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#Snappy driver installer. install#
#Snappy driver installer. drivers#
#Snappy driver installer. manual#
#Snappy driver installer. full#
#Snappy driver installer. free#

#Snappy driver installer. drivers#

The drivers are provided from 2 different sources, the Windows Update Catalog and Driverpacks from .Įach of these sources pride themselves on providing the newest and most up to date drivers from Microsoft or directly from the manufacturer’s website. This is not the case with the drivers that get installed with Snappy Driver Installer.

Take a look at what Snappy Driver Installer can do: Skepticism Laid To RestĪs with most folks, I was always skeptical about driver installation programs as I saw them as either malicious or installing third party drivers that were not digitally signed by the manufacturer. This is just the tip of the iceberg of all the additional features included with Snappy Driver Installer. SDI can also automatically update not only the program itself but the Driverpacks database, so you can always ensure you have the most up to date installation of SDI and drivers.

#Snappy driver installer. full#

Along with the ability run at the command line and accept a full library of options and switches for custom scripts and integrations. SDI also contains a lot of other useful features including the ability the run unattended and automatically restart your computer after driver installation.

A state of the art algorithm checks that currently the currently installed list of drivers and whether or not a newer or more optimal version exists in the Driverpacks database.

Utilizing the version with Driverpacks, SDI presents you with a list of installed and uninstalled drivers with the current driver version information.

Has all the features of SDI standalone version.

Snappy Driver Installer v0.2 (SDI) with Driverpacks (larger download, better suited for locations without internet access):

Compatible with Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7.

The system information however is highly useful as it contains the operating system version, CPU architecture, Motherboard Model number, power and monitor information as well as the location of drivers in the file system.

Utilizing the version without Driverpacks, you are presented only with the drivers that are missing from your computer and system information.

You have the option right in SDI to create a system restore point, incase anything goes wrong, this is the same in both downloads.

You are presented with the option to automatically check for updates to the Driverpacks (if you have them) as well as the program itself, this is the same in both downloads.

Snappy Driver Installer v0.2 (SDI) standalone (smaller download, better suited for locations with internet access): The Difference Between the Two Downloads of Snappy Driver Installer (SDI)

#Snappy driver installer. install#

Total time taken: 1 minute, give or take.Īs you can see the number of steps taken are drastically less with SDI and the amount of time taken to install an unknown device driver go from potentially hours to minutes.

Put a checkmark next to the driver you need to install and click install.

Create a system restore point (built into Snappy Driver Installer).

Installing an unknown driver using Snappy Driver (SDI) Installer with Driverpacks:

Go to the manufacturer’s website and obtain the correct driver.

Open a web browser and use the PCI vendor and device list search to obtain the make and model of the hardware device.

Choose “Hardware IDs” from the dropdown menu.

Right click on Computer/My Computer/ThisPC.

#Snappy driver installer. manual#

Installing unknown device drivers the manual way: The time savings appear to substantial using SDI to manage your drivers, what used to take 11+ steps now only takes 3, using the Driverpack version for example:

What’s worse is not having the network interface driver installed and can’t get online to even attempt to find the rest of your missing drivers. I’m sure most of us have installed drivers at one point or another in our lives and know how frustrating it is to try and find the correct driver in a reasonable amount of time.

#Snappy driver installer. free#

Snappy Driver Installer (SDI) is a free, trusted driver installation and updating utility to alleviate your headaches and free up more of your time. Well good news, this is now a thing of the past. Now it’s on to the next driver that needs to be installed and yet again another 15 minutes passes by.īy the time you’re finished, you have just spent a fairly long length of time locating and installing drivers. “Let me just get this driver installed real quick” – 15 minutes later you finally find the correct driver and get it installed only after numerous failed attempts.