This should help: http://www.zhangduo.com/driverbackup.html Terry Rick wrote: > Not the drivers for the harddrive, the drivers for the video sound = >modem >and lan cards. And I'm not installing XP. Is there anyway to get those = >files >downloaded onto a diskette to use after the reinstall of another OS???=20 > >-----Original Message----- >From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ~OoO~ >Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 7:37 PM >To: Rick >Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: Driver Files > >Do you mean drivers for the hard drive? Or, do you mean the restoration = >CD >to reinstall Windows? If the former, you don't need anything special... = >no >drivers or otherwise. Only drivers you'll need are those for the = >hardware... >and even those you wouldn't probably need if your installing XP. >---Troth > > >::: Original Message >::: Sent Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:56:09 -0500 by Rick > > >>=A0 =A0 A friend of mine bought a pc 1 1/2 years ago, and didn't get = >> >> >the=20 > > >>drive >>=A0files with it. I need to reformat the HDD, and was wondering if I = >> >> >can=20 > > >>just >>=A0download the drivers from the PC onto a diskette to use later. Does=20 >>anyone >>=A0know if this will work??? How would I get the driver files to work = >> >> >in=20 > > >>the >>=A0new harddrive???? Do I just load them into the Windows/system = >> >> >directory??? > > >>=A0Thanks for your help. >> >>=A0Rick >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk