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

"Dennis Pack" <dennispack********.nospam.com> wrote in message
news:19DDCA24-93EF-4406-8F96-0984D973743F@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> 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 >>>> ((dowell******.com>)" <william(((> wrote in message
> news:3E70009B-E1A6-4948-84FE-A66BABECE26A@microsoft.com...[color=green]
>> 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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