Driver Genius 2006 Pro 6.1.2518 serial key or number

 Driver Genius Professional is a professional driver management tool that features both driver management and hardware diagnostics.

English: After install run program and from Help menu click on  "Enter Code..." then enter the following serial number.

License Code: BVADJM-PS89CP-GGQ6C4-59PNTT-FS6H5W-Q7SYSH

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and run this program and get premium benefit form this software

Backup Driver / Update Driver / Uninstall Driver / Auto installer / Download  Driver / Device Diagnostics /Restore Driver /Install Driver /Live Update

To download Driver Genius, click the 'download now' button below to start the download, when the 'File Download' dialog box appears, click the 'Save' button to save the file to your hard disk. After the download finished, execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

Driver Genius Professional Edition

Version: 10.0.0.712

File Size: 9.64 MB

Operating System: Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP x64/Server 2003 x64/Vista x64/Windows 7/Windows 7 x64/Windows Server 2008/Windows server 2008 x64

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Revision history

Driver Genius Professional Edition 10 (Version:10.0.0.712) -- Jan 10, 2011
Improvement:

1. Improved scan accuracy for ACPI/HDA device.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 10 (Version:10.0.0.526) -- Aug 10, 2010
Improvement:

1. Driver scan scheduler – schedule regular scans to ensure your drivers are always up-to-date.
2. Download Verification – auto-checks downloaded drivers to ensure complete downloads.
3. Driver download location can be set by user.
4. Automatic removal of out of date drivers from download manager.
5. Driver scan accuracy. Now provides more accurate information about out of date drivers.
6. Thousands up updates and additions to the Driver Database.
7. One-click driver installation. Install multiple drivers with a single click.
8. Driver downloads are faster and more reliable.
9. User interface enhancements make Driver Genius easier and more convenient than ever.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.190) -- Apr 21, 2010
Bug fixes:
1. Fixed loading problem under Vista and above.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.189) -- Apr 18, 2010
Bug fixes:
1. The program may crash when downloading drivers.
2. Resume broken downloads may be ineffective sometimes.

Improvement:
1. Raise driver downloading speed.
2. Switch to another available server automatically if downloading drivers fails.
3. Minor tweaks.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.186) -- Dec 08, 2009
Bug fixes:
1. Device icons display incorrectly

Improvement:
1. Enhanced hardware identify function.
2. Accelerate the hardware scan speed.
3. Reduce the reconnection wait time after downloading fail.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.182) -- Oct 21, 2009
Bug fixes:
1. Fixed the program will break when scanning some storage devices.
2. Lost some drivers when backing up drivers.
3. The updated database can't be loaded immediately.

Improvement:
1. Improved Windows 7 compatibility.
2. Added Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese(Brazilian) language support.
Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.180) -- July 15, 2009
Bug fixes:
1. Fixed the program will break when scanning some USB devices.
Improvement:
1. Accelerate the program boot up speed.
2. Improve HD Audio detect mechanism.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.178) -- June 25, 2009
Bug fixes:
1. Fixed can't creat scan log.
2. Fixed some program interface can't be displayed completely
3. Minor tweaks.

Improvement:
1. Added Arabic, Slovak language support.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.176) -- June 12, 2009
Bug fixes:
1. Lost some cat files of drivers when backing up them.
2. The Program hangs when scan driver updates.
3. Still prompt to update drivers even they have been installed.
4. Fixed some software conflict problems.

Improvement:

