All in one driver solution with DriverMax

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All in one driver solution with DriverMax

by Nancy Messieh Jul 8th 2008

Need to reinstall Windows but you misplaced your driver disks? Not sure you have everything you need? DriverMax has you covered. Backing up and reinstalling your drivers couldn't be easier.

After installing DriverMax, go into Driver Operations and click on Export drivers. A list of all your installed drivers will be displayed and you can pick and choose which ones to export, or simply export the whole lot in one go. Once you've reinstalled Windows, go back into Driver Operations, click on Import drivers, and point to the folder containing your saved drivers. The import can take a while, but in comparison to manually installing each driver individually, this is a walk in the park.

DriverMax is also useful even if you don't need to perform a complete reinstall - you can use the program just to make sure that your drivers are up to date or export a list of your installed drivers as an html or text file.

DriverMax is compatible with Windows 2003, XP and Vista and you have to supply your email address in order to receive a registration code.

Tags: drivers, export, import, installing, vista, xp

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

VitaminCM said 5:41PM on 7-08-2008

Would this work if you are building a slipstreamed installer? I want to get all of my drivers onto a custom installation disk using Nlite.
Could I just point Nlite at the folder of exported drivers?

Lee Mathews said 8:17PM on 7-08-2008

This app is a champion on the tech's bench. I use it on everything that gets a reformat, it makes the process infinitely more simple. And simple is oh so good. To quote Dave Chappelle, "I wish I had another hand so I could give this app three thumbs up." Ok, I changed it a little.

alages said 9:25PM on 7-08-2008

Can't download drivers in XP. Driver downloads only work in Vista.

Scott Walsh said 7:01AM on 7-09-2008

First paragraph, second sentence: "Driver downloads are *only* available for Windows Vista and Windows XP users."

Scott said 7:31AM on 7-09-2008

First paragraph, second sentence: "Driver downloads are *only* available for Windows Vista and Windows XP users."

DeadPlasmaCell said 2:50AM on 7-09-2008

Very nice.

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