Sort of mind boggling - I just enabled "boot logging" with MSCONFIG (for kicks) and am amazed to see that 305 different drivers are loaded at boot-up on my PC
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom by Charbroil57 OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (clean install) CPU AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 3.1GHz Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Memory 8 GB (4 x 2 GB) Corsair 6400C5 800 MHz Graphics Card BFG 512MB GDDR3 9600GT OC Sound Card Realtec HD Audio 5.1 Monitor(s) Displays DVI Viewsonic VA2231 Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite Mouse Wirless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 PSU Ultra LSP 650w (upgraded) Case Antec Sonata Cooling Stock (80w CPU) Hard Drives 500 GB SATA 3G Seagate Barracuda
500 GB USB Seagate Desktop Drive Internet Speed Comcast Broadband Other Info SATA HP Lightscribe DVD RW
SATA Samsung Lightscribe DVD RW