1. Added Windows 7/Windows 7 x64/Windows Server 2008/Windows server 2008 x64 support.
2. Changed the default backup and download path to My Documents folder.
3. Display backup time list in restore driver window.
4. Accelerate scan driver update process.
5. Display What's new information of updated drivers.
6. Auto-detection of fastest download server to improve download speed and stability. Auto-switching to another server if a download fails.
7. Guide users to install drivers, the program can extract and install drivers by itself. New Install Interface to simplify installing downloaded drivers.
Driver Genius Professional Edition 2008 (Version: 8.0.0.316) -- August 02, 2008
Bug fixes:
1. Prompt file damage after open drivers downloaded by Drivers Download Manager.
2. Program hang when downloading drivers update.
3. Create Auto-installer fails if the backup file size is more than 100 MB.
Improvement:
1. The backup file will be named adopt date & time format when backup automatically.
2. Display current version and the latest version of driver.
3. Support connecting by proxy server with password.
4. Support choosing the fastest mirror server to download driver update.
5. Drivers Download Manager support multithread download technology.
6. Drivers Download Manager support retry and resume the unfinished download mission if connection is failed.
7. Adds hide driver update to prevent prompting to download driver update repeatedly.
8. Adds some new hardware support.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2007 (Version: 7.1.0.622) -- June 16, 2007
Bug fixes:
1. Improved compatibility for Windows Vista.
2. Fixed a problem that cause out of memory.
3. Fixed program hang when restore some drivers.
4. Fixed too high CPU usage when backing up drivers.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2007 (Version: 7.0.2358) -- February 15, 2007
Bug fixes:
1. Fixes the 'Out of memory' issue.
2. Program freeze when backup some especial drivers.
3. Removed bad drivers download link.
Improvement:
1. Added support for Windows Vista/XP x64/Server 2003 x64/Vista x64.
2. Improved use interface, make the program easier and more friendly to use.
3. Added Device Diagnostics.
4. Improved drivers update function.
5. Added drivers download manager, make user download and manage drivers easier.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2006 (Version: 6.1.2518) -- May 18, 2006
Bug fixes:
1. The program hangs when restoring some especial drivers.
2. Missing backup NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator driver.
3. LiveUpdate program has no response if the server is busy.
4. Fixes an installation program issue.
Improvement:
1. Optimized drivers install process.
2. Optimized drivers searching speed.
3. Improved drivers uninstall function.
4. Added mange drivers update manually function.
5. Added language support for Czech, Danish, French, Hungarian, Portuguese Brazilian, Slovak, Spanish.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2005 (Version: 6.0.1882) -- November 21, 2005
Bug fixes:
1. Fixed some small bugs.
Improvement:
1. Improved drivers update function, support more hardware.
2. Extended database, over 30,000 hardware records.
3. Our new drivers download site now is available, the download speed will be faster.
4. Improved drivers backup function. Support backup drivers in command line mode
5. Improved drivers uninstall function.
6. Italian language interface is available now.
7. Some fine changes.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2005 (Version: 5.2.728) --September 15,2005
Improvement:
1. Arabic language interface is available now.
2. Korean language interface is available now.
3. Malay language interface is available now.
4. Some fine changes.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2005 (Version: 5.1.915) --August 29,2005
Bug fixes:
1. The program hangs when backing up some types printer drivers.
Improvement:
1. German language interface is available now.
2. Added 3 mirror sites into the drivers download list, the download speed should be faster.
3. Improve drivers backup function.
4. Some fine changes.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2005 (Version: 5.0.1082) --April 30,2005

Bug fixes:
1. Unable to backup drivers in Windows 98/ME safe mode.
2. Unable to backup the peripheral's drivers if the device is unplugged.
3. Fix for some small bugs.

Improvement:
1. Improve the compatibility of program in Windows server 2003.
2. Scanner, Printer drivers upgrade function is available.
3. Driver auto-setup program command line support.

Driver Genius 20 (Version:20.0.0.135) -- August 8, 2020

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed driver scan issue.

Driver Genius 20 (Version:20.0.0.133) -- August 1, 2020

Improvement:

1. Support update driver for software components.

2. Support update driver for UEFI firmware.

Bug Fixed:

1. A error code appears even driver update was successfully installed.

Driver Genius 20 (Version:20.0.0.130) -- July 1, 2020

Improvement:

1. Improve monitor detection.

2. Added uninstall instruction link to the About window.

Driver Genius 20 (Version:20.0.0.128) -- June 4, 2020

Improvement:

1. Installation program - Added Privacy Policy link.

2. System Booster - Added new optimization item for network.

3. System Cleanup - Added new cleanup item for system cache.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 20 (Version:20.0.0.127) -- May 13, 2020

Pre-release version for AppEsteem Certification.

Driver Genius 20 (Version:20.0.0.126) -- May 04, 2020

Improvement:

1. Disabled 'Skip UAC' option by default.

2. Disabled 'Automatic driver update' by default.

3. Show notification when the app closed to tray.

4. Delete the 'Automatic driver update' task instead of disabling task.

5. Changed default timeout settings to avoid the connection failure.

Bugs Fixed:

1. Return '-1' error when installing some drivers.

Driver Genius 20 (Version:20.0.0.118) -- March 23, 2020

Improvement:

1. Improved performance for driver backup and driver scan.

2. System Cleanup: Added some new cleanup items for Windows telemetry data and installer cache.

Bugs Fixed:

1. Progress bar stuck while scanning some device drivers.

2. An error with event ID 1000 occurred while closing the program.

Driver Genius 20 (Version:20.0.0.109) -- February 28, 2020

Improvement:

1. Improve hardware detection.

2. System Cleanup: Save the latest selected item.

3. System Cleanup: Improve scan speed.

Driver Genius 20 (Version:20.0.0.108) -- February 4, 2020

New features:

1. New System Cleanup: The System Cleanup helps you to clean up various junk files, log files and kinds of browser cookies in your system automatically to free up disk space and protect your privacy. The other function of System Cleanup is 'Uninstall Apps' that can help you to uninstall some per-installed apps you don't need from Windows 8/8.1/10. This tool can uninstall them to give you back a lightly system. Of course, you can also restore them at anytime.

2. System Booster: Add 30+ new optimization items to improve further system performance.

Improvement:

1. Extended driver database - Support for over 1,500,000+, optimized the data structure and increased the scanning speed.

