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October 13th, 2012 21:00

A question about installing/uninstalling drivers.

Hello, hopefully I have the right forum. If not, sorry.

I installed a new hard drive into my computer recently. Of course I had to reinstall my OS, ect... Anyhow, I'm pretty sure I didn't install the drivers in the right order. Everything seems to be working properly, but could my system be affected in a way I'm just not noticing? Is there an easy way to find out? I found a list recently on the Dell site under "drivers help" called "How to Download and Install Drivers in the Correct Order". Now that I have the list, could I (should I?) just go ahead and uninstall all of the drivers, then reinstall them according to the list? If so, is there an order that the drivers should be uninstalled in?

This wouldn't require me to reinstall Windows, would it? I mean, I'd do it, but I'd much rather not.

All help will be appreciated. Thanks

  • msgale

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    Posted October 13th, 2012 21:00

    Ouestion -  What did you install the OS from?  A Dell OEM disk, a retail disk +...+

  • Philip_Yip

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    Posted October 14th, 2012 01:00

    See my wiki A Clean Install of Windows. On earlier versions such as Windows XP it can effect the systems audio i.e. audio won't work.

    On Windows 7 most things work to an extent out the box. The most critical ones to install first are the Dell System software and then the Chipset.

    However if you are happy with the way your system is performing the chances are that it is fine.

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    Posted October 15th, 2012 17:00

    ok. I have Windows 7, and everything does seem to be running smoothly. I'll check out that wiki though, to see what info it has

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    Posted October 15th, 2012 17:00

    I used the disk that came with the computer