reformat

chauncy_dog · 10-10-2008, 09:55 AM

my hard drives is completely hosed and I am getting ready to reformat. Before I do is there a way to download all the xp updates on my computer to a usb memory stick so reinstalling them goes faster than normal download? Please note I am a complete novice at this

pvo01 · 10-10-2008, 10:22 AM

you may wanna try this,.
go to device manager =>, under network adapter, sound, display adapters...., and then click on any one of them, you should see something in that list. and then in that list, you should see something like Intel (R) pro 10/100.... try right click it and go to property. this will shows you the driver detail, and you should follow the detail path, navegate to that path and coppy that file, save into a usb. btw, you should do the same thing to all other component tooo, becaue usually when you reinstall windows they will ask you to reinstall your drivers again. so this might save you time of finding the drivers.

and how to install them back after you reinstall windows?
you juct click on the driver and navagate to the file you saved in your usb.., good luck

Banscare · 10-10-2008, 10:28 AM

Wow, You learn something new every day. Saves me some time with the endless stream of laptops that just keep coming. Thanks pvo

10-10-2008, 09:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
chauncy_dog Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp sp3	reformat my hard drives is completely hosed and I am getting ready to reformat. Before I do is there a way to download all the xp updates on my computer to a usb memory stick so reinstalling them goes faster than normal download? Please note I am a complete novice at this

10-10-2008, 10:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
pvo01 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 65 OS: xp and vista	Re: reformat you may wanna try this,. go to device manager =>, under network adapter, sound, display adapters...., and then click on any one of them, you should see something in that list. and then in that list, you should see something like Intel (R) pro 10/100.... try right click it and go to property. this will shows you the driver detail, and you should follow the detail path, navegate to that path and coppy that file, save into a usb. btw, you should do the same thing to all other component tooo, becaue usually when you reinstall windows they will ask you to reinstall your drivers again. so this might save you time of finding the drivers. and how to install them back after you reinstall windows? you juct click on the driver and navagate to the file you saved in your usb.., good luck

10-10-2008, 10:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Banscare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: St John's NL Posts: 183 OS: XP Pro 64bit My System	Re: reformat Wow, You learn something new every day. Saves me some time with the endless stream of laptops that just keep coming. Thanks pvo __________________ Ban Computer Support Specialist (MCP, MCSE)