System Restore take away drivers?

today · Nov 15, 2005, 04:00 AM

I installed two drivers that made it unable for windows to shut down. I reverted back to a system restore before I installed them, it looks like there are gone, but I am not sure. Should they be uninstalled now? Thanks.

PangingJr · Nov 16, 2005, 07:21 AM

there is known problem with System Restore and some devices drivers (mostly printer drivers).
the System Restore does not automatically roll back the driver to the previously installed driver. this because the architecture for printer drivers does not define exclusive file extensions that are used when you create printer drivers. therefore, it is impossible to define a list of file extensions that exclusively represents printer drivers.

but in your case, if after you ran the System Restore you've found that you don't have the problems that you used to have before then i think you don't need to worry about the drivers files.

Nov 15, 2005, 04:00 AM	#1
today DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	System Restore take away drivers? I installed two drivers that made it unable for windows to shut down. I reverted back to a system restore before I installed them, it looks like there are gone, but I am not sure. Should they be uninstalled now? Thanks.

Nov 16, 2005, 07:21 AM	#2
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	there is known problem with System Restore and some devices drivers (mostly printer drivers). the System Restore does not automatically roll back the driver to the previously installed driver. this because the architecture for printer drivers does not define exclusive file extensions that are used when you create printer drivers. therefore, it is impossible to define a list of file extensions that exclusively represents printer drivers. but in your case, if after you ran the System Restore you've found that you don't have the problems that you used to have before then i think you don't need to worry about the drivers files.