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Driver Magician - Important Info Regarding Self Install exe

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Started 15 years ago by DJ
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DJ
Member

Some may find this IMPORTANT.

The exe part sounds good BUT…

If the programme is no longer registered and you execute the driver restoration exe that you created it asks for your registration name and code to restore all backed up drivers, without the registration info only the video adapter and network adapter drivers will be installed, so after a reformat (which will wipe out your registration for this programme) that’s what you’re left with, unless you know how to save the registration key in the registry to re-register prior to running the saved driver executable.

Damian.

Posted 15 years ago #
DJ
Member

just to clarify my post

If the programme is not registered you cannot reinstall all of your drivers, even if you made an auto-setup package (exe). Without registration it will only reinstall the video adapter and network adapter drivers (it asks for name and serial # for full driver restore).

Others are posting to the contrary, unfortunately this is incorrect.

Hope that makes more sense.

Posted 15 years ago #
watcher13
Member

rezidue, well the truth is we don't usually think about that since the intention, obviously, is always to get the program registered properly. But, you make a good point. For those who have gotten confused or had some other problem they could accidentally end up with an incomplete auto execute. Have you posted this over in the comments? I didn't see it, but maybe it's awaiting moderation. Obviously,
that's where the message would do the most good.

Posted 15 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

It's work OK I went to new and try to see if the exe will setup the drivers did miss one but had allso backup in to a folder told windows to look for the driver find it work 100%
good, Clone all drivers to an auto-setup package (.EXE), so you can restore drivers without installing Driver Magician.Back up device drivers of your computer in four modes.
I made 5 backup's sound exe & folder,non windows drivers exe & folder,and all Drivers to a folder to be safe. (PS) it did not say need registered code to go to new.

Posted 15 years ago #
Ashraf
Member

watcher13,
You misunderstand what rezidue is saying. He is saying that after you register DM and create EXE backups, if you try to use the EXE backups on a computer w/o DM, it won't work.

rezidue,
Someone posted this same thing at my blog. That being said, you are wrong. I tried the self extractor EXE (was not interested in a system restore so didn't bother w/ the auto-setup but I assume it is the same). It extracts fine on a computer without DM.

Posted 15 years ago #
watcher13
Member

Yeah, I thought he was saying that packages made on the trial version are partially disabled. Maybe they were on older trial versions, but I missed where he was talking about losing you're registration on a registered version. I think you proved it worked last time this was given away, not to mention this time. It's interesting he would say some drivers would install and some wouldn't. Maybe that was a feature on some old trial version, and he thought it applied to a registered full version. Or maybe it's an idiosyncracy of the beta. In any case, glad there's no real issue.

Posted 15 years ago #
DJ
Member

Lakjin - sorry for the confusion, I'm referring to the auto-setup.exe ONLY not to a regular compressed backup. Create your DriverAutoSetup.exe then delete the Driver Magician reg key. Then run the DriverAutoSetup.exe. A window pops up asking for registration name and serial in order to install all of the backed up drivers, otherwise it will only reinstall the video adapter and network adapter drivers.

http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww314/rezidue1/Untitled-1.png

Posted 15 years ago #
g@rgoyle
Moderator

Rezidue,

Thanks for posting this!
You're right, the auto-setup file doesn't work without the registration details! I just got the same pop-up window after deleting the serial number from the registry.

The key features (just above the user rating) mention:
Clone all drivers to an auto-setup package (.EXE), so you can restore drivers without installing Driver Magician.

The irony is that you don't need to have the program installed, but you do need the registration details to access the auto-setup file! IMO the offer should mention this coz most people won't find out that their backup is useless until it's too late.
Thumbs down for Driver Magician!

Thanks Rezidue!

Regards,
Lan

@ Ashraf,
Please don't tell someone "you are wrong" when you've not tested all the options. It's rude and you're the one who's wrong here.

Posted 15 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

rezidue had a look was ok no full format I think you may not pick * Clone all drivers to an auto-setup package (.EXE), so you can restore drivers without installing Driver Magician. may be you pick just exe no good,you need to pick auto-setup it work ok for me but one driver not work told it to look in back folder ok,my auto-setup.exe name is MyDrivers.exe this is my back # 1.Driver Backup all drivers # 2.Driver Backup,con # 3. Driver Backup P C [not win drivers]# 4.VIA.com # 5 Realtek AC'97 MyDrivers.com, [all the ones end with con are exe setup the rest not just backup in a folder my PC is AMD VIA windows XP was sp2 now sp3, PS Back up device drivers of your computer in four modes.
# 1.exe # 2.auto-setup.exe # 3.to Folder # 4.zip

Posted 15 years ago #
DJ
Member

thanks Lan,

I'm glad someone was able to recreate and verify (I was starting to think I was going balmy!). I'm probably not explaining it as clearly as it could be though.

Hope this doesn't make things too bad for anyone that creates an auto setup package for their backup.

Maybe GoldSolution Software aren't aware of this for some reason?

Damian.

Posted 15 years ago #
DJ
Member

hi hotdoge3,

I am only referring to the auto setup package which is named DriverAutoSetup.exe by the programme.

MyDrivers.exe is just a self extracting archive.

Damian.

Posted 15 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

I look in Help it said DriverAutoSetup.exe you can run the package like installing a software without installing Driver Magician first.in help it say you right to pick Select the last option 'Back up drivers to an auto-setup package(.EXE)', all drivers will be backed up to a file named as "DriverAutoSetup.exe", double click the file, you can restore drivers automatically without installing Driver Magician first.If that so dont know how my setup worked!!

Posted 15 years ago #
Robert
StrayCat

Hi again Damian,
How are you doing?

Thanks for letting us know.
And yes you are right about all this!
I noticed this in version 3.26.
Maybe you noticed as well when doing a clean install (in some cases) you still need the driver cds to install some other additional things to get you started again.
So unless you have a (bought)registration key you're far better off making a mydrivers.exe.And launch the add new hardware wizard afterwards.
You might as well zip your system's drivers folder.LOL.
FOTS.

Take care.

~Robert~

Posted 15 years ago #
Ashraf
Member

Gargoyle,

Am I Gargoyle? He said you needed registration information for the self extractor. I tried it - you don't for the self extractor.

But ya you are right - I could have been more tactful about it.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that the OP post has now been changed to remove the part about the self extractor.

Posted 15 years ago #
DJ
Member

Hi Robert - I'm good thanks - hope you are too.

Yes you're right, the previous giveaway 3.26 is the same, I was only reminded because of the updated giveaway and thought I'd post about it. People seem to be confused between the self extracting archive (MyDrivers.exe) and the DriverAutoSetup.exe (due to my poorly written explanation?).

LOL

Posted 15 years ago #
DJ
Member

Hi Lakjin,
I didn't change the post or refer to the self extractor but definitely proved my lack of journalistic reporting by incorrectly referring to the auto-setup package/DriverAutoSetup.exe as "driver restoration exe" and "saved driver executable" in my top post.

Then in my second post while trying to clear up confusion, I just added to it by writing "If the programme is not registered you cannot reinstall all of your drivers, even if you made an auto-setup package (exe)". It should have said "If the programme is not registered you cannot reinstall all of your drivers from an auto-setup package (exe)".

Good job I'm not writing about something life threatening - someone might get hurt!

Posted 15 years ago #
Ashraf
Member

rezidue,
All is well that ends well. Now lets see how this ends.

Ashraf

Posted 15 years ago #
DJ
Member

I missed your last post Lakjin.
I'm seriously wondering if the developer somehow missed this issue as (g@rgoyle/Lan pointed out earlier) one of the programmes key features is to be able to
"Clone all drivers to an auto-setup package (.EXE), so you can restore drivers without installing Driver Magician."
It does not state ALL drivers though...

and ending with that I'm now going to sleep :-)

Posted 15 years ago #
Ashraf
Member

I hope it was a mistake but I doubt it. I am just waiting to see what the developer says.

Posted 15 years ago #
Anonymous
Unregistered

DriverAutoSetup.exe & exe setup way two & is not mydriver.exe allmost the same it work ok for me but one sound driver missing told windows to look in backup folder all fix,PS this was on a full format.can some do a re test!

Posted 15 years ago #
ibwebb
Member

Alrighty, I am not saying anyone is right or wrong, but if I am reading this right.. then I wish I would have seen it before. I made the self extracting exe backup thing-a-ma-bob (sorry without it to look at I cant give you anything exact). I put it on a USB drive and a CD for the 'just incase' time. Anyway, to make it short. I had the big crash and had to reformat and reinstall (back to Windows XP). Although I checked after doing the back up (and they showed on there) nothing was there when I tried to recover from it. Even now, after getting everything back up and running; I downloaded the trial version of it just to see if it could see it. Nope.. it is gone like it never happened.

Granted, I am not the most computer literate person around, but I know enough that I get by and help others. Basically, I dont know if I would let myself be dependent on this again. I will be sure to have my drivers backed up in other ways from now on. (Though unless it is given away again here.. I wont have it.)

Just my 2cents,
ibwebb

Posted 15 years ago #
copmom
Member

Here's on that was linked to on another topic.. just downloaded it, and it' free.
http://www.drivermax.com/
Sounds like it might just be an answer to some of you.

Posted 15 years ago #
Buzz
Member

Just saw that at vnunet.com too.

Posted 15 years ago #

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