2. Automatically clean up temporary files after updating drivers.

3. New user interface: fully support 4K / 5K HD resolution and high DPI.

4. Optimized download components, the maximum download speed can be increased by 100%.

5. All drivers will be updated to DCH driver to maximize the reliability and serviceability of your system.

Driver Genius 19 (Version:19.0.0.150) -- 21st December, 2019

Bugs Fixed:

1. Fixed AMD Chipset Drivers fails to install.

2. Fixed DCH video card driver fails to install.

3. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 19 (Version:19.0.0.147) -- October 17, 2019

Improvements:

1. Improved high-DPI support.

2. Stability improvements.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed some UI display issue.

Driver Genius 19 (Version:19.0.0.145) -- June 13, 2019

Improvement:

1. Added support for Windows 10 1903.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 19 (Version:19.0.0.143) -- March 20, 2019

Improvement:

1. Improved driver installation speed.

Bug Fixed:

1. Connection time out when downloading drivers.

2. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 19 (Version:19.0.0.139) -- January 29, 2019

Improvement:

1. Supported updating 9,000,000+ Microsoft WHQL drivers.

2. New "System booster" - One click optimizes your system including the memory, disk, network and services to make your PC run smoothly and faster.

3. Added "Delete updated driver", allow users to delete old drivers to free up disk space.

4. Enhanced 'Hardware Info' - Supported Intel, AMD and NVIDIA's latest motherboard chipset, CPU, GPU.

5. Enhanced Driver Backup for faster scanning.

6. Improved Driver Cleanup and Invalid Device Clean Tool to be more safe and smarter.

7. Improved driver installation engine for supporting Windows 10 better.

8. Optimized software update checking logic.

9. Optimized user interface.

10. Uninstallation program - Added "Delete user data" option.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 18 (Version:18.0.0.174) -- December 12, 2018

Improvement:

1. Added 'Delete user data' option for uninstallation program.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 18 (Version:18.0.0.172) -- November 26, 2018

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed some drivers can't be installed successfully.

Driver Genius 18 (Version:18.0.0.171) -- November 11, 2018

Improvement:

1. Updated driver installation module.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 18 (Version:18.0.0.168) -- August 8, 2018

Improvement:

1. Improved speed for drive backup and device scan.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed driver installation package decompression error.

2. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 18 (Version:18.0.0.164) -- July 2, 2018

New features:

1. New users can get 60 days free license code.

Improvement:

1. Updated driver installation module for Windows 10 1803

2. Updated hardware info components.

3. Updated compression components.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 18 (Version:18.0.0.160) -- Jan 23, 2018

New features:

1. Added Windows 10 Build 1709 support.

2. New Auto Update function - Download and install drivers updates silently in background automatically when PC is idle. It won't disturb users' work and game.

3. New rollback driver design for safer driver update.

4. New SSD Speeder - Optimizes system to improve your solid state drives performance and reliability.

Improvement:

1. Extended driver database - Support for over 600,000+ WHQL device drivers.

2. Enhanced Hardware Info - Support for latest hardware. Monitoring CPU,GPU,RAM,HDD temperature,voltages and fan speeds in real time.

3. Faster & Lighter. Reduce 1/2 app size and 80% memory use.

4. Improved driver installation for Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Creators Update.

5. Use HTTPS connection for faster and safer driver download.

6. Optimized driver update checking process.

7. Improved high-DPI display support.

8. Enhanced App stability.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 17 (Version:17.0.0.142) -- July 25, 2017

Improvement:

1. Improved support for USB CCID Smart Card.

2. Improved support for TouchPad.

3. Improved driver installation process for Windows 10.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 17 (Version:17.0.0.140) -- June 9, 2017

Improvement:

1. Optimized update checking process.

2. Minor GUI improvements..

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 17 (Version:17.0.0.139) -- April 12, 2017

Improvement:

1. Improvement driver scan rule for more accurate scanning.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 17 (Version:17.0.0.138) -- March 14, 2017

Improvement:

1. Hardware Info - Change report file format to html.

2. Added Norwegian language support.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 17 (Version:17.0.0.137) -- Jan 21, 2017

New features:

1. Added Microsoft Windows 10 TH2 and Redstone RS2 Insider Preview support.

2. System Transfer Assistant - The System transfer assistant can make your network be able to work after installing operation system (OS). This tool can backup current network settings and download network driver for the OS you want to install. One click to restore network after installing new OS. It can help users to upgrade/degrade Windows system easily and smoothly.

3. Clean Invalid Devices - Some invalid devices data will still remain in system after you replace or unplug devices. This tool can help you to clean the invalid devices data entirely from your system.

