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Windows 7 not properly installing new device drivers.
My computer, whose specifications can be seen on my profile, is relatively recently acquired. However, it seems that it fails to install drivers for new devices on its own, either automatically, or through the device manager, even when it can find the proper drivers for the device.
It wasn't so bad at first, I'd find the driver, download it for new devices, and install it, and it'd be done with. However, it has become readily apparent that Windows will do this with /every/ device I plug into this machine. New USB mouse? Manually install the drivers. Have a headset that you want to connect? Manually install the drivers.
It doesn't matter if Windows can recognize and fetch the necessary driver, it will not install automatically.
In the device driver, any time I try to search automatically for device drivers, even if it comes up with something, it returns the message that "One of the Installers for this device cannot perform the installation at this time."
I do have an external hard drive which I managed to get working. If this is something which can be fixed by a factory reset, then just say the word, and I will backup my games and personal files to the external drive. But I'd like to get a second opinion before I go doing something I may regret later.