Drivercleaner no longer free? - Page 2

12-06-06, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.Nick

I don't understand the fuss about a measly $10 to keep the development of such a great tool going.

What development? The thing has been the same program for years... the only changes I have seen were its UI but everything else runs the same...

OWA · 12-06-06, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xaxly24

I've NEVER found the need for it,add/remove works fine here.

Yeah, same here. Never had a use for it.

stevemedes · 12-07-06, 12:11 AM

Don't hate boys. It's just capitalism!

einstein_314 · 12-07-06, 12:23 AM

I have only actually used it once....and I don't think I needed to. I've never had a problem with just uninstalling using add/remove programs and then installing the new drivers...

Epyx · 12-07-06, 05:01 PM

Exactly Add/Remove...and if you need to go into the registry manually the odd time...oh well.

rewt · 12-08-06, 09:10 AM

Driver Cleaner's Cab cleaner could come in handy though, if you needed to remove some drivers that were integrated into the install. After all, Add/Remove definitely wouldn't touch those.

I don't think DC is totally useless.. I have seen people recommend using it before, and it helped.

jAkUp · 12-10-06, 06:39 PM

Bought it today just for the hell of it, and I really don't see much difference to be honost.

rewt · 12-11-06, 08:42 AM

Did they rewrite the program in .NET code or something? Not sure why they would do that though..

In my case, I rewrote NVTweak in .NET only because I lost the original source code, and didn't feel like writing it over again in the same language. Might as well learn a new one right?

I need to learn ASM, a low level language. High level programming languages are pretty easy, but they do seem to run much slower.

stncttr908 · 12-11-06, 11:57 AM

Must have to pay for that new lame-ass site design.

I don't like Driver Heaven anyway.

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12-07-06, 12:23 AM	#16
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12-08-06, 09:10 AM	#18
rewt mmm, Beer.. :drooling: Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,667	Re: Drivercleaner no longer free? Driver Cleaner's Cab cleaner could come in handy though, if you needed to remove some drivers that were integrated into the install. After all, Add/Remove definitely wouldn't touch those. I don't think DC is totally useless.. I have seen people recommend using it before, and it helped. __________________ My pimp'n rig Athlon64 Venice 3000+ @ 2.6GHz (4100+) · Win XP Pro x86, Vista Ultimate x64 · eVGA K8-NF41 nForce4 SLi · Corsair XMS 1.5GB PC3200 CAS2/1T · eVGA 2x 6600GT SLi · Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Deluxe · Western Digital Caviar SE ½TB RAID 0/1 · PowerLink LPK2-30 400W · LiteON LDW-411S OC to 811S 8x DVD±R/RW/ROM · MicroAdvantage 64MB QuickiDrive · Samsung SyncMaster 931B 19" LCD · Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse USB · Sony PSXtoUSB Analog Gamepads · Memorex MX2700 Multimedia Keyboard · Lexmark 3200 Color Jetprinter · nForce Network Controller 1Gb/s LAN (Cable ~3Mb/s down) · ΩPioneer Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

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12-11-06, 08:42 AM	#20
rewt mmm, Beer.. :drooling: Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,667	Re: Drivercleaner no longer free? Did they rewrite the program in .NET code or something? Not sure why they would do that though.. In my case, I rewrote NVTweak in .NET only because I lost the original source code, and didn't feel like writing it over again in the same language. Might as well learn a new one right? I need to learn ASM, a low level language. High level programming languages are pretty easy, but they do seem to run much slower. __________________ My pimp'n rig Athlon64 Venice 3000+ @ 2.6GHz (4100+) · Win XP Pro x86, Vista Ultimate x64 · eVGA K8-NF41 nForce4 SLi · Corsair XMS 1.5GB PC3200 CAS2/1T · eVGA 2x 6600GT SLi · Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Deluxe · Western Digital Caviar SE ½TB RAID 0/1 · PowerLink LPK2-30 400W · LiteON LDW-411S OC to 811S 8x DVD±R/RW/ROM · MicroAdvantage 64MB QuickiDrive · Samsung SyncMaster 931B 19" LCD · Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse USB · Sony PSXtoUSB Analog Gamepads · Memorex MX2700 Multimedia Keyboard · Lexmark 3200 Color Jetprinter · nForce Network Controller 1Gb/s LAN (Cable ~3Mb/s down) · ΩPioneer Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound Last edited by rewt; 12-11-06 at 09:28 AM.

12-11-06, 11:57 AM	#21
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