shanenin Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 I found the most crazy thing today. While reloading a dell laptop, using a generic XP Pro sp2 cd, it has wireless drivers included. It was a Dell true mobile 1150 mini pci wireless card. Over the past 2 years, I have done several reloads/ week and have always had to install wireless drivers. I have never had them included with XP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Thanks for the info.Incase I ever come across this it's nice to know these things....Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted September 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Technically, I used an i386 directory I found on my hardrive. I am certain this came from my xp pro sp2 cd I own. I used this technique to load it. The laptop I had did not contain a working cddrive.edit added//I wonder if somehow that i386 directory was not pure. In theory, maybe i slipstreemed drivers in it and don't remember. I really don't think that is the case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon1986 Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 The i386 folder, especially those created on PCs that use recovery CDs/DVDs or even recovery partitions, will contain drivers for hardware devices because they were the drivers that came with the PC.The i386 folder found on retail XP installation CDs contains all of the information required for installation. You will also see an i386 folder in C:\WINDOWS, but this one is a little different as you cannot use it to perform an installation because it contains changes made after installation to suit your particular system. However, the i386 folder is usually where driver information is stored (this is where slipstreaming applications put the drivers). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted September 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 I was like 99% certain the i386 directory came from a generic OEM XP pro cd, it must not have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JSKY Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 I was like 99% certain the i386 directory came from a generic OEM XP pro cd, it must not have.I believe you could be right.Read this post. Reinstall Windows Xp In Unattended ModeYour replacing the i386 directory in XP. I have mostly OEM disks that I use. I never use the restore disk that have come with a PC. To much other stuff to put up with. And never had driver issues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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