Improvement:

1. Better support for High DPI display.

2. Extended driver database - support for over 400,000+ device drivers.

3. Improved driver download speed.

4. Improved driver installation policy.

5. Enhanced 'Hardware Info': More Comprehensive PC hardware analysis, support the latest new devices.

Driver Genius 16 (Version:16.0.0.245) -- July 8, 2016

Improvement:

1. Hardware Info - Added NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060/1070 support.

2. Hardware Info - Improved AMD Polaris support.

3. Hardware Info - Improved GIGABYTE mainboard sensor support.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 16 (Version:16.0.0.241) -- June 4, 2016

Driver Genius 16 (Version:16.0.0.236) -- May 8, 2016

Improvement:

1. Hardware Info - Added AMD Radeon Pro Duo support.

2. Hardware Info - Improved NVMe support.

3. Hardware Info - Improved ASUS mainboard sensor support.

Bug Fixed:

1. Some outdated drivers may appear in the update list.

2. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 16 (Version:16.0.0.233) -- Mar 14, 2016

Improvement:

1. Hardware Info - Added new hardware devices support and improved stability.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed the program will crash in Italian interface.

2. Fixed the program may crash when running Driver Cleanup.

3. Fixed the program may crash when downloading drivers completely.

4. Some drivers will be still in the update list even they have been installed successfully.

Driver Genius 16 (Version:16.0.0.226) -- Jan 22, 2016

New features:

1. Added download drivers automatically in background.

2. Skip the 'UAC' notice from Vista above system.

3. New driver download manager UI.

4. Check for Driver Genius updates automatically.

5. New design LiveUpdate function.

Improvement:

1. Extended driver database - support for over 16,000 devices.

2. Improved driver installation policy.

3. Improved driver scan regulation, faster scan speed.

4. Updated compress component.

5. Hardware Info - Support for all current new hardware devices detection.

6. Installation program - Improved checking for software updates.

Bug Fixed:

1. Outdated drivers may still be listed in update driver list.

2. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 15 (Version:15.0.0.1049) -- Aug 6, 2015

New features:

1. Fully support for Windows 10 system.

2. Added 'pre-scan drivers for Windows 10' on old version Windows.

Improvement:

1. Driver Cleanup: ignore original Windows driver and Apple mobile device support driver.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 15 (Version:15.0.0.1046) -- June 30, 2015

Improvement:

1. Improved driver update list interface layout.

2. Adjusted driver silent installation parameter.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed the program may crash when backing up drivers in command line mode.

2. Fixed the sidebar button may lose response when clicking it.

3. Fixed the failed download mission can't be reset.

4. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 15 (Version:15.0.0.1038) -- May 9, 2015

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed some outdated drivers still appear in the driver update list.

2. Fixed some driver updates can't be hidden.

Driver Genius 15 (Version:15.0.0.1035) -- Apr 18, 2015

Improvement:

1. Improved UI layout. Bring back the side menu.

2. Installation program: Close the running program automatically when installing or uninstalling software.

3. Installation program: Update to the latest version main program and driver database automatically during the installation process.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed interface displays incompletely in big size font setting.

2. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 15 (Version:15.0.0.1025) -- Mar 31, 2015

Improvement:

1. Added Polish language support.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed installed driver updates still appear in the update list.

Driver Genius 15 (Version:15.0.0.1024) -- Mar 7, 2015

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed a Run-time error may appear when backing up drivers.

2. Fixed the program may crash when running driver cleanup.

Driver Genius 15 (Version:15.0.0.1021) -- Feb 28, 2015

New features:

1. Added support for Windows 10 Technical Preview (32bit & 64bit). Now Driver Genius can offer the most recent version drivers for this forthcoming Windows system.

2. Added silent driver installation, really update drivers automatically.

3. New Driver Cleanup Tool. Remove invalid driver packages from your computer to keep system running smoothly.

4. Added Facebook, Twitter and Google plus Social network focus links of Driver Genius to update the newest motherboard BIOS, Firmware of Cell Phone, Router and SSD.

Improvement:

1. Expanded driver database includes over 120,000 hardware device drivers.

2. New improved GUI, easier to update drivers.

3. Automatically download the driver database before scanning driver updates.

4. Optimized drivers backup. Now the speed of back-up drivers has increased 20%. It can backup all drivers of your computer in 50 seconds.

5. Enhanced system restore function. You can restore drivers to the previous state immediately in case of any troubles after updating drivers.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed failed to extract driver installation package.

2. Fixed drivers backup checkbox too slow response time.

Driver Genius 14 (Version:14.0.0.364) -- Dec 5, 2014

Improvement:

1. Minor GUI Improvements.

Bug Fixed:

1. A 'File already open' error may appear when scanning driver update.

Driver Genius 14 (Version:14.0.0.362) -- Nov 17, 2014

Bug Fixed:

1. A 'path not found' error may appear when backing up drivers.

Driver Genius 14 (Version:14.0.0.361) -- Oct 23, 2014

Bug Fixed:

1. A list index out of bounds error may appear when driver download mission is done or paused.

Driver Genius 14 (Version:14.0.0.360) -- Oct 16, 2014

Improvement:

1. Increase the program running speed and fix memory leak problem.

2. Scan and add games already installed automatically when first running Game Booster.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed the program may crash randomly when scanning driver updates.

