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mark
how do i back up all of my drivers and where do i find them. just in case.
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John John - MVP
You can't really backup the drivers as such. The drivers are mostly
stored in the \WINDOWS\system32\drivers directory, a few are in
WINDOWS\system32. Drivers need to be "installed", when they fail it
isn't usually just a matter of replacing a single file with a backup
copy, you need the .inf or .exe file that comes with the driver package
in order to properly install the driver so a backup of the contents of
just the \WINDOWS\system32\drivers is usually of little value.
The drivers for your hardware will usually come on a CD with your
computer or other hardware that you purchase, or you will have
downloaded them from the internet, these are the files that you should
keep stored in a safe location.
John
stored in the \WINDOWS\system32\drivers directory, a few are in
WINDOWS\system32. Drivers need to be "installed", when they fail it
isn't usually just a matter of replacing a single file with a backup
copy, you need the .inf or .exe file that comes with the driver package
in order to properly install the driver so a backup of the contents of
just the \WINDOWS\system32\drivers is usually of little value.
The drivers for your hardware will usually come on a CD with your
computer or other hardware that you purchase, or you will have
downloaded them from the internet, these are the files that you should
keep stored in a safe location.
John
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Jim
how do i back up all of my drivers and where do i find them. just in case.
cheers.
http://www.bing.com/search?q=how+to+backup+drivers&sourceid=opera&num=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
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Twayne
Jim said:
Good link Jim; thanks.
Twayne`
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Jerry
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Bob Harris
Consider getting some partition imaging software. This will backup a lot
more than just drivers, but then a lot more can go wrong than just drivers.
I like Acronis True Image; others prefer Norton Ghost. For more programs,
some free, see: http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads3.html
As for drivers themselves, they are hardware specific, and sometimes
operating system specific. For example, your motherboard's drivers would be
of no value on a random motherboard or new PC. And, with so many devices
being built into motherboards, that applies to most drivers.
The drivers for a printer or scanner are worth keeping, since they should
work on any PC with the same operating system. However, the latest/best
versions are usually available form the manufacture's website. But, for
convenience, I do tend to save the installation packages. This can be very
important in cases where the manufacturer goes out of business, or stops
supporting a given operating system.
Drivers for video and sound card, if really separate cards and not simply
built into the motherboard, are worth downloading and saving.
more than just drivers, but then a lot more can go wrong than just drivers.
I like Acronis True Image; others prefer Norton Ghost. For more programs,
some free, see: http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads3.html
As for drivers themselves, they are hardware specific, and sometimes
operating system specific. For example, your motherboard's drivers would be
of no value on a random motherboard or new PC. And, with so many devices
being built into motherboards, that applies to most drivers.
The drivers for a printer or scanner are worth keeping, since they should
work on any PC with the same operating system. However, the latest/best
versions are usually available form the manufacture's website. But, for
convenience, I do tend to save the installation packages. This can be very
important in cases where the manufacturer goes out of business, or stops
supporting a given operating system.
Drivers for video and sound card, if really separate cards and not simply
built into the motherboard, are worth downloading and saving.
A
Alver
Hi, I have used the following freeware to back up my drivers succesfully:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/drvback/
Alver
http://sourceforge.net/projects/drvback/
Alver
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Rich/rerat
mark,
If you own a Dell PC/Laptop, there should be a copy of the driver & maybe
some factory installed software updates, install files in the following
location(s):
C:\Dell\Drivers
C:\NVIDIA (Nvidia harware)
There may some additional driver files in the following folder, if the OS
was installed using a restore partition:
C:\drivers
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Alver
If you own a Dell PC/Laptop, there should be a copy of the driver & maybe
some factory installed software updates, install files in the following
location(s):
C:\Dell\Drivers
C:\NVIDIA (Nvidia harware)
There may some additional driver files in the following folder, if the OS
was installed using a restore partition:
C:\drivers
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/drvback/
Alver