Hello William,
I am back from out of town now.
just getting caught up again>
Can I get the setupapi.app.log and the setupapi.dev.log?
I was looking for those two log files rather than the setupapi.ev* files
that you sent me.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|>Subject: Re: Driver search fails everytime - and have to set the search
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|>ok i'm an idiot - i posted this to everyone - sorry!!
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|>William
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|>"William Dowell >>>> ((
[email protected]>)" <william(((> wrote in message
|>|>> Darrel,
|>>
|>> Thanks for getting back to me on this - you know, this is driving me a
|>> little insane!
|>>
|>> I've got no brain in terms of inf stuff, but if it helps here is what i
|>> did:
|>>
|>> I had Windows XP (SP2) Professional, and upgraded to Windows Vista
|>> Business..
|>> Initially everythign was perfect; instlation went without a hitch, and
|>> everythingn seemed to install itsself perfectly. then - and i thikn it
was
|>> about this point - i purcahsed a digital camera (Olympus FE-190). the
|>> manual
|>> goes on about it just detecing as a mass storage device. but Windows
Vista
|>> regonised there was the new device, and insisted there were no drivers.
|>> Anyway, eventually - after much head scratching, i tried redirecting the
|>> search to the System32 folder. and hey, it worked. thing is, now
everytime
|>> i
|>> add a new device, the same problem happens. Previously installed
devices -
|>> ie things i replug in after this precedure - do not pose a problem.
|>>
|>> I hope the files are helpful. there are three of them. If you have a
|>> solution be sure to let me have it!!! re-installing Windows is my very
|>> last
|>> resort as that too is a bit of a pain, however well it works!
|>>
|>> Finally, i would just like to say that I am very very impressed with
the
|>> RTM
|>> version of Windows Vista - even with this hick-up. For all the bad
press,
|>> i
|>> feel hard working Microsoft staff, partners and testers need to be
better
|>> recognised. The little things - and the bigger ones- have made using
this
|>> computer so much better. this laptop is aged - it's 4 years on, but
|>> WIndows
|>> Vista is honstly fast than Windows XP was.. I wish Apple and the general
|>> media would just be quiet - or at least get some hard balanced facts,
and
|>> stop the mis-informaton campagne!
|>>
|>>
|>> Kind regards,
|>>
|>> William
|>>
|>>
|>>
message
|>> |>>> Hello William,
|>>> Can you send me the setupapi*.log files from the \windows\inf folder?
|>>> Zip them up if possible.
|>>> Remove the online from my email address before sending.
|>>> Thanks,
|>>> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
|>>>
|>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
|>>> rights
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|>>> |>From: "William Dowell" <william(((>>>>>((
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|>>> |>References: <
[email protected]>
|>>> <
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|>>> |>In-Reply-To: <
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|>>> |>Subject: Re: Driver search fails everytime - and have to set the
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|>>> manually (each time) to System32.. help...
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|>>> |>I am logged in as Administrator (tut, tut, yes i know i shouldnt!)..
i
|>>> will
|>>> |>try and resolve this ; it's driving me insane!
|>>> |>
|>>> |>Thanks Dennis,
|>>> |>William
|>>> |>
|>>> |>|>>> |>> William:
|>>> |>> I haven't had this problem so I'm not working from
experience.
|>>> A
|>>> |>> Vista search for driver installation leads to "Appendix A-Security
|>>> Group
|>>> |>> Policy Settings.doc". There is a possibility that this may be
normal
|>>> if
|>>> |>> you are logged in as a standard user instead of a member of the
|>>> |>> administrators group. Have a great day.
|>>> |>>
|>>> |>> --
|>>> |>> Dennis Pack
|>>> |>> XP x64, Vista Enterprise x64
|>>> |>> Office2007
|>>> |>> "William Dowell >>>> ((
[email protected]>)" <william(((> wrote in
|>>> message
|>>> |>> |>>> |>>> Hello,
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> Firstly, i apologise if this is the "wrong" news thread - i have
|>>> tried
|>>> a
|>>> |>>> few, but to no avail. If this is the incorrect one, please please
|>>> don't
|>>> |>>> just say it is the wrong one, but point me to the right one!
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> Now, my problem:
|>>> |>>> (I'm using RTM version of Windows Vista - business).
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> It all worked fine for about a week or so, detecting all devices
|>>> plugged
|>>> |>>> in (and i have to say, was mightily impressed with driver
support..)
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> Until.. these last few days...
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> Whenever I add a hardware device - from basic things of External
|>>> HDD,
|>>> |>>> camera
|>>> |>>> or USB keys etc, the driver search fails, and asks for a manual
|>>> |>>> location..
|>>> |>>> Same goes for hubs. All items. Now, I KNOW Vista has all of this
|>>> |>>> built in - because you just tell it, each time, to go to System 32
|>>> |>>> folder, and it
|>>> |>>> finds the mass-storage / or other driver, no problem.
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> However EVERYTIME i add something new it does this. This didn't
|>>> happen
|>>> |>>> when i
|>>> |>>> first installed Vista, and its a horrible experience. I want it
back
|>>> |>>> automatically installing!
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> I was a tester for Windows Vista for I can't even remember how
|>>> long -
|>>> and
|>>> |>>> never seen this before..
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> Is there a fix for this / Re-set something in the registry? It's
|>>> driving
|>>> |>>> me
|>>> |>>> insane! And, everyone who sees my lovely Vista laptop goes "wow"
and
|>>> then
|>>> |>>> plugs in their USB Key, and goes "ohhh... oh yes, they said on the
|>>> news
|>>> |>>> it was full of problems"!!! - I don't like that, as its not fair
to
|>>> |>>> Microsoft, so... any solution, please... and I can assure you it
|>>> will
|>>> |>>> get my friends / colleagues in the shops for a start!
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> Kind regards, and thanks in advance to the genius who can sort
this
|>>> out
|>>> |>>> for me
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>> William
|>>> |>>>
|>>> |>>
|>>> |>
|>>> |>
|>>>
|>>
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