Vista - Windows Vista add hardware default directory

01-19-2008

My computer used to automatically search for my drivers when I plugged in a
device. As I understand it, the default directory for drivers installed into
Vista is the system32 folder. Now my computer spends a great deal of time
searching for its drivers online only to tell me it couldn't find them. When
I manually point the add hardware wizard to the system32 folder and
subdirectories, it locates it just fine. I think something got changed that
makes windows look for drivers in some other folder instead of the system32
one. Is there a way to fix that?

01-19-2008

Drivers for what?

"Matt" <Matt@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F3EDB359-4ECE-429A-97C8-3492203917E4@xxxxxx

Quote:

> My computer used to automatically search for my drivers when I plugged in
> a
> device. As I understand it, the default directory for drivers installed
> into
> Vista is the system32 folder. Now my computer spends a great deal of time
> searching for its drivers online only to tell me it couldn't find them.
> When
> I manually point the add hardware wizard to the system32 folder and
> subdirectories, it locates it just fine. I think something got changed
> that
> makes windows look for drivers in some other folder instead of the
> system32
> one. Is there a way to fix that?

01-22-2008

It doesn't matter the driver. It can be a plug and play monitor and the same
thing happens.

01-19-2008	#1 (permalink)
Matt n/a posts	Windows Vista add hardware default directory My computer used to automatically search for my drivers when I plugged in a device. As I understand it, the default directory for drivers installed into Vista is the system32 folder. Now my computer spends a great deal of time searching for its drivers online only to tell me it couldn't find them. When I manually point the add hardware wizard to the system32 folder and subdirectories, it locates it just fine. I think something got changed that makes windows look for drivers in some other folder instead of the system32 one. Is there a way to fix that?
My System Specs

01-19-2008	#2 (permalink)
Colin Barnhorst n/a posts	Re: Windows Vista add hardware default directory Drivers for what? "Matt" <Matt@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:F3EDB359-4ECE-429A-97C8-3492203917E4@xxxxxx Quote: > My computer used to automatically search for my drivers when I plugged in > a > device. As I understand it, the default directory for drivers installed > into > Vista is the system32 folder. Now my computer spends a great deal of time > searching for its drivers online only to tell me it couldn't find them. > When > I manually point the add hardware wizard to the system32 folder and > subdirectories, it locates it just fine. I think something got changed > that > makes windows look for drivers in some other folder instead of the > system32 > one. Is there a way to fix that?
My System Specs

01-22-2008	#3 (permalink)
Matt n/a posts	Re: Windows Vista add hardware default directory It doesn't matter the driver. It can be a plug and play monitor and the same thing happens.
My System Specs

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