Driver installation problem

I've performed a new installation of Vista on my HP Pavilion DV5051EA.
Initially it worked fine... but after some weeks I've experienced a very
annoying problem when connecting new USB devices. The installation of the
drivers takes a very long time (about 20 minutes), even if the device is a
simple USB memory. If the device is more "complex" (e.g. a mobile phone), the
installation is longer, because Windows has to install multiple drivers (a
mobile phone is seen as multiple devices: usb modem, usb phone, usb obex, and
so on, and each installation takes a long time!). Sometimes the installation
of a driver fails for timeout and I can't use the device! Usually, if the
installation is successful, the next time I reconnect the device I don't have
to wait, because the drivers are already installed. But sometimes, e.g. if I
change USB port, Vista starts to install drivers again.
This problem is very annoying, especially for these reasons:
* while Vista is installing drivers, the "SYSTEM" process takes all the CPU
power, so for 20-30 minutes the PC is very very slow to use!
* even though I can use the USB devices already installed, if I have to copy
some files to my friend's USB memory that is different from mine, we have to
wait for a long time! It takes less time to burn a CD!
* I've not managed to install some devices due to the timeout error while
installing drivers, so at this moment I can't use my webcam and my Nokia
phone in PC Suite mode.

I've given Vista a chance, and at first I was happy because I like it and
apps work fine, but now this problem is making the use of my PC a real
sufference!

I've given Vista a chance also but as I look across the room their is a
drive sitting on the shelf with Vista installed on it.
I am back using XP and I will continue doing so, until the bugs are worked
out. If and when Vista get fixed then I will
replace the drive, if not no big deal. So as you can see I am also
distraught with Vista and its drivers.


"John Skandar" <JohnSkandar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A6F681A7-E5B3-4547-A2A8-37F0DA0D4A92@microsoft.com...
> I've performed a new installation of Vista on my HP Pavilion DV5051EA.
> Initially it worked fine... but after some weeks I've experienced a very
> annoying problem when connecting new USB devices. The installation of the
> drivers takes a very long time (about 20 minutes), even if the device is a
> simple USB memory. If the device is more "complex" (e.g. a mobile phone),
> the
> installation is longer, because Windows has to install multiple drivers (a
> mobile phone is seen as multiple devices: usb modem, usb phone, usb obex,
> and
> so on, and each installation takes a long time!). Sometimes the
> installation
> of a driver fails for timeout and I can't use the device! Usually, if the
> installation is successful, the next time I reconnect the device I don't
> have
> to wait, because the drivers are already installed. But sometimes, e.g. if
> I
> change USB port, Vista starts to install drivers again.
> This problem is very annoying, especially for these reasons:
> * while Vista is installing drivers, the "SYSTEM" process takes all the
> CPU
> power, so for 20-30 minutes the PC is very very slow to use!
> * even though I can use the USB devices already installed, if I have to
> copy
> some files to my friend's USB memory that is different from mine, we have
> to
> wait for a long time! It takes less time to burn a CD!
> * I've not managed to install some devices due to the timeout error while
> installing drivers, so at this moment I can't use my webcam and my Nokia
> phone in PC Suite mode.
>
> I've given Vista a chance, and at first I was happy because I like it and
> apps work fine, but now this problem is making the use of my PC a real
> sufference!

I agree with you, but at this time I don't want to install XP again, I'd like
to solve this problem, because I don't think that every Vista users have it,
so there should be something wrong on my configuration... I hope someone can
give me some advice...

"BigJim" wrote:

