Solution for when sometimes Windows Vista cannot recognise some hardware

Hi All,

Thought the following might be handy to people as I have had several problems with vista recognising and installing additonal hardware (including some USB Memory pens) on my FZ11S even if I do have the installation CD.

I have used the below method on a few things most notably my creative mp3 player and it works.

Thanks to the person that posted this on Creatives site.




For those Windows Vista user with problems when they plugged their Zen V Plus into the USB port. Vista was asking for drivers and couldnt find them, even though you have installed all the applications in the installation CD.

For some users using Vista Ultimate, Windows cannot find all the installed drivers, so even though you install it Windows thinks they dont exist.

To solve this, plug in your hardware and wait for the prompt to search for drivers.

If no drivers are found, click on the "advanced" option of locating the drivers manually.

If you dont get an option of browsing manually go to Control Panel > Device Manager and Find your hardware thats not installed. Right click on it and select Update Driver Software.

You get asked to Browse your computer, or you can enter a file location. Simply place the following in, or find the folder on your computer

C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository

Click next and Windows searches that folder... and finds your drivers... installs them and sorts it all out.

This has solved my problem with my Creative Zen V Plus MP3 player and some other hardwares which cannot be recognised

 

You are a freakin LIFESAVER (after a month of asking for help on this forum and the hardware forum - and it turned out to be something so SIMPLE)!!

TQ ... once I directed all the 'Found New Hardware' popup's to C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository I was able to install my MS Wireless Presenter 8000 Mouse onto my SZ48 using the USB transceiver supplied in the box!

Any suggestions on how to connect it using my internal bluetooth on my Vaio?

 

try this solution too by boltjames on this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=132443

(untested for the moment; trying to get over the feeling of joy that my new mouse finally works before i go screw it up!!)

 

ok so i got the internal bluetooth to recognise and connect to the BT mouse successfully but it appears that i've lost a couple of functions: 1) instant viewer; 2) magnify and 3) mouse is a little slow to respond when scrolling but nothing i can't live with when travelling. The presenter functions all seem to work fine when i make the switch.