Snail Driver any good?

danielson · 22. Feb 2017, 04:48 PM

Anyone ever hear of or used Snaildriver to update their drivers on Windows?
http://snailsuite.com/

Did scan the file on VirusTotal but seeing that i could not find it here, i just wanted a "second motion" from a real person.

MidnightCowboy · 22. Feb 2017, 05:54 PM

Have never understood the obsession some people have with updating drivers. Have seen almost as many broken systems caused by this as using the equally useless registry cleaners.

Certainly would never, ever use a driver updating app.

https://www.howtogeek.com/198758/nev...-than-useless/
https://www.howtogeek.com/233115/the...rs-on-windows/

danielson · 22. Feb 2017, 07:01 PM

Suppose same goes for installing drivers when doing fresh install.
Just go to manufacturers' website and download all the drivers there right?

Joe A.TT · 22. Feb 2017, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MidnightCowboy

Have never understood the obsession some people have with updating drivers.

I agree. This kind of software is for the gullible.

Joe A.TT · 22. Feb 2017, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danielson

Suppose same goes for installing drivers when doing fresh install.
Just go to manufacturers' website and download all the drivers there right?

Correct and correct. You don't need anything other than what you can get from the manufacturer's site.

Remah · 23. Feb 2017, 01:54 AM

I prefer manual driver updates.

Problem solving is easier when you know exactly what changed and when.

Burn-IT · 24. Feb 2017, 07:33 PM

An occasional run of something like DUMO that just tells you whether there is a newer one or not.
It is nice to know what updates there have been and what they were for. If the update patches a potential flaw or security hole, it should be considered.

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danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 687	Snail Driver any good? Anyone ever hear of or used Snaildriver to update their drivers on Windows? http://snailsuite.com/ Did scan the file on VirusTotal but seeing that i could not find it here, i just wanted a "second motion" from a real person.

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MidnightCowboy Site Manager Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South American Banana Republic, third bunch from the left Posts: 14,739	Have never understood the obsession some people have with updating drivers. Have seen almost as many broken systems caused by this as using the equally useless registry cleaners. Certainly would never, ever use a driver updating app. https://www.howtogeek.com/198758/nev...-than-useless/ https://www.howtogeek.com/233115/the...rs-on-windows/ __________________ Buy a Hoover and prove technology sucks.

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Remah Editor Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,678	I prefer manual driver updates. Problem solving is easier when you know exactly what changed and when. __________________ Better to light a candle ... than to curse the darkness.

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22. Feb 2017, 07:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
danielson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 687	Suppose same goes for installing drivers when doing fresh install. Just go to manufacturers' website and download all the drivers there right?

24. Feb 2017, 07:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Burn-IT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 466	An occasional run of something like DUMO that just tells you whether there is a newer one or not. It is nice to know what updates there have been and what they were for. If the update patches a potential flaw or security hole, it should be considered.