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joseph marty <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 Sep 2002 23:21:00 -0400
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I usually download the latest drivers from wherever and save them on a zip disk.  If some are already on CD's, floppies or other media, saving is no problem.  If already in Windows and this is a reinstall, those drivers will still be available.  If you are talking about copying installed drivers before format and reinstall, you can't really do that since files are all over the OS and in the registry.  After I collect 650 Mb of stuff, including updated drivers, I make a CD, then use Advanced Disk Catalogue to catalogue the contents.

>Is there some good way to save drivers before format and reinstall OS?
>Keeping copies in folder, and copying folder to disk, occurs, but some
>drivers are on CD, some on floppies, some were downloads, some from
>Windows, etc.
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