Why need to install Driver for new Thumbdrive / harddisk

[dingdongdingding]

When I insert a new thumbdrive or Harddisk to my office laptop, it
will prompt me to install driver. I wonder why is it necessary to do
this for each new thumbdrive or harddisk ? Won't the drivers have
been install the first time I insert any thumbdrive or harddisk ?

Thanks.

 

[Elmo]

When I insert a new thumbdrive or Harddisk to my office laptop, it
will prompt me to install driver. I wonder why is it necessary to do
this for each new thumbdrive or harddisk? Won't the drivers have
been installed the first time I insert any thumbdrive or harddisk?

Thanks.

XP asks for USB drivers:
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html#xp_asks_for_drivers

 

[dingdongdingding]

Thanks for your reply... But actually, I wanted to know why it is
necessary install driver for each thumbdrive. This installation
required Admin rights. So for those machines which I don't want to
give admin right but I want them to transfer files, how do I set it
up ?

Thanks again.

 

[Elmo]

Thanks for your reply... But actually, I wanted to know why it is
necessary install driver for each thumbdrive. This installation
required Admin rights. So for those machines which I don't want to
give admin right but I want them to transfer files, how do I set it
up?

Thanks again.

Sorry, I don't have an answer to that one.. maybe a Google search will
find a way around it. But I looked at a few sites and didn't find anything.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...+time&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

 

[Uwe Sieber]

Each device needs a driver and if Windows thinks a USB
drive is a new one then it installs a driver for it.
That's pretty normal. This does not required admin
previleges if the drivers have a digital signature.
If Windows asks for admin previleges then something
is wrong and Elmo gave you the answer how to solve it:
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html#xp_asks_for_drivers


Uwe

 

[Uwe Sieber]

Each device needs a driver and if Windows thinks a USB
drive is a new one then it installs a driver for it.
That's pretty normal. This does not required admin
previleges if the drivers have a digital signature.
If Windows asks for admin previleges then something
is wrong and Elmo gave you the answer how to solve it:
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html#xp_asks_for_drivers

You have to scroll down a bit to section
"You must be a member of the administrators group"...

 

[dingdongdingding]

I see. So the install driver is trigger because of the cryptographic
services is being enabled, if I understand the URL correctly. Is
there any settings in registry to disable this install driver when the
service is on ? Thanks very much.

 

[Uwe Sieber]

The install driver is triggered because the device is
a new one.

To install the driver without user interaction
- the service 'Cryptographic Services' must be running
- the service 'Cryptographic Services' must have correct
data
- the digital signatures of the driver files to install
must be intact

How to check and fix I have described on my page.


Uwe

 

[dingdongdingding]

OK. Thanks for your reply. I'll try.

The install driver is triggered because the device is
a new one.

To install the driver without user interaction
- the service 'Cryptographic Services' must be running
- the service 'Cryptographic Services' must have correct
   data
- the digital signatures of the driver files to install
   must be intact

How to check and fix I have described on my page.

Uwe





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[dingdongdingding]

Hi !

WRT to your point:

To install the driver without user interaction
- the service 'Cryptographic Services' must be running
- the service 'Cryptographic Services' must have correct
data
- the digital signatures of the driver files to install
must be intact

I wonder if the default driver for thumbdrive meets these
requirements ?

 

[Uwe Sieber]

Hi !

WRT to your point:


I wonder if the default driver for thumbdrive meets these
requirements ?

The drivers come with XP and have a valid digital signature,
so they fulfill the 3rd requirement as long as the driver
files are intact.
The other requirements must be fulfilled by Windows. Have
you checked this? Took a look at the setupapi.log?