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    installing new LAN card, do I need to uninstall old driver

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Waltz, Oct 30, 2010.

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    Waltz Notebook Consultant

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    I'm putting a new lan module in my laptop. I'll uninstall it through device manager, but how about the driver and software, should I uninstall that too before putting in the new module?

    I don't know if installing the new driver package from Dell would take care of all that stuff.

    Thanks
     
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    It safer to uninstall any old utilities- they may cause problems if left behind, especially "paired" with new ones.
     
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