Backing up drivers?

Priapus

Priapus

Priapus

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Good morning guys.

I was just speaking to a guy I work with, and he caims there's a bit of software which allows you to back up all your drivers on your machine. For instance, I want to format but I don't have a copy of my drivers backed up on disk. There're only installed on the machine.

This software once ran, will find my VGA, Sound drivers ect installed on the machine and then back it up to a media, IE flash drive, CD ect...


Does such a software exsist? I tried Google, with no luck. :(

Thanks all.
 
Entai said:
or

http://www.driver-soft.com/

Have used the first link and can vouch for it, have only heard good things about the second one, not used it myself.
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Exactly what I wanted. Thanks a lot pal. :D

TC1 said:
I always put my drivers on my pendrive or on a CD.
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Well, yes, that would be a good idea. I do use a 8.5Gb DVD for my drivers. However I can't use them on other people's PCs that I do..;)
 
Ice On Fire said:
Exactly what I wanted. Thanks a lot pal. :D



Well, yes, that would be a good idea. I do use a 8.5Gb DVD for my drivers. However I can't use them on other people's PCs that I do..;)
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I see. Otherwise it is a lot of searching around for peoples drivers on the net if they have not got them to hand!

Driver Genius Professional Edition 2006 looks superb!

So, with that program you could run it on someones PC and it will find all the Device drivers, back them up to CD or a Pendrive and then you have them to re-install when you format thier PC?
 
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I just tried the software in the second link. When installing it it uninstalled some software [pixeur].

When backing up the drivers it put my razer mouse drivers in with my nvidia network drivers.

It didn't find my printer drivers [epson]

The other software listed all the drivers, but kept saying it couldn't back some of them up because it couldn't find the oem.inf or something, even simple stuff like monitor drivers/profiles, despit the fact they are there.
 
backup the executables or zip files that you use prior to installation

its free and easy

just stick them on a USB key, or some other removeable storage media
 
It does the same thing..but doesn't list all drivers like Driver Genius does. So it takes time to search which ones you must back up as it even backs up normal USB drivers within XP as well..or the OS...so that would annoy me backing up useless drivers. Otherwise it's fine....:)

Will be sticking to driver genius pro 2006.
 
Have you tried Driver Genius yet? I looked at Double Driver and it is a matter of un-ticking the ones you don't want backed up?
 
Yes, I tried Driver Genius do like it. However having a think about it...Double Driver is a freeware...Driver Genius isn't. Would rather use the Double Driver rather, less hassel when putting it on customer's computers don't you think?

Try Driver Genius, 15 day trail. Run it quick tell me what you think of it..maybe I am rushing it..?
 
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