"ms" <m*@invalid.com> wrote in message
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>I used various backup utilities to save driver files. After a reinstall,
> there seems no way to use the backup files.
>
> In each driver folder is a oem.inf file, but it does not function as an
> install, same for the executables in the folder.
>
> Is there any way to utilize the files in a driver folder to reinstall the
> driver?
>
> If not, what is the purpose of backing up driver files?
>
> ms

"Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote in
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>
> "ms" <m*@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:75rponF19rckfU1@mid.individual.net...
>>I used various backup utilities to save driver files. After a
>>reinstall,
>> there seems no way to use the backup files.
>>
>> In each driver folder is a oem.inf file, but it does not function as
>> an install, same for the executables in the folder.
>>
>> Is there any way to utilize the files in a driver folder to reinstall
>> the driver?
>>
>> If not, what is the purpose of backing up driver files?
>>
>> ms
>
> What "driver folder"? The manufacturer's? If so then it depends
> entirely what the manufacturer had in mind when he populated this
> folder. Some use an .exe file to install a driver, some use the .inf
> file and some rely on automatic hardware detection mechanisms.
>
> Have a look at drvback if you need a tool to back up your drivers:
> from http://sourceforge.net/projects/drvback/.
>
>
>
Thanks

"ms" <m*@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> "Pegasus [MVP]" <n***@microsoft.com> wrote in
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>
>>
>> "ms" <m*@invalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:75rponF19rckfU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>I used various backup utilities to save driver files. After a
>>>reinstall,
>>> there seems no way to use the backup files.
>>>
>>> In each driver folder is a oem.inf file, but it does not function as
>>> an install, same for the executables in the folder.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to utilize the files in a driver folder to reinstall
>>> the driver?
>>>
>>> If not, what is the purpose of backing up driver files?
>>>
>>> ms
>>
>> What "driver folder"? The manufacturer's? If so then it depends
>> entirely what the manufacturer had in mind when he populated this
>> folder. Some use an .exe file to install a driver, some use the .inf
>> file and some rely on automatic hardware detection mechanisms.
>>
>> Have a look at drvback if you need a tool to back up your drivers:
>> from http://sourceforge.net/projects/drvback/.
>>
>>
>>
> Thanks
>
> When Double Driver, or another utility backs up the driver files, they
> create a folder for each driver, in it are several executables, etc.
>
> I ran the executables, none installed that driver.
>
> I looked at drvback, it is written in Net, I avoid it.
>
> The graphics driver is the one I really need, the install CD installs Net
> so I won't use it.
>
> So I guess there is no way to use those backup-created files?
>
> ms