Driver Genius Professional 12.0.0.1306 - Changelog

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 12.0.0.1211:

November 13th, 2012

New feature:
· Fully support for Windows 8 and Windows server 2012.
· Enhanced hardware information detection.
· Hardware temperature monitor --- temperature monitor for CPU, Display card and HDD.
· New driver download manager --- faster download speed.

Improve:
· Optimized memory usage --- reduce 50%-60% memory usage.
· Optimized database structure --- make driver update scan faster and more accurately.
· Optimized driver backup speed.
· Uninstall driver --- Remove old driver package completely.

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 11.0.0.1126:

April 9th, 2012

· Improved the stablity of driver downloading.
· Improved SD/CF interface device identifying accuracy.
· Improved compatibility for Window 8 consumer-preview Edtion.
· Added more hardware devices support.
· Added Arabic, Slovak language support.

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 11.0.0.1112:

December 14th, 2011

New feature:
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.

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

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 10.0.0.820:

November 17th, 2011

Bug fixes:
· Fixed drivers can't be downloaded completely on certain condition.
· Fixed Download Manager may load failed sometimes.

Improvement:
· Improved download speed.

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 10.0.0.761:

May 26th, 2011

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

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 10.0.0.712:

January 11th, 2011

· Improved scan accuracy for ACPI/HDA device.

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 10.0.0.526:

August 10th, 2010

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 9.0.0.190:

April 21st, 2010

· Fixed loading problem under Vista and above.

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 9.0.0.189:

April 18th, 2010

Bug fixes:
· The program may crash when downloading drivers.
· Resume broken downloads may be ineffective sometimes.
Improvement:
· Raise driver downloading speed.
· Switch to another available server automatically if downloading drivers fails.
· Minor tweaks.

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 9.0.0.186:

April 18th, 2010

Bug fixes:
· Device icons display incorrectly
Improvement:
· Enhanced hardware identify function.
· Accelerate the hardware scan speed.
· Reduce the reconnection wait time after downloading fail.

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 9.0.0.182:

October 22nd, 2009

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

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 9.0.0.180:

July 14th, 2009

Bug fixes:
· Fixed can't creat scan log.
· Fixed some program interface can't be displayed completely
· Minor tweaks.
Improvement:
· Added Arabic, Slovak language support.

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 9.0.0.176:

June 12th, 2009

Bug fixes:
· Lost some cat files of drivers when backing up them.
· The Program hangs when scan driver updates.
· Still prompt to update drivers even they have been installed.
· Fixed some software conflict problems.
Improvement:
· Added Windows 7/Windows 7 x64/Windows Server 2008/Windows server 2008 x64 support.
· Changed the default backup and download path to My Documents folder.
· Display backup time list in restore driver window.
· Accelerate scan driver update process.
· Display What's new information of updated drivers.
· Auto-detection of fastest download server to improve download speed and stabilityAuto-switching to another server if a download fails.
· Guide users to install drivers, the program can extract and install drivers by itselfNew Install Interface to simplify installing downloaded drivers.

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 8.0.0.316:

June 12th, 2009

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 7.1.0.622:

June 12th, 2009

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 7.0.2358:

June 12th, 2009

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 6.1.2518:

June 12th, 2009

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 6.0.1882:

June 12th, 2009

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 5.2.728:

June 12th, 2009

Improvement:
· Arabic language interface is available now.
· Korean language interface is available now.
· Malay language interface is available now.
· Some fine changes.

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 5.1.915:

June 12th, 2009

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

What's new in Driver Genius Professional 5.0.1082:

June 12th, 2009

Bug fixes:
· Unable to backup drivers in Windows 98/ME safe mode.
· Unable to backup the peripheral's drivers if the device is unplugged.
· Fix for some small bugs.
Improvement:
· Improve the compatibility of program in Windows server 2003.
· Scanner, Printer drivers upgrade function is available.
· Driver auto-setup program command line support.