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The myth of driver backups |
July 26, 2013
I'm an expert at learning things the hard way.
For example, my two-year-old Acer PC had reached the point where it desperately needed a hard drive reformat/Windows reinstall. (For background, read "How to decide when it's time to reformat and reinstall Windows.")
Having been through this process many times before, I backed up all my data, made a list of the programs I'd need to reinstall, located my Windows DVD, and, because I'm a smart cookie, made a backup of all my drivers.
This last is really important, because once you wipe your hard drive and reinstall Windows, your system may have no audio, no Ethernet, no Wi-Fi, and possibly even no USB--all potentially major problems.
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Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2045285/the-myth-of-driver-backups.html#tk.rss_howto
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