disable automatic driver installation?

when i remove a driver in device manager, then restart, vista automatically
installs a preconfigured driver. is there any way to disable this?

what i want is for vista to stop and ask, i.e. "new device found, would you
like to search for the best driver or install a driver from a cd or other
location"...

ryanj247,

You can do that. In the same place you were while viewing the device in
Device Manager, click on the Driver tap (under Properties for the device).
Under that tab, you can click on "Update Driver" and choose among those
options that you would like to use.
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freddy

no, i don't want to update the driver that vista installs. what i want is
for vista to ask me before installing a driver in the first place.

ryanj247,

I see. I don't know how to get that option enabled. I suppose Vista
beleives it knows better, but I don't know for certain. Anyone?
--
freddy

To disable automatic driver installation: Control Panel > System and
Maintenance > System > Tasks (side panel) > Advanced System Settings >
Hardware (tab) > Windows Update Driver Settings

Thank you!

Edited to add: This doesn't work. See my post, below.

I have the same problem. I am trying to install a Konica Minolta 1350w on a vista by searching for new hardware. I followed the steps to disable in advanced system settings. The never check for drivers is selected. However when I restart my computer it still installs the printer. Any suggestions?

mormonhoosier,

I ended up having to go into the control panel, system details, highlight the hardware in question (my onboard sound) and select drivers, update, select drivers manually. I then browsed to the file which I'd already downloaded.

Essentially, instead of deleting, rebooting, then installing, final reboot, I had to over-write install, reboot. It worked for me. Good luck.

Ken

I just figured it out and thought I'd come back here, register and perhaps help a few people

I had the same issue, the problem is I must clean all traces of the current driver before installing an experimental one. So overwritting was out of the question.


You can disable vista automatic driver installation...

1. click on start (bottom left of desktop)
2. right click on "computer" and select properties
3. on the left side, just below Tasks, select "Device Manager"
4. locate your device, right click it and select properties.
5. select the "driver" tab and click uninstall
6. check the box "Delete the driver software for this device"
7. click ok and reboot

You can disable vista automatic driver installation...

1. click on start (bottom left of desktop)
2. right click on "computer" and select properties
3. on the left side, just below Tasks, select "Device Manager"
4. locate your device, right click it and select properties.
5. select the "driver" tab and click uninstall
6. check the box "Delete the driver software for this device"
7. click ok and reboot

I did this but my system still reinstalled the deleted driver (video driver)
how do I make vista ask before it re installs the deleted driver

jedi51822 said:

I did this but my system still reinstalled the deleted driver (video driver)
how do I make vista ask before it re installs the deleted driver

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I don't know if it's possible to make vista ask....

If your driver has been deleted (you put a check mark in the box) then I would suggest to go look at the driver properties and see if its a generic driver from microsoft, you need a driver to see your display. In that case, I'm sure it will remove the driver when you insall your video card driver (that would be when you are asked to restart your computer).

If you want to remove your onboard video driver to insall a video card, you either have to disable your "onboard video" or "enable PCI/PCIE video" in your bios settings

If you need any extra help give me some more details on what you want to do.

my bios does not let me disable/enable pci/pcie video (also tried updated bios but there is no update) I can get the card working then for some reason out of the blue my system will look for compatible vga graphic adapter wich happens to be my integrated grapic driver.

I tried looking through my graphic card manufactor web site for solutions I have left a message and waiting for a reponse

jedi51822 said:

my bios does not let me disable/enable pci/pcie video (also tried updated bios but there is no update) I can get the card working then for some reason out of the blue my system will look for compatible vga graphic adapter wich happens to be my integrated grapic driver.

I tried looking through my graphic card manufactor web site for solutions I have left a message and waiting for a reponse

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you have to disable you onboard graphics. Your bios should have a setting to disable your onboard graphics.
I might be able to help you find that setting if you can't find it.
What is your mother board model?

alapic said:

jedi51822 said:

my bios does not let me disable/enable pci/pcie video (also tried updated bios but there is no update) I can get the card working then for some reason out of the blue my system will look for compatible vga graphic adapter wich happens to be my integrated grapic driver.

I tried looking through my graphic card manufactor web site for solutions I have left a message and waiting for a reponse

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you have to disable you onboard graphics. Your bios should have a setting to disable your onboard graphics.
I might be able to help you find that setting if you can't find it.
What is your mother board model?

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my mother board model is (ktbc51g1f made for gateway bios is from phoenix award workstation; I tried looking for updates but they do not have one for vista)
The integrated graphic adapter is nvidia 6100 gpu on the label it says 6100 gpu with available pci-express slot the card I'm trying to keep working is nvidia geforce 7900 gs like I said; I will get it working then out of the blue my system will look for availabe display adapter which is the 6100 gpu.
my bios options are
standard cmos features which has
1. clock settings
2. set which hard drive is slave master (I currently have two)
3. halt on error
Advance bios features
1. removable device priority
2. hard disk boot priority
3. cd-rom boot priority
4. virus warning
5. external cache
6. then I can change boot order
7. security option
chipset features
1. frame buffer size [128m]
2. cpu speed spectrum

this might also help:
I have not been doing anything to graphical lately just browsing the internet.
sites like youtube checking my email, running my anti virus software (mAfee)
letting my computer hibernate while I am at work; I do turn my computer off at night

jedi51822 said:

my mother board model is (ktbc51g1f made for gateway bios is from phoenix award workstation;

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Gateway, that might explain a lot, they usually like to make their PC hard to service.

What I'm looking for is the manual for your motherboard. do you have a link to its online pdf file? if not, can you give me the following details...
If your motherboard is in the original PC, what is the Gateway Model? and what is the brand of your mother board and are their any dashes or spaces in the model number--> ktbc51g1f ?


I always prefer to disable things in bios but if that is not possible you can alway disable the driver from windows by clicking the disable button in the driver property. Make sure your new video card is pluged all the way in, you will have to reboot. the only problem whith that is that you will get a exclamation mark in your device manager, not really a big deal.
Just like earlier

1. click on start (bottom left of desktop)
2. right click on "computer" and select properties
3. on the left side, just below Tasks, select "Device Manager"
4. locate your device, right click it and select properties.
5. select the "driver" tab and click disable

stay cool

my gateway model is media center gt4016 I tried looking through the manual (I do have a pdf copy) it does not have any information on disabling devices but I will try to reinstall and see what happens. thanks

jedi51822 said:

my gateway model is media center gt4016 I tried looking through the manual (I do have a pdf copy) it does not have any information on disabling devices but I will try to reinstall and see what happens. thanks

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Just did a quick search and your MB is an F. I. C(First International Computer)... I have to admit that I found it hard to believe that a MB wouldn't let you disable your OB graphic or Enable a default one. This one doesn't but on the hand there's the frame buffer size that might do it for you.

jedi51822 said:

chipset features
1. frame buffer size [128m]

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Apparently some mother board will automatically disable your onboard video if you disable your frame buffer size. Try and see if you have the option to change it from "128m" to "disable"
Good Luck

there is an option to disable frame buffer size, but when I did that I got no picture and It looks like my computer either freezes on first boot device which is my cd-rom drive or it tries to look for software.

Had to reset my bios with cmos jumper.
thanks for any other suggestions

jedi51822 said:

there is an option to disable frame buffer size, but when I did that I got no picture and It looks like my computer either freezes on first boot device which is my cd-rom drive or it tries to look for software.

Had to reset my bios with cmos jumper.
thanks for any other suggestions

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After changing the setting did you power off and Plug your monitor cable in your new video card?