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scoootr
10-04-2001, 04:43 PM
Is it possible to salvage existing drivers from a win9x box, for use after re-formatting? If so, how would I go about it?
We are trying to develop a new process for re-doing machines at work, and would like to avoid having to run down drivers from disks or the network.
If we could preserve the drivers on the machine prior to format, then re-install them after loading the o/s, that would be great.

theelf
10-04-2001, 10:10 PM
I suppose it is possible. You would have to go thru Device manager in Control Panel and go thru each piece of hardware to locate all the vxds and dll files and then go thru the inf directory and locate all the approiate inf files. The end result would become more work than replacing them after an install. Or I suppose you could just save the whole system and inf directories to a cd.