Finally..Automatic driver downloader/installer

[damonposey]

I made a thread a few weeks ago asking why there isn't some auto-updater for video drivers, specifically catalysts, but I decided to just start making one.

Right now it only works in XP, ATI, and the whole catalyst suite. but It tells you the latest version, and when you click install, it downloads it, uninstalls your old one, and installs the new one.

Later when I get windows vista I'm planning on making it with nvidia support, and multiple OS options, and I'd like to make it into a desktop widget that acts like an anti-virus auto-updater that lets you know your version on the desktop, and when a new version comes out it'll alert you or install it automatically without reboots(though I'm not familiar with vista yet so I'm not sure if a rebootless installation will be possible yet)

Also, I'm not sure if this is against some law ATI or Nvidia might have that requires you to not directly download their files through an external program. Maybe someone can tell me if they know. If it is illegal, then I guess I'll just use it for my own PC But thought I'd share anyway. For now it looks like this:

 

[mayonaise 812]

interesting. id love an nvidia for xp though. i dont have ati

 

[tornadotsunamilife]

Pretty sweet for the average user but i like to do a driver cleaner when installing new drivers

 

[leSLIe]

what a nice little app.

 

[damonposey]

Pretty sweet for the average user but i like to do a driver cleaner when installing new drivers

You bring up a good idea though. What if this program had driver cleaner code built in when its uninstalling your drivers. Though I'm not sure if the author of driver cleaner would be up for giving out his code.

 

[jmackay]

Cool, yeah I'm surprised neither company has done an auto-update yet, even java bugs me about updating now and then