MPC T3000 Driver Issues
Heres my problem. I have a MPC t3000 series laptop. The hard drive is failing, but it will load Windows and allow access to files. In a perfect world I would re-install Windows and go from there. The problem is that I do not have the driver disk and the support site for MPC is non-existant. Is there a way to back up the drivers from the failing hard drive and reinstall them on a new hard drive with a fresh copy of Windows? What do you guys recommend do? (Besides trash it) :)
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skywalker39
Here's another great tool, it's called Driver Magician. Here's the link: http://www.drivermagician.com/
Chances are that the devices are pretty standard inside the laptop and generic drives would work quite well for you (ones that should be autodetected by Windows Update.
That being said, most drives will be stored in the Windows\System32 directory. It is possible that some drivers won't be there, and it isn't guranteed (or recommended) to try and install them based upon these files.
Even if the MPC site is gone, you can go in the device manager, right click on the device, look at the hardware ID, and determine the manufacturer and device based upon this. You can then probably get a driver right from the manufacturer.
That being said, most drives will be stored in the Windows\System32 directory. It is possible that some drivers won't be there, and it isn't guranteed (or recommended) to try and install them based upon these files.
Even if the MPC site is gone, you can go in the device manager, right click on the device, look at the hardware ID, and determine the manufacturer and device based upon this. You can then probably get a driver right from the manufacturer.
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Thanks skywalker. Are these programs you have used successfully?
you could try cloning the drive and then doing a repair install.
just a thought.
CT
just a thought.
CT
Yes, I have used them both before, I would check both of them out, you'll might like one better then the other.
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I like the cloning idea, but what software would you guys reccomend? I would have to clone to a network drive. Any suggestions on that?
Thank you zjb100!