2. Minor bug fixes in Game Booster.

Driver Genius 14 (Version:14.0.0.345) -- Sep 7, 2014

New features:

Added game optimizing program---Game Booster.

Game Booster features

1. Optimize memory usage and disk performance.
2. Speed up operation system response time
3. Free up RAM to increase the available memory.
4. Turn off unnecessary applications and services to release more system resource for games.
5. One click to boost

Bug Fixed:

1. Program may crash when try to connect to driver download servers.

Driver Genius 14 (Version:14.0.0.337) -- Jun 12, 2014

Improvement:

1. Improved compatibility for Windows 8.1 system.

Bug Fixed:

1. Driver downloading path will reset to the default settings after updating Driver Genius main program by the Liveupdate Tool.
2. Error message appears when extracting driver installation package if the installer path contains special characters.

Driver Genius 14 (Version:14.0.0.328) -- Apr 11, 2014

Improvement:

1. Added 7z format driver file support which will reduce download time substantially.

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 14 (Version:14.0.0.326) -- Mar 4, 2014

New features:
1. Brand new Windows 8 style UI.

Improvement:
1. Reduce application size.
2. Loading speed improvements.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed hidden driver updates still show on Home screen.

Driver Genius 14 (Version:14.0.0.323) -- Dec 22, 2013

New features:
1. Fully support for Windows 8.1 (32bit & 64bit) and Windows Server 2012 R2.
2. Enhanced hardware information inventory.

Improvement:
1. Expanded driver database includes over 100,000 hardware device drivers.
2. Speed up driver update scan by 20%.
3. Improved device detection in Windows 8/Windows 8.1 system.
4. Driver Download Manager: Improved the large size file download speed.
5. Driver Download Manager: Switch to the available mirror server automatically if download fails.
6. Added silent install parameter for driver update installation, one click to install drivers.
7. Speed up driver Backup speed by 50% in 64 bit system.
8. Used LZMA2 compressors to reduce driver file size conspicuously.

Bug Fixed:
1. Fixed program may crash on multi-core CPUs with inactive cores system.
2. Driver Auto-installer can't be loaded in Deutsch language system.
3. Backup drivers incompletely in Windows 8/Windows 8.1 system.
4. Fixed some bugs in user interface.
5. Installation program: Driver database download fails may lead to the program can't be loaded successfully.
6. Installation program: The icon displays incorrectly in Start menu.

Driver Genius 12 (Version:12.0.0.1328) -- Sep 29, 2013

Improvement:

1. Improved download server check speed.
2. Improved sensor monitoring for ASUS and Gigabyte mainboard.
3. Improved stability for hard drive detection.
4. Hardware Info: Support new NVIDIA GeForce GPU (NVIDIA GeForce GT 710M,755M, Quadro K510M,K2100M,K4100M, GRID K100 and GRID K200)

Bug Fixed:

1. Application may crash when downloading driver.
2. Application may crash on some Windows 8.1 systems.

Driver Genius 12 (Version:12.0.0.1314) -- July 15, 2013

Improvement:

1. Added Windows 8.1 Preview support.
2. Optimized download server connection speed.
3. Improved compatibility for Apple computer.
4. Hardware Info: Added ability to detect USB hard drive information.
5. Hardware Info: Support new NVIDIA GeForce GPU (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M/770/780) and AMD Radeon GPU (AMD Radeon HD 7730/7990).

Bug Fixed:

1. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 12 (Version:12.0.0.1306) -- May 16, 2013

Improvement:

1. Improved compatibility for Windows 8.
2. Improved loading time for hardware info.
3. Improved hardware info. Support Intel Haswell and AMD Kabini. Support latest NVIDIA GeForce GPU and AMD Radeon GPU.

Bug Fixed:

1. Fixed program may crash or freeze on Windows 8 64bit and Windows Server 2012.
2. Minor bug fixes.

Driver Genius 12 (Version:12.0.0.1211) -- Nov 13, 2012

New features:
1. Fully support for Windows 8 and Windows server 2012
Driver Genius 12 now can fully support for official Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Driver Genius can offer the most recent version drivers for Windows 8 system.
2. Enhanced hardware information inventory
Enhanced Hardware Info can support for the newest Intel/AMD CPU and GPU including nVidia Quadro K1000M, K2000M, K3000M, K4000M, K5000M, GeForce GTX 650M ,GeForce GTX 680M, nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti, GeForce GTX 650 and Tesla K10, Quadro K2000, K2000D, K600, NVS 510, K5000, VGX K1, VGX K2  / AMD FirePro V3900, V4900, V5900, W600, W5000, W7000, W8000, W9000. It can support for more hardware sensors and offer more accurate hardware temperature. Optimized hardware detection speed---increase 40%.
3. System health monitoring
The High temperature will reduce the stability and performance of hardware devices, even damaged.
Driver Genius 12 can monitor the temperature of CPU, Video card, HDD est. in real time to prevent system damage from overheat in advance.

