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]

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|>From: "William Dowell" <william(((>>>>>((dowell******.com>
|>References: <3E70009B-E1A6-4948-84FE-A66BABECE26A@microsoft.com>
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|>Subject: Re: Driver search fails everytime - and have to set the search
manually (each time) to System32.. help...
|>Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:40:30 +0100
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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
|>
|>"Dennis Pack" <dennispack********.nospam.com> wrote in message
|>news:19DDCA24-93EF-4406-8F96-0984D973743F@microsoft.com...
|>> 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...
|>>> 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
|>>>
|>>
|>
|>