other non-need to which expensive software can profitably cater.
Today's is a shining example of it, a six-month trial of rentalware, the subscription cost of which is noticeably whimsical: $8.95 for 30 days / $10.39 for 12 months / $14.51 for 2 years. Those are the developer's own figures; from whence the $39 price mentioned in this giveaway originates isn't clear, but perhaps it's some kind of guarantee of immortality.
Whatever the price, good luck to Innovative Solutions with this software, because competition in this particular software sector is becoming as frantic as it once was with registry cleaners -- and because two other considerations really do need to be borne in mind by any computer user:
(1) If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If your computer's running happily, then it would much prefer that you left it alone. If, however, it isn't happy with life, and you feel you're competent enough to intervene, then:
(2) AMD drivers:
http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/auto-detect-tool
Intel drivers:
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/detect.html
Nvidia drivers:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
Realtek drivers:
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/Default.aspx
Windows 7 OS:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15054/windows-7-automatically-get-recommended-drivers-updates-hardware
(Those with a different OS version should make their own arrangements.)
HP drivers:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00007682
Dell drivers:
http://www.dell.com/support/article/uk/en/ukbsdt1/SLN284433/what-is-bios-and-how-to-update-the-bios-on-your-dell-system?lang=EN
And so on . . .
Thanks, GOTD, and thanks, Innovative. But no thanks.
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MikeR, thank you for another thoughtful and useful comment! Including direct links to many vendors' drivers information is particularly helpful! Thanks again.
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1st, the unwanted Anti-virus that started downloading updates slowly (thrice and failed!). Then , after update, mouse is not working properly. I tried system restore, but in vain as it showed some 'unknown error'. So I have to reinstall mouse drivers again, but not before I uninstall both the anti-virus and DriverMax Pro.
Never faced this issue with even free driver updaters.
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I was surprised, this program have some strong/good side. Give me, special personalised for few devices drivers, that none of other driver programs offer as update. HASP key/Realtek driver special for my device and ID/some of intel chipset part, but different from any standard version. If decline anti-virus and pass update, program is not bad at all. +++
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This is the best driver updater I've used so far....never failed!
However, if you keep your drivers under control, the FREE version is more than enough, since it enables you to update 2 drivers per day.
Honestly, 6 months license for the PRO version is not a big deal!
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a big boo boo, as its not the pro version as advertised , and asks for subscription to update to the PRO version , so you are limited to only 2 driver updates.
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brian, that's because as per the instructions included with the download, you need to go to https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/drivermax/get-key/ and enter your email address, and then you will be email the product key to activate DriverMax as the Pro version.
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If you do not have any problems, do not update drivers. If you have, please do yourself a favor and create system restore point before updating drivers.
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ABMM, DriverMax creates restore points before updating drivers, so you don't have to do it manually.
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Roger, my advice was given in general.
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TK, I had not considered that. But, it's a good point considering that sometimes after installing or upgrading to Windows 10, System Restore is turned off.
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As many others have said - in times gone by - Better NOT to install such programs since you can end up with a crumpled computer, wiped out by a "new & updated" driver which your computer can NOT stomach!
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Got this message at first start :
"This version of DriverMax can not connect to the server anymore. Please update the program then try again" ????
Seems a bit odd to me :-(
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Hansrh, you need to download and install the latest version, as DriverMax forces you to always use the latest version. Your giveaway license will still work with the new version.
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Hansrh, just update it then.... It works after that.
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A big boo boo, the set up file tried to install some sort of antivirus I did not want. Also now that I have got this installed, it says update mandatory as the current version is obsolete
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Kiran, Have you tried to update it to latest version? I mean, if a "driver updater" isn't up to date, it's really useless. Perhaps the developer has some kind of response - as when Driver Easy was given away with one year's updates of the program.
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Kiran, DriverMax forces you to upgrade everytime a new version if released. However, the giveaway license will still work with the new version, so it shouldn't be too much of a hassle. The version supplied here is outdated.
You can opt out of installing their antivirus, and only install DriverMax, which is what I would recommened doing.
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