video driver update

[spider_007]

is there any way to backup the current driver before i upgrade to the new one.

i got

Quadro FX 1000 running on windows xp.

actually i'm not even sure if this is the rigth driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_84.26

 

[Fash]

Yeh,

Look up the driver details under Control Panel - System - Hardware Configuration

The driver is usually just a file. Copy it to a location of your choice, then run the upgrade

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

If you're running XP you can either use the system rollback feature.

 

[Skel]

yeah like fancisco said, no need to back it up. Just rollback

 

[spider_007]

i just did it, it all looks fine....boots up faster too (i wasn't expecting that)

anyway, thank guys

(mods, if you feel like it, you can blow this thread away)

 

[MrS]

you cant/dont backup old drivert,s you uninstall them and reinstall them.
If things blow up, your bad, but that never happens.

 

[Docs]

you cant/dont backup old drivert,s you uninstall them and reinstall them.

Yes you can back up drivers. It's called downloading or retaining a copy of the driver, that's considered a backup.

As for things blowing up in regards to drivers, it happens a lot more then you would think. I know with my laptop, there is one windows update, and if I install it, I lose the system. I'm not in the mood to try testing with my only computer, so I decided to install a base SP2 [no updates] and AV. I'm open on the internet with NO firewall and I'm free of any bug.