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| Thread ID: 77148 | 2007-02-28 20:31:00 | Putting all drivers onto a disk | Strommer (42) | Press F1 |
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| 528928 | 2007-03-01 20:08:00 | That application is shareware, and gives you a free 15-day trial ( http://www.driver-soft.com/). For a one off job this should be sufficient. I've seen Metla mention he uses it, so maybe he could comment further. | Jen (38) | ||
| 528929 | 2007-03-01 20:19:00 | I'll have to back Speedy on this one. Forget any driver backup utils. You're much better off downloading all the latest drivers for your PC and backing up those packages to a cd/dvd. You're more likely to encounter problems if you extract them using the driver backup utils. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 528930 | 2007-03-01 20:20:00 | lol well thats $30 US. So, what $60 or so NZ?? It looks ok, but I wouldnt bother. I would rather download whatever drivers extract them, then burn them to a cd or dvd. At least its free. Am I missing something here (again)? I thought you said putting drivers on a disk was no good since they had to be extracted using a .exe (or similar) file. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 528931 | 2007-03-01 20:38:00 | Am I missing something here (again)? I thought you said putting drivers on a disk was no good since they had to be extracted using a .exe (or similar) file. Ah what u said previously, was could you copy and paste the drivers (after they've been installed) back to cd or dvd. What I said is different. The exe file/s etc in the zipped file u download from the site is in its original format. (The drivers haven't been installed yet). The files are extracted (before u burn them, the exe file/s are in the the zipped file). So, once you run the exe file, the files for the driver get installed onto the hdd, into whatever folder. Which isnt the same as just cutting and pasting (if the drivers have already been installed) and burning them back to cd or dvd. And if u copy zipped files to a cd (without unzipping them first), it may not work, as the cd will be finalised, and the zipped file may try and extract what is needed (to the cd, since its finalised it cant write to the cd) and not to the hdd before it tries to install the drivers. Which is why whatever zip file should be unzipped BEFORE u burn it to cd. Well this can even happen with install files like paintshop pro updates. Even tho I downloaded the main update install file and burned it to cd, the first time it didnt work, coz the install file couldnt extract to cd since it was finaliased (it couldnt write to the cd). I had to extract what was in the install file, then burn it to cd before it worked. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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