Snapshot/Save GPU Drivers

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Published on 2012-10-22T11:36:13Z Indexed on 2012/10/25 17:03 UTC
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Since I'm running XP/32-bit, my GPU drivers are quite fragile. I've spent several hours trying to back up and restore from old versions, on at least two separate occasions.

Writing down the device drivers is not enough. In the short term, I would like to somehow save, zip, backup, snapshot, or something so that if I need to reinstall my OS in the short-term, I have a reliable way to get the drivers.

ATI's website doesn't have the install kit anymore, and I don't have it saved; I googled, but didn't find the exact same version.

How can I backup/save my drivers so that I can reinstall them later?

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