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Backing up drivers before Win 7 reinstall
I'm looking into doing a repair reinstall of Win 7. In preparation I've been doing a bit of checking on the Internet. Time and again I see the warning to back up drivers; the last one I looked at said:
. . . download and store all drivers that your system needs to function - especially the network controller . . .
The problem is that nobody ever seems to amplify on this apparently important process; they just leave it hanging in mid-air. So, can anyone tell me:
1) How do I identify all these drivers that my system needs to function, especially this network controller?
2) Having identified their names how do I go about finding them.
3) How do I save them? Do I simply copy them from where I find them?
4) Are there any non-essential drivers that I need to take into consideration?