Best Free Drivers Update Program

by Johnny Karp 4 August 2008 15 Comments

My freeware only PC needs to be up to date, not only with the programs installed, but also with the device drivers. I think you would agree that searching for drivers updates over the internet can be very time-consuming, so I need a freeware program that could do that for me. Did I find one? Of course I did.

Actually I found a few, but I was disappointed with most of them because they say they are free, but when it comes to really downloading a driver update things tend to change slightly. The one that I decided to keep is RadarSync, really free and really good.

The best thing about this freeware program is that after it identifies the devices in your system it searches for updates on the manufacturer’s website, so you can be sure that the drivers it downloads are safe. Another interesting feature is that RadarSync scans for software updates too. I’ve downloaded both drivers and software updates and, thankfully, there is no hidden cost in RadarSync, it really is freeware. The only non-freeware thing is that during installation it recommends installing a toolbar, but you can easily choose not to do that.

You can download RadarSync from here, it’s free!

My Evaluation	8.5
Operating System	Windows All
Size	1.6 MB
Author	RadarSync
Version Tested	2008 Free Edition

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15 Comments »

Anonymous said:

I have Win XP SP3 and after install it will not run program, just wants me to send error report…..

# 8 September 2008 at 9:40 am

Johnny Karp said:

I’m using XP SP3 too, and the programs works fine on my PC. Maybe you have other software that might cause an incompatibility. I think you should speak to the authors and see what’s wrong.

# 8 September 2008 at 11:35 am

Robert said:

Installed on 2 machines (desktop w win xp home sp2 & toshiba satellite nb os 2000 pro sp4:
Prob on desktop: "Cannot launch because not connected to internet" is message.I am connected to internet at all times.
Prob.on laptop:Launches fine but program stops running when scan reaches 65%.No message. What say you?
By the way you have a great website and I'm having a lot of fun with it. Thanks

# 21 September 2008 at 8:46 am

Robert said:

Revision on last comment. Program is now working on Desktop pc. It apparently found my internet connection. This was a spontaneous fix. I did nothing to effect it, Still have that program crash problem on laptop.

# 21 September 2008 at 5:41 pm

Johnny Karp said:

@Robert
I had a similar crash problem last week, but after that it worked fine. There seems to be a bug, hopefully they will fix it soon.

# 22 September 2008 at 11:33 am

Noel said:

Until recently, RadarSync had the advantage over DriverMax. Now that DM can scan, download, and install XP compatible drivers, they are very, very close in my eyes. RadarSync’s user interface is a bit more intuitive than DriverMax.

# 22 October 2008 at 8:28 pm

Johnny Karp said:

@Noel
I totally agree. Maybe I would slightly tend to prefer Driver Max, despite its chaotic interface.

# 22 October 2008 at 8:57 pm

andrea said:

it has a seekeen virus

# 3 February 2009 at 10:24 pm

marcus said:

fuckers where is the download link……….

# 3 March 2009 at 11:38 am

Johnny Karp (author) said:

@marcus
It’s there, just where it says: “you can download it from here”. If you click on “here”… that’s it, you’ll go to the download page.

# 3 March 2009 at 11:58 am

coulter said:

Just tried Radarsync again and it’s moved ahead of DM a bit. They added a nice online backup type feature for your files and i also like the list of free alternatives for your software.

# 11 May 2009 at 9:12 am

Jonathan said:

I am watching this progrma go and can only say one thing… GO FREEWARE!!!

# 17 June 2009 at 2:51 pm

Booga said:

DM just updated and now it looks like you can only download 1 driver per day with the free version which imo makes it a pain in the butt.
Downloading RadarSync now.
Thanks.

# 26 June 2009 at 4:37 pm

Johnny Karp (author) said:

@Booga
Yea, that sucks big time. Driver Max will be uninstalled from my PC TODAY, I can no longer call it a freeware program!

# 26 June 2009 at 6:04 pm