Improvement:
1. New driver download manager
The new Driver download manager has increased download speed---12% faster and fixed the download window flash problem.
2. Optimized memory usage
Driver Genius 12 takes up few system resources than Driver Genius does---reduce 50%-60% memory usage normally, but works faster.
3. Support 80,000 plus hardware devices.
Optimized database structure makes driver update scan faster and more accurately. Driver Genius now can support for over 80,000 hardware devices and the number is still increasing. It is very important to keep drivers updating. Not only for enhancing the stability of system, but also for bringing full hardware performance.
4. Optimized driver backup
The speed of back-up drivers now has increased 50%. It only takes less than 1 minute to backup all drivers. Added driver package integrity scan, fixed the ‘cat file’ missing and no signature driver warning problem when restoring drivers.
5. Optimized driver uninstaller
Improved uninstall driver module. Now the Uninstall driver program will delete the old drivers from ‘Driver Store’ entirely.

Bug Fixed:
1. Fixed system can't be rebooted when running Driver Genius if the Minimize main window to system tray option is enabled.
2. Fixed some drivers can't be backup completely.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 11 (Version:11.0.0.1136) -- July 2, 2012

Improvement:
1. Added Windows 8 Release Preview support.
2. Optimized Download-Time out settings to achieve more steady connection.
3. Hardware Info: Added new hardware support and optimized performance for sensor monitoring.
4. Added Bulgarian and Hungarian languages support.

Bug fixes:
1. Fixed Download missions load repeatedly problem.
2. Fixed Hardware Info can't load drivers successfully in scheduled task mode.


Driver Genius Professional Edition 11 (Version:11.0.0.1128) -- April 19, 2012

Improvement:
1. Improved the stability of driver downloading.
2. Improved SD/CF interface device identifying accuracy.
3. Improved compatibility for Window 8 consumer-preview Edition.
4. Added more hardware devices support.
5. Added Arabic, Slovak language support.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 11 (Version:11.0.0.1112) -- Dec 14, 2011

New features:
1. Added Windows Server 2008 R2 (32bit & 64bit)/Windows 8 (32bit & 64bit) support.
Driver Genius is the first driver manage program that can support Windows Server 2008 R2 (32bit & 64bit)/Windows 8 (32bit & 64bit). Users can manage and download drivers for the two new beta version Windows systems.

2. New hardware detect function offers detailed hardware information.
The new hardware Info is capable of getting in touch with all pieces of hardware to provide detailed information about each one now. hardware Info can display almost all your computer hardware specification such as CPU , Motherboard, Memory, Bus, Video Adapter, Monitor, Drives (Floppy, hard disk, CD/DVD Rom), Audio, Network, Port (Serial, parallel, USB), also information about your laptop’s battery. hardware Info also has another additional feature, that is access to computer censor to show the current Voltage and Core temperature of CPU and battery.
3. Support Export/Import user settings and driver updates, restore program configuration quickly after reinstalling system.

Users can export/ import the downloaded driver updates to/from a file. Driver Genius can import the update data to install new drivers again or continue downloading them after reinstalling the program.

Improvement:
1. Support more than 60,000 hardware devices.
New Driver Genius can support more than 60,000 devices , nearly includes all hardware devices of the world. A suitable driver can improve hardware performance by 30% or more , especially for video card and motherboard chipset.
2. Optimized program loading speed. Accelerate Driver Genius loading speed. With Driver Genius 11, you’ll reduce program loading times by up to 50%!
3. Optimized driver scanning speed. Improved program algorithm. With Driver Genius 11, you’ll reduce driver scanning times by up to 30%!

Bug Fixes
1. Fixed download the driver again after downloading a driver completely.
2. Fixed some drivers can't be installed automatically.
3. Fixed can't load the download driver list.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 10 (Version:10.0.0.761) -- May 25, 2011

Bug fixes:
1. Program hangs when scanning Windows mobile device.

Improvement:
1. Speed up driver backup process.
2. Download the latest driver database during program installation process.
3. Improved uninstaller program.
4. Added Brazilian Portuguese, Serbian, Farsi language support.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 10 (Version:10.0.0.712) -- Jan 10, 2011

Improvement:
1. Improved scan accuracy for ACPI/HDA device.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 10 (Version:10.0.0.526) -- Aug 10, 2010

Improvement:
1. Driver scan scheduler – schedule regular scans to ensure your drivers are always up-to-date.
2. Download Verification – auto-checks downloaded drivers to ensure complete downloads.
3. Driver download location can be set by user.
4. Automatic removal of out of date drivers from download manager.
5. Driver scan accuracy. Now provides more accurate information about out of date drivers.
6. Thousands up updates and additions to the Driver Database.
7. One-click driver installation. Install multiple drivers with a single click.
8. Driver downloads are faster and more reliable.
9. User interface enhancements make Driver Genius easier and more convenient than ever.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.190) -- Apr 21, 2010

Bug fixes:
1. Fixed loading problem under Vista and above.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.189) -- Apr 18, 2010

Bug fixes:
1. The program may crash when downloading drivers.
2. Resume broken downloads may be ineffective sometimes.

