Copy and paste this script in Notepad or your favorite text editor and save it as DriveCopy. Rename the TXT extension to BAT. Viola, now you have the batch file.
echo offWhen you open this script it will start copying files into your C:/ drive hidden folder called olddrivers (you have to unhide them in folder options to see them). After you reformat, you go to device manager and reinstall the question mark drivers. When it ask for the cd, put it in.
cls
pause
md \olddrivers
cd \olddrivers
xcopy c:\windows\help /h /y
xcopy c:\windows\inf /h /r /y
xcopy c:\windows\system /h /r /y
xcopy c:\windows\system32 /h /r /y
xcopy c:\windows\system32\drivers /h /r /y
pause
you come up always with the good tips to make our lives easier :) thanks!
ReplyDeleteI don’t have a XP, but I have encountered the problem occasionally with drivers after installing XP.. wish i had this before
ReplyDeleteis there anything like this for for winows 7 x64
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