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I purchased a Dell Inspiron laptop that came with Windows 8. I wiped Windows 8 and installed Windows 7. There were drivers missing and my wife took the laptop to my computer shop and had them install the necessary drivers.
I don't have a clue as to what drivers are needed or what ones were installed.
I would like to be able to download the drivers and write them to a cd-rom where I could use them if I ever have to reinstall Windows 7.
Is there a way to do this?
Thanks
James
 

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Hi there ... It would be better to make a System Image to an External Drive .. That would be the easiest way
 

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Macrium Reflect is an excellent free tool to carry out what Maxie has suggested.
 

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jrj350, Have you checked with Dell for the drivers? They have them by Service Tag code. Usually easy as pie..

rich
 

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richnrockville said:
jrj350, Have you checked with Dell for the drivers? They have them by Service Tag code. Usually easy as pie..

rich
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This. The first thing I do when a new mobo or complete system is on its way to my house from Newegg is download and save all the needed drivers in advance. My Win 7 disc had no LAN drivers for my Gigabyte board, so I needed to download and save them to disc from the Gigabyte website before I took delivery.
 

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Thanks to everyone for the replies. O.K., I took the "System Image" route. That was pretty simple solution. Thanks for setting me on the right track.
 

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Windows 7 Home PremiumPentium Dual-Core CPU ES400 @ 2.70GHz4 GBIntel G45/G43 - 1.7 GB video card memory
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Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU
Pentium Dual-Core CPU ES400 @ 2.70GHz
Motherboard
Hewlett-Packard 2AA2 Chip set - Intel G45/G43/P45/P43
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4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Intel G45/G43 - 1.7 GB video card memory
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
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1920x1080
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...
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Microsoft
Mouse
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15 GB
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Firefox
Most Welcome
 

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