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Old July 22nd 07, 02:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
ilvpegasus
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I am going to have to format my daughters PC. Where do I go to get the
drivers to put back in? Am I going to need one for the sound card, modem,
etc. as well?
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Old July 22nd 07, 05:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
Gary S. Terhune[_2_]
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You get them from the manufacturers. You'll need a set for the motherboard
and separate ones for the cards you have installed (any "onboard" devices
are covered by the motherboard drivers.)

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"ilvpegasus" wrote in message
...
I am going to have to format my daughters PC. Where do I go to get the
drivers to put back in? Am I going to need one for the sound card, modem,
etc. as well?



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Old August 3rd 07, 03:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
Don Phillipson
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"ilvpegasus" wrote in message
...
I am going to have to format my daughters PC. Where do I go to get the
drivers to put back in? Am I going to need one for the sound card,

modem, etc.

"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
You get them from the manufacturers. You'll need a set for the motherboard
and separate ones for the cards you have installed (any "onboard" devices
are covered by the motherboard drivers.)


Reformatting and reinstallation are covered at
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
with good check lists (e.g. locate and record the product
before you reformat i.e. wipe out the old Registry . . . )

Before reformatting you should also review all the
device manufacturers likely to have upgraded drivers
(for modem, audio, video etc.) since 1998 when
Windows drivers were burned to your system CD,
and download and park these on an accessible drive.
If you find a manufacturer has no Win98 drivers still
available, it might be prudent to identify currently
loaded drivers
via / control panel / system / device manager / [each device] / properties
and save spare copies, just in case of need.
(This is specially important for laptops which
often need custom drivers.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)


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Old August 21st 07, 05:33 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
Rubyjack
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Default formatting

I'm just getting caught up on my e-mail.

I was curious about your comment (quoted below) to "save" copies of drivers.
How would one go about this?


Thanks,
Dan

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"Don Phillipson" wrote in message
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"ilvpegasus" wrote in message
...
I am going to have to format my daughters PC. Where do I go to get the
drivers to put back in? Am I going to need one for the sound card,

modem, etc.

"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
You get them from the manufacturers. You'll need a set for the

motherboard
and separate ones for the cards you have installed (any "onboard"

devices
are covered by the motherboard drivers.)


Reformatting and reinstallation are covered at
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
with good check lists (e.g. locate and record the product
before you reformat i.e. wipe out the old Registry . . . )

Before reformatting you should also review all the
device manufacturers likely to have upgraded drivers
(for modem, audio, video etc.) since 1998 when
Windows drivers were burned to your system CD,
and download and park these on an accessible drive.
If you find a manufacturer has no Win98 drivers still
available, it might be prudent to identify currently
loaded drivers
via / control panel / system / device manager / [each device] / properties
and save spare copies, just in case of need.
(This is specially important for laptops which
often need custom drivers.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)




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Old August 21st 07, 09:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.apps
Gary S. Terhune[_2_]
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Posts: 2,158
Default formatting

Drivers, unless already included in Windows, have installation files, or at
least a few files that go together that you point the drivers installer to,
usually downloaded in a ZIP file that you have to Extract. Those are the
files to save.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
www.grystmill.com

"rubyjack" wrote in message
...
I'm just getting caught up on my e-mail.

I was curious about your comment (quoted below) to "save" copies of
drivers.
How would one go about this?


Thanks,
Dan

--

-----------
Thousands of years ago cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never
forgotten this. -- Danbury Mint
-----------
"Don Phillipson" wrote in message
...
"ilvpegasus" wrote in message
...
I am going to have to format my daughters PC. Where do I go to get
the
drivers to put back in? Am I going to need one for the sound card,

modem, etc.

"Gary S. Terhune" none wrote in message
...
You get them from the manufacturers. You'll need a set for the

motherboard
and separate ones for the cards you have installed (any "onboard"

devices
are covered by the motherboard drivers.)


Reformatting and reinstallation are covered at
http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html
with good check lists (e.g. locate and record the product
before you reformat i.e. wipe out the old Registry . . . )

Before reformatting you should also review all the
device manufacturers likely to have upgraded drivers
(for modem, audio, video etc.) since 1998 when
Windows drivers were burned to your system CD,
and download and park these on an accessible drive.
If you find a manufacturer has no Win98 drivers still
available, it might be prudent to identify currently
loaded drivers
via / control panel / system / device manager / [each device] /
properties
and save spare copies, just in case of need.
(This is specially important for laptops which
often need custom drivers.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)






 




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