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Formatting my hard disk

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by roars1

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I wish to format my hard disk and partition it so i can run both win98 and winXP. My problem is I do not have a complete set of driver disks for the system. is there anyway that i can burn the drivrs onto a cd so i can reinstall them when I reformat?

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by dr. dale

I've saved some of the folders in the Windows directory (i.e., system, system32, inf, config) and used them to reinstall drivers. This will work for your current operating system (which I assume is win98), but won't help for winXP (whose drivers will probably be different).

by mdelyea

Go into Device Manager and write down the make and model of your video card, network card, modem, sound card etc. You don't need mouse or keyboard or drive info. Also make note of your motherboard make and model. Before formatting, make a folder for the drivers and go to each manufacturer's web site and download the latest win98 and XP drivers for your devices (you may need to unzip them after downloading).

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