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DriverPack Solution is a popular program that makes the job of finding and automatically installing drivers a pleasure.
DriverPack Solution simplifies the process of reinstalling Windows on any computer. No more problems of searching and installing drivers. Everything will be done in couple of mouse clicks!
Driver Installation Automatically install all the drivers on any computer
Driver updates Update the existing drivers to the newest versions
Drivers around the world Once downloaded and no longer waste time. All drivers in your pocket!
Windows 10/ 8.1/ 8/ 7/ Vista/ XP Supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions
The full version is free and open source and checked to be clean. It does offer to install common apps you may or may not want. The lite version is ad-supported and may be why WOT ratings are bad (see in-depth Softpedia review). WOT is unreliable, this shouldn't be flagged as dangerous.
[Edited by Tanath, July 26]
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• Negative comment • almost 10 years ago • 2 users agree and 1 doesn't • 0 replies
Hands away from DRPSu: Installation of Russian programs and 2.85GB-files on C without asking! Driver Pack Solution (version 11) seems to be a very good Driver Update software, if it would not do automatical installations and updates in Russian language on Drive C, although DRPSu until version 10 was a portable app:
My German Mozilla FireFox was updated to a Russian version
An application "Punto Switcher" was installed in a Russian version without asking or explaining the purpose of it . The uninstallation procedure was also in Russian language: very difficult for non-Russians.
The 3rd disadvantage of version 11 (not version 10) in my eyes: Download of 2.85 GB driver-files in C:\Users\UserName\Documents\DRPSu11-Final (not selectable). A portable app should not install or download so many files in a C-folder, which you cannot select. Because of this I uninstalled all DRPSu-files, removed my like for DRPSu and the tag "portable" for versions 11 and later. I prefer driver update solutions, which download only the drivers from internet, which are needed on my computer, e.g. DriverMax (1), Driver Easy (2) or Device Doctor (3).
I do not like apps, which update BOTH drivers AND some apps, as DRPSu does, because such programs take over the control about your computer. It is not transparent, which apps are updated automatically.
Download of 2.85 GB driver-files to C:\Users\UserName\Documents\DRPSu11-Final (not selectable). A portable app should not install or download so many files in a C-folder, which you cannot select. Because of this I uninstalled all DRPSu-files, removed my like for DRPSu and the tag "portable" for versions 11 and later.
I prefer driver update solutions, which download only the drivers from internet, which are needed on my computer, e.g. DriverMax (1), Driver Easy (2) or Device Doctor (3)
DriverPack Solution was added to AlternativeTo by nunomegas on Feb 21, 2011 and this page was last updated Sep 26, 2019. DriverPack Solution is sometimes referred to as DRPSu, DriverPack, DRP.
So there's no quality control on their drivers it seems!
Installed spyware, toolbars everywhere! Hooray...
It installs itself, but doesn't provide an uninstaller, it tries to add crapware. Avoid at all costs
Check the Softpedia page:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Miscellaneous/DriverPack-Solution-Professional.shtml
The full version is free and open source and checked to be clean. It does offer to install common apps you may or may not want. The lite version is ad-supported and may be why WOT ratings are bad (see in-depth Softpedia review). WOT is unreliable, this shouldn't be flagged as dangerous.
[Edited by Tanath, July 26]
Hands away from DRPSu: Installation of Russian programs and 2.85GB-files on C without asking!
Driver Pack Solution (version 11) seems to be a very good Driver Update software, if it would not do automatical installations and updates in Russian language on Drive C, although DRPSu until version 10 was a portable app:
My German Mozilla FireFox was updated to a Russian version
An application "Punto Switcher" was installed in a Russian version without asking or explaining the purpose of it . The uninstallation procedure was also in Russian language: very difficult for non-Russians.
The 3rd disadvantage of version 11 (not version 10) in my eyes: Download of 2.85 GB driver-files in C:\Users\UserName\Documents\DRPSu11-Final (not selectable). A portable app should not install or download so many files in a C-folder, which you cannot select.
Because of this I uninstalled all DRPSu-files, removed my like for DRPSu and the tag "portable" for versions 11 and later. I prefer driver update solutions, which download only the drivers from internet, which are needed on my computer, e.g. DriverMax (1), Driver Easy (2) or Device Doctor (3).
I do not like apps, which update BOTH drivers AND some apps, as DRPSu does, because such programs take over the control about your computer. It is not transparent, which apps are updated automatically.
Big disadvantage of version 11 (not version 10):
A portable app should not install or download so many files in a C-folder, which you cannot select. Because of this I uninstalled all DRPSu-files, removed my like for DRPSu and the tag "portable" for versions 11 and later.