Improvement:
1. Raise driver downloading speed.
2. Switch to another available server automatically if downloading drivers fails.
3. Minor tweaks.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.186) -- Dec 08, 2009

Bug fixes:
1. Device icons display incorrectly

Improvement:
1. Enhanced hardware identify function.
2. Accelerate the hardware scan speed.
3. Reduce the reconnection wait time after downloading fail.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.182) -- Oct 21, 2009

Bug fixes:
1. Fixed the program will break when scanning some storage devices.
2. Lost some drivers when backing up drivers.
3. The updated database can't be loaded immediately.

Improvement:
1. Improved Windows 7 compatibility.
2. Added Norwegian, Persian, Portuguese(Brazilian) language support.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.180) -- July 15, 2009

Bug fixes:
1. Fixed the program will break when scanning some USB devices.
Improvement:
1. Accelerate the program boot up speed.
2. Improve HD Audio detect mechanism.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.178) -- June 25, 2009

Bug fixes:
1. Fixed can't create scan log.
2. Fixed some program interface can't be displayed completely
3. Minor tweaks.

Improvement:
1. Added Arabic, Slovak language support.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2009 (Version:9.0.0.176) -- June 12, 2009

Bug fixes:
1. Lost some cat files of drivers when backing up them.
2. The Program hangs when scan driver updates.
3. Still prompt to update drivers even they have been installed.
4. Fixed some software conflict problems.

Improvement:

1. Added Windows 7/Windows 7 x64/Windows Server 2008/Windows server 2008 x64 support.
2. Changed the default backup and download path to My Documents folder.
3. Display backup time list in restore driver window.
4. Accelerate scan driver update process.
5. Display What's new information of updated drivers.
6. Auto-detection of fastest download server to improve download speed and stability. Auto-switching to another server if a download fails.
7. Guide users to install drivers, the program can extract and install drivers by itself. New Install Interface to simplify installing downloaded drivers.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2008 (Version: 8.0.0.316) -- August 02, 2008

Bug fixes:
1. Prompt file damage after open drivers downloaded by Drivers Download Manager.
2. Program hang when downloading drivers update.
3. Create Auto-installer fails if the backup file size is more than 100 MB.
Improvement:
1. The backup file will be named adopt date & time format when backup automatically.
2. Display current version and the latest version of driver.
3. Support connecting by proxy server with password.
4. Support choosing the fastest mirror server to download driver update.
5. Drivers Download Manager support multithread download technology.
6. Drivers Download Manager support retry and resume the unfinished download mission if connection is failed.
7. Adds hide driver update to prevent prompting to download driver update repeatedly.
8. Adds some new hardware support.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2007 (Version: 7.1.0.622) -- June 16, 2007

Bug fixes:
1. Improved compatibility for Windows Vista.
2. Fixed a problem that cause out of memory.
3. Fixed program hang when restore some drivers.
4. Fixed too high CPU usage when backing up drivers.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2007 (Version: 7.0.2358) -- February 15, 2007

Bug fixes:
1. Fixes the 'Out of memory' issue.
2. Program freeze when backup some especial drivers.
3. Removed bad drivers download link.
Improvement:
1. Added support for Windows Vista/XP x64/Server 2003 x64/Vista x64.
2. Improved use interface, make the program easier and more friendly to use.
3. Added Device Diagnostics.
4. Improved drivers update function.
5. Added drivers download manager, make user download and manage drivers easier.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2006 (Version: 6.1.2518) -- May 18, 2006

Bug fixes:
1. The program hangs when restoring some especial drivers.
2. Missing backup NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator driver.
3. LiveUpdate program has no response if the server is busy.
4. Fixes an installation program issue.
Improvement:
1. Optimized drivers install process.
2. Optimized drivers searching speed.
3. Improved drivers uninstall function.
4. Added mange drivers update manually function.
5. Added language support for Czech, Danish, French, Hungarian, Portuguese Brazilian, Slovak, Spanish.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2005 (Version: 6.0.1882) -- November 21, 2005

Bug fixes:
1. Fixed some small bugs.
Improvement:
1. Improved drivers update function, support more hardware.
2. Extended database, over 30,000 hardware records.
3. Our new drivers download site now is available, the download speed will be faster.
4. Improved drivers backup function. Support backup drivers in command line mode
5. Improved drivers uninstall function.
6. Italian language interface is available now.
7. Some fine changes.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2005 (Version: 5.2.728) --September 15,2005

Improvement:
1. Arabic language interface is available now.
2. Korean language interface is available now.
3. Malay language interface is available now.
4. Some fine changes.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2005 (Version: 5.1.915) --August 29,2005

Bug fixes:
1. The program hangs when backing up some types printer drivers.
Improvement:
1. German language interface is available now.
2. Added 3 mirror sites into the drivers download list, the download speed should be faster.
3. Improve drivers backup function.
4. Some fine changes.

