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Thursday, April 17, 2008

DriverMax: The Greatest Windows Utility Ever?

The time will come when your computer will need a format. Yes, you will have to erase your hard drive, reinstall Windows and start over. Don't say it won't happen to you, Windows has a way of forcing the issue.

Let me ask you something. If you did need to format your drive and install Windows, could you find all your driver discs? Do you know how to use them? Can you see the little registration numbers on the discs? Are you sure you know where they are?

Why put yourself through all that when you could install one program and have it backup all your drivers? I'm telling you, this one is it, the one we've been waiting for, and it's FREE!

DriverMax does something that I have never seen before. It can create an archive of all your device drivers. By doing that, you don't have to worry about hunting down disks and downloads for all of the hardware on your computer. You simply run DriverMax, click Export Drivers, select the drivers you want to backup and then let it work its magic. DriverMax will save all of those hard to find device drivers for you in one folder. You can then store them on a flash drive or burn them to one disk so that you will never have to search for them again!

Then, after you format and reinstall a fresh copy of Windows, simply insert the disk or flash drive that holds your drivers. You can then tell your computer to look on the flash drive or CD for the missing drivers. If you want to make it even easier on yourself, you can reinstall DriverMax on your computer after you're done with the Windows installation and have it install the drivers for you. After installing DriverMax, simply click Import and tell it where to locate the drivers file. It will then handle the rest!

I love this program and I only wish I would have found it sooner. It would have saved me so much time!

You can read more about DriverMax and download it for yourself at http://www.innovative-sol.com/drivermax/.

NOTE: This program has a free registration process. You will be required to provide an e-mail address to be able to access the program. Also, it's compatible with Windows XP and Vista only. Enjoy!

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