2006-10-10 08:41:17 · 8 answers · asked by darkdrium6 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It's a great idea to look for your drivers and make backups of the driver folder that has the Installation version. But the drivers that are installed won't be helpful.
You see, the installation program makes changes that make the driver files work. So you need those originals.
It's too bad that some computers do not come with all of the driver disks. Some devices do not come with drivers disks. Then, the user often loses this part of the product. But the manufacturers websites usually have what you need. In this case, you can RIGHT CLICK on the My Computer ICON and go to the hardware section. From there, you can review the manufacturer's name and part number for most of these components. Write them down, so you have a checklist. Be sure to get the Video card drivers, Network card drivers and Fax/Modem card drivers as a minimum, so you can go online later to get them.
2006-10-10 09:02:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.bootdisk.com
Create a startup disk first with all the drivers you need, this includes CD and Monitor, etc.
You need the O/S, image, all the drivers
all the updates and Dont forget the Registry
You need default drivers just so the CD Rom recognzies the drve from scratch
Depending on what is wrong sometimes a simple refresh install of the OS works a pronlem out!
2006-10-10 08:43:07 · answer #2 · answered by god knows and sees else Yahoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best to follow up a re-formatting with a new operating system with the latest driver packages downloaded from the internet.
2006-10-10 19:35:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, though it's best to download and install the newest drivers from the internet, test them, then copy them to a disk or drive.
2006-10-10 08:44:05 · answer #4 · answered by Crono 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I would NOT recomend formatting a hard drive to ANYONE. It's a BIG pain to get everything re-installed again.
2006-10-10 08:45:05 · answer #5 · answered by Christian 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course, and by the way it is better to format you computer very now and then in order to run virus and spyware free, so i recommendo you to format it
2006-10-10 08:49:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
e-mail me and i can guide u through the proccess marlo20082001@yahoo.com
2006-10-10 08:53:44 · answer #7 · answered by Paper_boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-10-10 08:44:42 · answer #8 · answered by Vladimir 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