How do i back up the drivers in my windows XP pc?

Answer 1

copy ur entire windows folder to a dvd ... if u ever need the drivers go to device manager and update driver ... point it to ur dvd and itl find them .. backup ur registry while ur at it and save that to a dvd to ... heres how::::

BACKUP

How to Back Up Files and Folders
Note You must have permissions as an administrator or as a backup operator on your computer to back up files and folders. Also, backup operators and administrators can back up and restore encrypted files and folders without decrypting the files or folders.
1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup. The Backup or Restore Wizard starts.
2. Click Advanced Mode.
3. Click the Backup tab.
4. On the Job menu, click New.
5. Click to select the check boxes for the drives that you want to back up. If you want to be more specific in your selections, expand the drive that you want, and then click to select the check boxes for the files or folders that you want.
6. Click to select the System State check box.

Note If you want to back up your system settings and your data files, back up all the data on your computer plus the System State data. The System State data includes such things as the registry, the COM+ class registration database, files under Windows File Protection, and boot files.
7. In the Backup destination list, click the backup destination that you want to use.
8. If you clicked File in the previous step, type the full path and file name that you want in the Backup media or file name box. You can also specify a network share as a destination for the backup file.
9. Click Start Backup. The Backup Job Information dialog box appears.
10. Under If the media already contains backups, use one of the following steps:
• If you want to append this backup to previous backups, click Append this backup to the media.
• If you want to overwrite previous backups with this backup, click Replace the data on the media with this backup.
11. Click Advanced.
12. Select the Verify data after backup check box.
13. In the Backup Type box, click the type of backup that you want. When you click a backup type, a description of that backup type appears under "Description."
14. Click OK, and then click Start Backup. A Backup Progress dialog box appears, and the backup starts.
15. When the backup is complete, click Close.


RESTORE


Note You must have administrative or backup operator credentials on your computer to restore files and folders. Backup operators and administrators can back up and restore encrypted files and folders without decrypting the files or folders.

To restore files and folders, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Backup. The Backup or Restore Wizard starts.
2. Click Advanced Mode.
3. Click the Restore and Manage Media tab.
4. Use one of the following steps:
• If you want to restore from a backup file, expand File, and then expand the backup file that you want. For example, expand Backup.bkf created 01/01/2002 at 1:15 PM. By default, backup includes the date and time of the backup as part of the file name.
• If you want to restore from a tape backup, expand the tape device that you want, and then expand the media name that you want. For example, expand Travan, and then expand Media created 01/01/2002 1:15 PM.
5. Select the check boxes for the folders that you want to restore. If you want to be more specific in your selections, double-click the folder that you want, and then select the check boxes for the files or folders that you want to restore.
6. If you are restoring the whole operating system, select the System State check box.

Note If you want to restore the operating system and your data files, you must restore the System State data. The System State data includes such things as the registry, the COM+ class registration database, files under Windows File Protection, and startup files.

Important Make sure your current Windows installation has the same service pack level as your operating system backup before you restore a full backup. For example, if you restore a full backup that includes Service Pack 1 (SP1), make sure that SP1 is installed for your current Windows installation.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
328035 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328035/) STOP error occurs when you restore Backup Windows XP S files
7. In the Restore files to box, use one of the following methods:
• Click Original location if you want to restore the files to the location where you backed them up. Use this selection when you restore the whole computer.
• Click Alternate location if you want to restore a file or files to another location on the hard disk. Type the location that you want in the Alternate location box. Use this selection to prevent the restore operation from overwriting existing files on your computer.
• Click Single folder if you want to restore a file or files to a single folder on the hard disk. Type the location that you want in the Alternate location box. Use this selection to separate the restored files or folders from the rest of the files on the hard disk.
8. On the Tools menu, click Options.
9. Click the method that you want Backup to use when it restores a file that is already on the computer, and then click OK. Backup uses this selection to determine whether to overwrite an existing file only when it restores a file in a folder that contains the existing file.

Note If you are restoring the operating system, click Always replace the file on my computer.
10. Click Start Restore.
11. If you receive the following message, click OK if you want to restore the System State information with the selected backup:
Warning

Restoring System State will always overwrite current System State unless restoring to an alternative location.
12. In the Confirm Restore prompt, click OK. A Restore Progress dialog box appears, and the restore operation starts.
13. When the restore operation is completed, click Close. If you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

Answer 2

As far as i understood u want to backup entire disk
Download Acronis Migrate Easy.
It's cheap and easy in use utility
Set as slave HD u'd like data to be placed to and make master HD u'd like to be cloned. Run AME's clone option and follow the instructions. good luck :)

Answer 3

You can use this free utility Driver Max
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/drivermax/drivermax.html

Answer 4

Here's one option
http://www.drivermagician.com/

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