Automated Updates For Your PC Drivers
Written by admin on April 20, 2009
As you must be aware, the computers that are sold in the market are available in different sizes as well as shapes. However, the devices that these computers use to carry out the various tasks are all the same such as DVD ROMs, hard drives, printers, etc. When you make use of automated updates, you will be able to ensure that your personal computer, as well as the devices inside the computer, is operating optimally.
Automated driver update programs like DriverDetective are those programs that help your computer devices to function properly. These programs are not the same for all devices inside your computer. Different computer devices have different driver programs and they are programmed in such a way that they accept the generic commands given by the computer system and then the drivers translates the commands that the devices understand. This way, the various computer devices will be able to carry out their functions optimally.
You may not know this, but the drivers need to be updated regularly and there are several reasons for this. Malicious threats are very common in the World Wide Web and most of these threats have been designed or created in such a way that they target the devices inside the computer. Moreover, compatibility problems come up when new standards are introduced. As a result, the old or the existing driver may not function properly or it may not work the way it should work.
Since the computer has many devices and drivers, it is important for you to keep track of the updates for all the drivers so that your PC is functioning optimally. If you do not make use of the automated updates then you will have to spend a lot of time in front of your computer searching for the latest updates for all the devices in your computer. This is the main reason why many people make use of the automated DriverDetective updates to update their computer devices. With just one click, you will be able to find the updates for all the devices in your computer.
The software program that I am talking about can scan your PC, search for all the devices in your computer and then look for the devices that needs to be updates or detects the devices that are broken. Afterwards, the updates will automatically be downloaded and the right driver for your computer will be installed. It is as simple as that!
Posted in: PC Help, PC tips, driver detective
How to Free up Lost Disk Space
Written by admin on April 4, 2009
An unfortunate side-effect of the functionality built into both windows XP and Windows Vista which protects the computer user from accidental loss of data relates to the fact, that over time, an increasing amount of redundant data is left behind. This data takes up space on the hard drive and can eventually grow to a size of several gigabytes.
To free up the optimum amount of space it is important that every user cleans out this unwanted data, allowing them to free up larger amounts of usable hard disk space. Possibly the best way to automatically clean this of data is to use one of the excellent cleaning utilities available. Arguably the best free software to perform this administrative task is the popular application named CCleaner. The best of the paid solutions is the extremely successful Tune-up Utilities 2008. Both of these applications do an excellent job of clearing down most redundant data although they are far from perfect.
As mentioned above there are utilities available to clear out this old data but none of them clean everything. There are two areas of the Windows file system which require manual cleaning. The first of these relates to the Windows Update website. If you browse to the folder C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution you will find it contains several subfolders which can contain several hundred megabytes of redundant data. This data is downloaded as part of the Windows Update routine, and once all updates have been installed is no longer needed. It’s perfectly safe to delete everything in the subfolders, although you may find that some items are locked files and will be unable to delete them, this is fine just delete the things that you can to free up quite a large amount of the space.
The second place on your hard drive which requires manual cleaning is in your user profile temporary folder. Depending on how Windows is installed on your PC this folder may be visible or it may be invisible. Navigate to your user directory, if you’re temporary directory is visible then delete everything within it, if it is not visible you will need to turn on visibility through the folder options; you will need to change the folder settings to show hidden and system files.
So there we have it, by using a combination of an intelligent this cleaning utility and a short manual process outlined above you’ll be asked to free up the maximum amount of usable space.
Posted in: Disk Space, PC tips
