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[...] Once you tell it which type of drivers you want to collect, it will copy them to a specific folder.read more | digg story [...]
How about the registry entries, will this software collect it too?
Dang, wish I had this a while back.
Really nice hack. I used to do this with a cracked version of a Commercial product called “Driver Magician”, but now that there is a free alternative available, I won’t have to resort to such drastic fluttery any more.
Thanks again.
wow. you used a cracked version of a $30 piece of software… Guess you didn’t want to break your bank there eh?
Either way, its nice to have a free alternative.
Nice utility.
Suggestions for improvement:
* Add a Cancel button while copying
* Add the ability to download all drivers for all devices instead of having to select a device one at a time.
Thanks!
This has been around since 2003
I always find that just taking a copy of the windows directory does the trick. Search for new hardware in Windows/inf, and all the related files in Windows/system.
If you have multiple devices per category, it will always create a folder named by the device at the bottom of the list.
For example, I have 2 NICs:
- Broadcom NetExtreme
- Dell Wireless 4500
No matter which one I select it puts the drivers in a folder called “c:\Dell Wireless 4500″. It copies the right files, just doesn’t put them in the right folder.
[...] Once you tell it which type of drivers you want to collect, it will copy them to a specific folder.read more | digg story [...]
Another tool which does this is DriverMax from http://www.innovative-sol.com/drivermax
Very useful and the best part is that its standalone(portable).
[...] back these up easily, there is a tool called Driver Collector which will gather all your computers drivers and place them in a single folder which you can put on [...]
[...] If you’ve re-installed Windows before, you know how handy a tool like Driver Collector could be - whether you’ve long since lost your driver disks or you just don’t want to go through the hassle of searching through all your install disks for the correct drivers. With tools like InstallPad for automating your software installations and Driver Collector for taking care of your hardware, re-installing Windows on your computer gets easier by the day. - Adam Pash Driver Collector 1.2 [Major Geeks via Technibble] [...]
[...] o porque no, las muchas empresas que trabajan haciendo servicio tecnico, por es nacen este tipo de herramientas que simplemente recolecta todos los drivers de los dispositivos que tenemos instalados y nos deja [...]
I tried Driver Collector and Double Driver, and for me the most important driver to capture would be the ethernet driver. Double Driver did this, but Driver Collector did not.
[...] you tell it which type of drivers you want to collect, it will copy them to a specific folder.read more | digg [...]
Thank for putting the little software driver collector on your site,
Am glad to develop the software according to your interests
Bassam, we thank you for writing it. Its very helpful for us techs.
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This is a very useful tool.. i’ve used it personally a couple of times and greatly recommend it ! But most of the times i found that the drivers installed on the clients computers themselves are the cause of some problems or are oudated ! So i started integrating drivers into my unattended install’s.
http://driverpacks.net/DriverPacks/ is the best way/solution to get almost all the popular drivers integrated into your unattended installations so you can be sure that the driver installed will be the latest !
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very usefull
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What a cool tool . Thanks that will make our life easier supporting PC’s
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