Is there a free program that will scan my computer and find missing missing/outdated drivers and update them?

November 2, 2009

now what I want to know is, is there a good program out there that will scan my computer for drivers and if I don’t have a driver or a driver is not updated it will find the best or most appropriate for the hardware and update the driver or install a better version of driver? I ask because I seem to not be able to get sound playing from my speakers, and i suspect it is either no drivers are installed or outdated drivers are on my computer because I just installed Windows XP a few days ago.
Now don’t forget that I said a free program, and to me free means 100% free, like freeware programs. I do not want shareware because most of the trials/demos only scan your computer to tell you that you have a problem(and why would you need a program like this if you don’t suspect there is a problem?), but then to fix it you must then purchase the program so only suggest freeware/free programs.

Big problems with MS Office 2007?

October 1, 2009

I have been using Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Plus for nearly a year now. I’ve always been able to run every aspect of Office without fail. I haven’t changed any hardware or significant software changes in that time, but within the last few days, it has quit working. Whenever I try to start Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, or Outlook, I get an error message saying that there isn’t enough memory or disk space to run those programs. I can run every other program on my computer without problem. I have twice ran the Microsoft Office Diagnostic tool, and it says there is no problem with my system. My anti-virus, anti-spam, and anti-malware tools can’t find anything. If I contact Microsoft about the problem, their free troubleshooting help doesn’t apply to me. They want to charge me just to CHAT with someone who may or may not be able to help me. I don’t know what to do to fix this, but I don’t want to pay them money. Please, can anyone offer any suggestions?
Canadian Bacon’s answer fails. The processes that are currently running on my PC aren’t taking enough memory to cause a problem.

computer issues?

September 18, 2009

I have a new dell laptop and it wont start. Ive had it for about a month and the first time i shut it off (a few days after i got it) it wouldnt start because of some new software or update thing, but The other night my dad shut it off for me and now it wont turn back on. I can turn it on and it asks if i want to start it normally, or on 3 different safe modes…i tried all and when it starts up all you see is a black screen with the pointer (and the pointer moves so its not frozen). Ive also been able to do diagnostic tests on it and everytime i do it, it comes back completely positive and there is nothing wrong with it but i turn it on and it goes to the black screen with the pointer…i dont know what to do about it but its been like this for almost 48 hours! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

Anti Virus Software?

September 9, 2009

Ok i have asked like a million questions in the last few days and i havent been given clear answers and i just want my computer fixed.
So if i wanted my computer completly free of spyware, adware, viruses, malware, registry cleaned and so on….what FREE software can i download. I do not mind downloading more than 1 piece of software. I do not want a free scan if it will not fix my problems for free.

Please help it is much appreciated