Annoying Driver Issue

[UnknownName]

Hello,

I've got a really annoying driver issue, I have the correct driver installed in my driver directory but the device the driver is for keeps using a M$ Generic driver, I've tried updating the driver but it just says the best driver is already being used.

So does any one know how to manually replace what driver is used by a device?

Cheers.


Windows 7 Professional 32bit

 

[IggyAZ]

Hi and Welcom.
So what you are saying is Win7 is wrong and you have a better driver.
Can you tell us what driver it is and for what hardware device?
Then we can check and see.

Iggy

 

[thefabe]

Download the driver. go to device manager.click on update driversoftware>browse my computer>let me pick>Have disk>enter location of the drive you have downloaded. Fabe

 

[UnknownName]

Cheers for the replies,

Fabe I had already tried that and just tried again and still get "The folder you have specified doesn't contain a driver for your device. if this folder does contain a driver make sure it's 32bit" and it is 32bit and the correct driver.

Iggy, yeah I have the driver I need to make my device work correctly, it's for a composite video capture device, but windows just uses a generic USB driver.

Thanks

 

[thefabe]

Tyr using the same directios as above only clicking(or double clicking) on the.inf file, and see if it will install. Fabe

 

[Tews]

From you device manager, uninstall the current driver, then follow Fabes advice... Hope this helps...

 

[UnknownName]

I just tried that Fabe and got the same result.
Tews I can't uninstall the driver because it's a Microsoft Generic one, it will only uninstall the device, upon reconnecting the device it will use the generic driver again

 

[jfar]

Hi, try this,

Stop Auto install of Drivers. Open the Control Panel, type "a" into the Search, top right. Click on Devices and Printers.Right click on the icon for PC Click on Device Installation Settings.Click on, No let me choose what to do.

Click on Never install driver software from Windows Update. Go to the Device Manager, find your Device, right click on it and select Uninstall, and click the box that says Delete this Driver, Select OK, close all windows and Shut Down, Then start your machine up again. Install the Driver that you have.

 

[UnknownName]

Hello Jfar cheers for your reply, again I have already tried this but, and remember the driver can not be uninstalled because it's a Microsoft generic one, so there is no option to remove the driver when uninstalling the device.

 

[jfar]

Hi, you have tried to uninstall the Device right, not the Driver,?

 

[UnknownName]

yeah lots of times, I just can't find a way to choose which driver for the device to use. every time I reconnect the device it will use the same generic USB driver.

 

[UnknownName]

it isn't a display device it's a USB composite video capture device.

 

[jfar]

Sorry posted in the wrong thread.

---------- Post added at 08:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:12 PM ----------

It shouldn't install it after you do as I suggested, about the Automatic install of drivers.
When you uninstall the Device, Shut down the machine and restart it, and then do exactly as Fabe suggested.

 

[UnknownName]

Sorry posted in the wrong thread.

---------- Post added at 08:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:12 PM ----------

It shouldn't install it after you do as I suggested, about the Automatic install of drivers.
When you uninstall the Device, Shut down the machine and restart it, and then do exactly as Fabe suggested.

No problem.

I think I've tried that but I'll try again now just to be sure, I have tried so many things I can't remember.

Cheers

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I just tried what you suggested with the same result of when plugging the device in windows detects it and installs the generic driver. I have also tried gpedit.msc to change my policy but when you connect the device then you can not access it to apply a driver.

The annoying thing is that the generic driver makes the device work it just records it in x2 speed.

 

[UnknownName]

looks like my only choice is to go back to Vista or XP