Re: [Update] Snappy Driver Installer Origin 1.13.1.765

Shadow wrote:
> wasbit wrote:
>> John C. wrote:
>>> Allan Higdon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Snappy Driver Installer Origin is a portable Windows tool to install
>>>> and update device drivers. It can be used offline to install drivers
>>>> where Internet isn’t available. No more searching for drivers after a
>>>> clean install, just let Snappy Driver Installer Origin do it’s thing and
>>>> your job will be done in no time. The perfect technician’s tool.
>>>>
>>>> State of the art driver matching algorithm. Fully portable so you can
>>>> run it from a USB flash drive. Built in application and driver pack
>>>> updates. Can be fully automated using the built in scripting engine.
>>>> Multilingual interface. Built-in and custom themes. Supports Windows XP,
>>>> Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11."
>>>>
>>>> Snappy Driver Installer Origin remains a free, open source project.
>>>>
>>>> Home Page
>>>> https://www.glenn.delahoy.com/snappy-driver-installer-origin/
>>>>
>>>> Changelog
>>>> https://www.glenn.delahoy.com/downloads/sdio/changelog.txt
>>>
>>> I've always avoided such programs. A lot of them install malware and
>>> PUPs as it says on this programs home page. This one might be worth
>>> looking at though, so thanks.
>>
>> I've been using it for over a year, probably 2, with no problems.
>> It's brilliant at finding drivers for motherboards when you don't have 
>> the installation CD.
> 
> I've used it for much longer than that. Always choose the
> "stable" driver, it will give you a lot of optional drivers, some from
> third party contributors. I think there's a menu item that can
> eliminate anything risky.
>>
>> Conversely the full driver download is over 40GB & is updated via a 
>> torrent network so the speed is governed by who you happen to be 
>> connected to at the time.

Holy mother! 40gb is way too much to download. Way too risky too.
Thankfully, Shadow tells how to get around that (below.)

> It's always well seeded. I used to download the full version,
> but the portable tiny version is much more handy. You only download
> the drivers you need.

Thanks for that info, Shadow.

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