Driver installation problem

[John Skandar]

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!

 

[BigJim]

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]

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...

 

[Yugo Amaryl]

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