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2005 (Version: 5.0.1082) --April 30,2005

Bug fixes:
1. Unable to backup drivers in Windows 98/ME safe mode.
2. Unable to backup the peripheral's drivers if the device is unplugged.
3. Fix for some small bugs.

Improvement:
1. Improve the compatibility of program in Windows server 2003.
2. Scanner, Printer drivers upgrade function is available.
3. Driver auto-setup program command line support.

There isn’t more wonderful thing in the world than free thing. And nothing can beat the joy of getting not one, not two, not three, but five (5) free software products at one go. As part of promotion to promote the upcoming a Germany-based portal software.de, the German language portal is giving away 5 application programs which worth more than €300 for free download with genuine licenses or serial number keys.

The 5 free software products are:

• Driver Genius 6 (24.99 EUR)- Also known as Driver Genius Professional Edition 2006 from Driver-Soft to keep drivers installed on system up-to-date automatically.
• Registry First Aid 4.3 (24.95 EUR)- Developed by RoseCitySoftware to clean and optimize system registry database. Support 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP.
• Netobjects Fusion 8 (199.90 EUR)- A popular web design tool or HTML editor (or more specifically HTML generator) from Website Pros that generates HTML through its own proprietary database.
• Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2008 (49.99 EUR) – Ashampoo WinOptimizer is a suite of tools for maintaining and optimizing your Windows computer. Support Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista.
• Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 (39.99 EUR) – Burn, write and manage CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray disc with backup feature. Support Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

To get these software products and access to download links and serial number or license code, go to Software.de homepage, and register or sign up for the free newsletter.

After registering, a confirmation email will be sent to your mailbox. Click on the confirmation link to get another email with a package of 5 free software applications, with details on how to download the setup installer and if required, where to register for the free license, product key or serial number. All programs can be used immediately after user entering registration serial number, and can be used as full version product without limitation, restriction or expiry time limit.

Here’s the excerpt to the free products package email from Software.de. Note that all software is in German language. For convenient, Tip and Trick has gathered the English version of the software which can be used with the serial number provided.

Registry First Aid 4.3

reg_first_aid.exe (Multilingual program including English support with setup and help files in German)

After running reg_first_aid.exe, click on Installieren on “Avanquest software” window to start installation process. After installing Registry First Aid 4.3.1, go to Help menu and click on Enter Registration Key, and then type in the following serial number to activate the software:

BX-KTF2-NKKC6K-6C7ARAM6-H6LFARCT-KL7A7R7K-N72ARF-R7PH

Update: Free Registry First Aid 6

Driver Genius 6 Profession Edition 2006

dgpro2006.exe or alternative link: dgprosoftonic.exe (version 6.1.2518, English language)
driver_genius.exe (version 6.2.1525, German language)

The software must be registered or activated with the following registration name and code:

Registration Name: www.blitzbox.de
Registration Code: QB4SX DPG4X5PVERUSDYP

NetObjects Fusion 8

nof8.zip (106 MB, in German language only as serial key not working with English version)

Go to the following page to obtain the free NetObjects Fusion 8 License Key. Complete the check out process to purchase the Fusion 8 license key at zero cost (free).

http://www.netobjects.com/software

Then, install the NetObjects Fusion 8 and enter the license number when requested during installation process.

Ashampoo Burning Studio 6

Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 (version 6.61 in English language)
ashampoo_burningstudio650_sfw_de.exe (in German language)

For German version, the setup installer may install Ashampoo Burning Studio 6 as free 10-day trial. To get the full commercial version license key, go to Software and click on Regration to register for free serial code, or directly go straight to URL below:

http://www.ashampoo.com/frontend/registration/php/full_step1.php?session_langid=1&x=820e694038fadbf9b60b834215b46fdb

Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2008

ashampoo_winoptimizer2008_vnu_gb.exe (version 4.41 in English language)
ashampoo_winoptimizer_2008_441_sfw_de.exe (version 4.41 in German language)

The setup installer will install Ashampoo WinOptimizer 2008 as 10-day free trial version. To convert and activate it as full version, get the free full version registration code at the following URL (also accessible from Internet menu and click on Get Full Version):

http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/trial_step_1_3230_2.htm (in English)

or

http://www2.ashampoo.com/webcache/html/1/trial_step_1_3620_1.htm (in German)

Enter the serial code from Internet menu to activate the full version without expiry date and usage restriction.

Update: Ashampoo WinOptimizer 5