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Hardware => Drivers => Topic started by: artbuc on June 01, 2012, 03:21:27 AM

Title: Is this a good way to remove old drivers from WinXP?
Post by: artbuc on June 01, 2012, 03:21:27 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lucJTFFyqY

Do you recommend this method or is there a better way? Thanks for your comments.

Title: Re: Is this a good way to remove old drivers from WinXP?
Post by: Allan on June 01, 2012, 05:31:49 AM

I'm not going to click on your link, but why are you trying to remove drivers?

Title: Re: Is this a good way to remove old drivers from WinXP?
Post by: artbuc on June 01, 2012, 06:26:21 AM

Specifically to deal with my current issue associated with the video card (hardware sub-forum). But I also want to know generally just for future reference and to satisfy my curiosity.

I probably should have made my original post in the driver sub-forum but I completely did not see it and didn't even know I had a driver issue.

Title: Re: Is this a good way to remove old drivers from WinXP?
Post by: Allan on June 01, 2012, 06:37:02 AM

The correct way to uninstall drivers is the same way you uninstall any other program (in XP use ADD/REMOVE and in Vista and W7 you use Programs & Features). Additionally, a number of hardware manufacturers provide "uninstall" utilities on their websites to insure complete removal of their old drivers prior to installing new ones.

Title: Re: Is this a good way to remove old drivers from WinXP?
Post by: Ryuk on June 02, 2012, 04:03:24 AM

Its actually, better to keep them.  If you install a newer driver that doesn't work you have something to go back too.