The Good
Device Doctor is as simple as a single-windowed application featuring a single button that triggers the scan and individual download buttons for each update detected.
All driver downloads are free of charge and you can update as many of them as you want, as often as it is necessary, without any restriction.
For the users less accustomed with driver installation procedures, the help file in the application explains the entire process plain and simple, to eliminate any doubt. On all the systems we tested the application on, scanning took just a few seconds to finish.
The application also comes in portable format, letting you carry it to any computer and check for driver updates.
The Bad
Being such a simple program has its disadvantages. One of them is that you have to manually create a restore point before installing the driver updates. Not many users are accustomed with this feature (although on the driver download page, you are provided with links to tutorials showing the steps to create a restore point in both Windows 7/Vista and XP).
Device Doctor detected that updates to only a few devices were necessary, although a closer verification with different tools revealed that more components were in need of driver updates.
The Truth
Device Doctor is still at the beginning of the road and has plenty of features to add in order to expand its functionality. Currently, it is not recommendable to beginner users or those without knowledge on driver version verification and compatibility.
User feedback is welcomed by the developer, this being the main form of improving the application. All its services are absolutely free of charge, so enhancing its accuracy when providing driver updates is a purpose attainable largely through user community.
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