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DriverBackup – Quickly Backup and Restore Drivers
DriverBackup is a small, portable and freeware software that allows you to backup, copy and restore drivers on your client’s computer.
As a technician, downloading and installing drivers can be a very repetitive part of your job, especially when you need to reformat a client’s computer. DriverBackup allows you to backup and restore all of the drivers on your client’s computer.
Reformatting a computer is never fun, and can be a lengthy process. Before you start, use DriverBackup to quickly make a copy of all the drivers on your client’s computer so that you can restore them after the format has completed. One of the most notable features in DriverBackup is it’s ability to automatically generate autorun files to reinstall drivers during it’s restore process.
In addition to driver backup and restoration, you can also copy the drivers from one system to another, which is particularly useful in business environments. DriverBackup also gives you the ability to completely remove drivers from a client’s system if they were corrupted or unable to update, for example.
After opening DriverBackup, it will take less than a minute to search and populate a list of all the drivers on your client’s computer. DriverBackup lists drivers for USB controllers, batteries, bluetooth devices and more. Occasionally, it will fail to list a few drivers, but this can be remedied by clicking the refresh button from within the interface.
After the list of drivers has been populated, you can easily select which drivers should and should not be included in the backup. The only drawback is that some users have reported that when you are backing up drivers, DriverBackup will strip the digital signature from the driver. This may lead to issues and system instability, but I was able to backup and restore signed drivers without any problems.
DriverBackup is a great way to save time by backing up and restoring drivers for your client, rather than having to search the manufacturer’s website for one. Have you used DriverBackup or any other driver utilities in the past? Please share your experiences in the comments below.
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I’ve tried this but have found Double Driver found at http://www.boozet.org/dd.htm to be a much simpler and better product. Particularly since it can work with an offline system too. That means you can get the drivers from a system that won’t boot, sometimes the reason we would nuke and pave in the first place.
I use double driver also, it has yet to fail me.
Sounds like a great utility! I can’t wait to try it! If only it could recover drivers from a machine that will not boot properly into its OS.
Thankfully, newer OS’s are much more capable of installing drivers during OS install than previous versions. The last few Windows 7 installs I’ve done needed no additional drivers installed. Also, when reinstalling after a virus issue, I take as little forward as possible and prefer to download a few drivers over worrying about reusing previous drivers.
I too have had excellent success with Double Driver, a free product, and recommend it highly.
I’ve found drivermax to work well too.
If you’re reinstalling from the recovery discs you don’t need driver programs!
If you’re installing from an OEM disc, you probably have the mobo driver disc anyway.
If none of the above, the chances are you’re probably installing a pirate copy anyway so just download the LAN & chipset drivers and let windows deal with the rest.
I’ve had to sort out the mess from drivermax mentioned here as it doesn’t always install the right driver (ATI drivers in an Nvidia graphics card?!).