driver cache

[Joe & Jan]

Can I delete this folder, (driver cache) located in my windows folder, or are my installed drivers kept in this folder?
My thoughts were that this was a folder for drivers that I might need to install?

Joe

 

[benddie]

-----Original Message-----
Can I delete this folder, (driver cache) located in my

windows folder, or are my installed drivers kept in this
folder?

My thoughts were that this was a folder for drivers that I might need to install?

Joe

Your drivers are in Windows\inf\oem(oem1, oem2 ....)
duble click on the inf file and find out which one is the
driver that you are looking for.

 

[Wayne Dixon]

Joe, yes you can delete this folder, it stores the
temporary copies of drivers that are frequently used, and
speeds up system response time.

-----Original Message-----
Can I delete this folder, (driver cache) located in my

windows folder, or are my installed drivers kept in this
folder?

 

[Carrie Garth \(MVP\)]

Can I delete this folder, (driver cache) located in my windows folder, or are my
installed drivers kept in this folder? My thoughts were that this was a folder for
drivers that I might need to install?

If you delete the files in that folder and a driver is required you will have to
insert the appropriate installation CD-ROM that contains the driver files. For more
information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles:

KB255771 - How to Minimize the Installed Footprint of Windows 2000 Professional
SECTION: Driver Cache
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=255771

KB230644 - Description of the Windows 2000 Driver.cab Cabinet File
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=230644

KB241367 - How to Prevent Automatic Installation of Hardware in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=241367