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Old 02-13-2021, 06:20 AM
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Default Back up drivers
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Originally Posted by Arctic Fox View Post
Yes, a retrograde step but I need to do it

I have just bought a new Acer Aspire laptop preloaded with Windows 10 64-bit.

I regularly use an old DOS program that runs fine on any 32-bit machine but is very clunky if I have to run it through DOSBox or similar on a 64-bit machine.

Microsoft tells me that I need to reformat the hard drive and load Windows 10 32-bit from a back-up USB dongle that I can make but, since the laptop came with no CDs, I am concerned that I will not have any specific drivers for my machine that also came preloaded.

Is this likely to be a problem, or are the drivers that come with Windows sufficient?

Thank you
Backup the existing drive before you start.

Google backup windows 10 drivers and you will see many listing including youtube videos.

Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 10 | Tutorials

But be aware that 32 bit drives are needed and many companies, like printers etc, no longer make 32 bit drives