I have come across a site that does free PC checkups for you on your drivers. Now, ordinarily, I say stay a million gigabytes away from these sites but this one came recommended to me. So I have had a nosey around.
Its a site called My Config but for a reason I can’t figure out, its domain is called ma-config.com???
Anyway, you need something like this to get inside your PC and check that the drivers and hardware are all getting along and there is no bullying in the yard when your back is turned. Here is a step by step guide to re-gaining control over the school yard.. ahem, I mean PC.. My-Config gives you an enormous amount of system information.
Head to Ma-Config.com
And click here:
Now you are required to install a plugin. If you are using Internet Explorer, then you can choose Automatic Install.
However, most of my readers are Firefox users, so this bit is for you. You click Manual install and run the .EXE file. When thats installed, refreshed the browser page.
After a short delay, you will get your summary page:
As you can see you have a general overview and on the left you have very specific drill down options.
I chose graphics card here and you can clearly see the download related drivers button on each page:
After you click the green button, you are taken to a list of hardware which makes things slightly confusing but just scroll down and you will see the appropriate driver stand out like in the next screen shot. I also displayed the properties window of my current graphics card driver so you can see if it was correct. And yes, it was right on the mark.
Simply click download and you will be brought the devices manufacturers website or where ever the driver is held. Just follow the prompts from there.
Anyway, get yourself over to My Config.
If you don’t like the idea of submitting to a website, try my earlier recommendation for Device Doctor.
