Hi Dennis,
Yes, I personally used WinDriversBackup, matter of fact, last night
when the ATI driver crashed on my garbage, I mean on my Gateway (same
thing). I don't know who warned you about WinDriversBackup charging
if want your drivers saved; I say they are very mistaken! You save
them to your computer, external drive, a networked computer, etc.
Paris is right; I would also be surprised if I post something that
isn't free. WinDriversBackup Personal Edition is free for personal
use!
Distribution of WinDriversBackup:
Provided that you distribute this software for non-profit you are
hereby licensed to make as many copies of this software and it's
accompanying documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the
original version to anyone; and distribute the software and
documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is
no charge for any of the above and no monies should be charged by
anyone distributing the software.
You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting
donations, for any such copies, however made; and from distributing
the software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or
otherwise) without prior written permission.
WinDriversBackup Personal Edition Readme:
WinDriversBackup Personal Edition is a free utility provided by
JerMar Software Corp. specifically for backing up your Windows system
driver files. Use of this software outside the scope of personal use
does require the purchase of a software license. To review the
software license click here.
WinDriversBackup can identify all of your Windows driver files and
save them to a secure location in two simple mouse clicks.
Backing up your Windows driver files means they will be available to
you the next time you need to reinstall the driver or the whole
operating system. WinDriversBackup places the driver files in one
organized location of your choosing.
WinDriversBackup is especially helpful in situations where you have a
computer in your possession and it's internal components are unknown.
WinDriversBackup can identify the hardware on the system and their
associated drivers ---then back them up to a specified location.
Backing up your driver files...
To identify a computer's drivers select the button labeled, "Identify
non-MS drivers" or "Identify all drivers".
Identify all drivers: This option identifies all drivers on the
computer. Use this option to back up all of the drivers on the
computer. Note: Not all drivers need to be backed up. Drivers
supplied by Microsoft are automatically installed on your computer
when you install the operating system. They are located on the
Windows installation CD-ROM. However, having all of your drivers
backed up to one location is a compelling benefit of this option.
Identify non-MS drivers: Identifies all drivers on your computer that
are not provided by Microsoft Corporation. Non-Microsoft drivers are
those drivers that are in the strongest need for backing up. These
drivers are not provided by Microsoft so they are not installed as
part of the Windows operating system.
To back up your computer's drivers first select whether to back up
non-MS drivers or all drivers. Once the desired driver files have
been identified select the button labeled, "Backup drivers".
WinDriversBackup will begin saving your driver files in the folder
indicated on the main window. If you wish to save the driver files to
a different location select the button labeled, "Back up drivers in
this folder:".
Tip: Clicking the label that displays where your driver files are
saved to will load Windows Explorer to that folder location.
Tip: Before backing up your driver files make certain the location
where they will be saved has plenty of room for the files. A total
driver back up can easily be in the 10s of megabytes.
Tip: To work with a remote computer first connect to the computer by
right clicking somewhere on the main window. A network browse screen
appears. Locate the computer to make a connection to. Once connected
a drop down list of remotely connected computers appears. Use this
list to select the computer you wish to backup driver files.
Should you ever need to reinstall a driver when prompted by the
operating system use the "Have Disk" option provided. Then, browse to
the location where you saved the driver installation files using
WinDriversBackup.
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yahoogroups.com, "Dennis Jenkins"
<dennis.jenkins...> wrote:
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> Have you personally used this?
>
> I've had a warning about this one charging if you want your drivers
saved.
>
> Dennis Jenkins
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Dennis
Do you mean changing? But, if you mean charging I am bit surprised
that Gene recommends anything that costs. I save copies of all my
drivers using other software in case the worse comes to the worse.
But I never actively seek to change my drivers for new versions. If
you can confirm the voracity of you statement, I will endeavour to
find you freeware/open source alternatives?
Regards
Paris
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