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    SWTOOLS vs Downloading drivers for re-install

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by roccorobb, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. roccorobb

    roccorobb Notebook Enthusiast

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    My apologies if this ought to be posted inside the 'clean install' thread.

    I recently bought a T60 and want to do a clean install of XP pro. Is it true that I can re-install my current drivers & apps using nothing other than what is located in my SWTOOLS folder? Just seems like all that downloading is an unnecessary step . . .
     
    roccorobb, Dec 12, 2007
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  2. Arki

    Arki Super Moderator

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    You can but the drivers in that folder are mostly outdated. But if you dont mind your system being outdated, you can always go the easy route and do that.
     
    Arki, Dec 12, 2007
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