> I've given Vista a chance also but as I look across the room their is a
> drive sitting on the shelf with Vista installed on it.
> I am back using XP and I will continue doing so, until the bugs are worked
> out. If and when Vista get fixed then I will
> replace the drive, if not no big deal. So as you can see I am also
> distraught with Vista and its drivers.
>
>
> "John Skandar" <JohnSkandar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A6F681A7-E5B3-4547-A2A8-37F0DA0D4A92@microsoft.com...
> > I've performed a new installation of Vista on my HP Pavilion DV5051EA.
> > Initially it worked fine... but after some weeks I've experienced a very
> > annoying problem when connecting new USB devices. The installation of the
> > drivers takes a very long time (about 20 minutes), even if the device is a
> > simple USB memory. If the device is more "complex" (e.g. a mobile phone),
> > the
> > installation is longer, because Windows has to install multiple drivers (a
> > mobile phone is seen as multiple devices: usb modem, usb phone, usb obex,
> > and
> > so on, and each installation takes a long time!). Sometimes the
> > installation
> > of a driver fails for timeout and I can't use the device! Usually, if the
> > installation is successful, the next time I reconnect the device I don't
> > have
> > to wait, because the drivers are already installed. But sometimes, e.g. if
> > I
> > change USB port, Vista starts to install drivers again.
> > This problem is very annoying, especially for these reasons:
> > * while Vista is installing drivers, the "SYSTEM" process takes all the
> > CPU
> > power, so for 20-30 minutes the PC is very very slow to use!
> > * even though I can use the USB devices already installed, if I have to
> > copy
> > some files to my friend's USB memory that is different from mine, we have
> > to
> > wait for a long time! It takes less time to burn a CD!
> > * I've not managed to install some devices due to the timeout error while
> > installing drivers, so at this moment I can't use my webcam and my Nokia
> > phone in PC Suite mode.
> >
> > I've given Vista a chance, and at first I was happy because I like it and
> > apps work fine, but now this problem is making the use of my PC a real
> > sufference!
>
>
>

I've found the solution in an Italian forum... it consists of deleting some
files in the Windows\Inf folder...

"John Skandar" <JohnSkandar@discussions.microsoft.com> ha scritto nel
messaggio news:C7DEE02E-0203-4A99-82A8-7212F3CD537D@microsoft.com...
> I agree with you, but at this time I don't want to install XP again, I'd
> like
> to solve this problem, because I don't think that every Vista users have
> it,
> so there should be something wrong on my configuration... I hope someone
> can
> give me some advice...
>
> "BigJim" wrote:
>
>> I've given Vista a chance also but as I look across the room their is a
>> drive sitting on the shelf with Vista installed on it.
>> I am back using XP and I will continue doing so, until the bugs are
>> worked
>> out. If and when Vista get fixed then I will
>> replace the drive, if not no big deal. So as you can see I am also
>> distraught with Vista and its drivers.
>>
>>
>> "John Skandar" <JohnSkandar@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:A6F681A7-E5B3-4547-A2A8-37F0DA0D4A92@microsoft.com...
>> > I've performed a new installation of Vista on my HP Pavilion DV5051EA.
>> > Initially it worked fine... but after some weeks I've experienced a
>> > very
>> > annoying problem when connecting new USB devices. The installation of
>> > the
>> > drivers takes a very long time (about 20 minutes), even if the device
>> > is a
>> > simple USB memory. If the device is more "complex" (e.g. a mobile
>> > phone),
>> > the
>> > installation is longer, because Windows has to install multiple drivers
>> > (a
>> > mobile phone is seen as multiple devices: usb modem, usb phone, usb
>> > obex,
>> > and
>> > so on, and each installation takes a long time!). Sometimes the
>> > installation
>> > of a driver fails for timeout and I can't use the device! Usually, if
>> > the
>> > installation is successful, the next time I reconnect the device I
>> > don't
>> > have
>> > to wait, because the drivers are already installed. But sometimes, e.g.
>> > if
>> > I
>> > change USB port, Vista starts to install drivers again.
>> > This problem is very annoying, especially for these reasons:
>> > * while Vista is installing drivers, the "SYSTEM" process takes all the
>> > CPU
>> > power, so for 20-30 minutes the PC is very very slow to use!
>> > * even though I can use the USB devices already installed, if I have to
>> > copy
>> > some files to my friend's USB memory that is different from mine, we
>> > have
>> > to
>> > wait for a long time! It takes less time to burn a CD!
>> > * I've not managed to install some devices due to the timeout error
>> > while
>> > installing drivers, so at this moment I can't use my webcam and my
>> > Nokia
>> > phone in PC Suite mode.
>> >
>> > I've given Vista a chance, and at first I was happy because I like it
>> > and
>> > apps work fine, but now this problem is making the use of my PC a real
>> > sufference!
>>
>>
>>