Li'l Abner wrote:
> jw@myplace.com wrote in
> news:a0den690lmu40l7ojncvetvhf25ft3adk6@4ax.com:
>
>> If you need drivers for your computer, DO NOT download them from this
>> site. www.driverguide.com. You think you're downloading the driver.
>> When you try to install the download, you go thru the normal process
>> of accepting the terms, etc. Then it asks you if you want their
>> toolbar. I clicked "NO". But you're not installing from the
>> download. You must be online and it downloads the driver, and STILL
>> installs the ****ing toolbar, which is used to track your usage.
>> They claim this is how they pay for their site. Whether this is
>> true or not, your computer is infected with spyware. DO NOT use
>> this website.
>
> Hmm. I have a paid membership. I have found a lot of hard to find
> drivers there over the years. I've never had any such side effects. I
> think they have some kind of software you can download to detect
> devices on your computer. Maybe that's what does it. I never
> installed that. I usually know what driver I'm looking for and it's
> always for some other computer than my own.
>
> Unless this is something that has just started real recently.

The bottom of the home page has the following link "Toolbar Removal Info":

http://members.driverguide.com/index...__zugo_removal

"We thank you for trying the Search Toolbar (powered by Bing TM), your using
that toolbar has given us the ability to keep our site free and we thank you
for that! We also respect your decision if you choose to remove the toolbar
and restore your previous settings. This document will help you do that. If
you have any further problems, let us know."

I don't use the site, but I've never seen anyone complain about it (and
indeed, I've seen people I trust rave about it), so I just installed the
DriverScan (not the DriverGuide Toolkit) and I didn't get a toolbar. I
expect that must be reserved for those who download the free version of the
DriverGuide Toolkit rather than the paid version.

The only problem I can see is that some of the drivers I am being encouraged
to download will break my computer. All in all, I really think it's better
to obtain drivers for specific hardware from the manufacturer when possible.