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