Turning off auto device learning

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Hi

I am trying to install some new drivers for my Hauppauge tv card on my Vista
OS. This requires me to remove the existing drivers and restart my computer.
My problem is that when the computer reboots the old drivers automatically
reload. I can tell this by the bubble which pops up in the bottom right hand
corner of my screen telling me that windows is locating the drivers.
Clicking on this icon does not give me any options to stop this install and
then I end up with the drivers which I am trying to get rid off installed
again. There must be some way of me stopping this auto install but I can't
find it - please help its driving me mad!!!!

Thx in advance, Jon
 
jondecks,

In the Properties for the card in Device Manager, you should have options to
either update the drivers or to uninstall the drivers. Either one should do
what you want. Let us know whether this indeed does what you want.
 
Hi thx for that. My problem occurs once i've unistalled the drivers the way
you just explained and then I restart the computer - windows automatically
reinstalls the same drivers again - I dont want this to happen as I want to
install some different drivers - I am therefore expecting the options "locate
and install driver software (recommended)" "ask me again later" which i'd
choose & "dont show this message again for this device". I never get these
options on restart and windows just goes ahead with the install while i
frantically try to stop it - with no success. I am sure there must be a way
to stop this auto install so i can run my new drivers.

Happy dayz Jon
 
jondecks,

In that case, how does the other option to update the drivers work for you?
Can't you direct it to the drivers you have ready? There should be an option
there to do that. It's something along the lines of Have a Disk, or Browse
for Location, without actually looking for it myself.
 
jondecks,

Also, can't you skip the reboot prompt? In other words, don't reboot, but
instead go ahead and install the new drivers instead. I believe that option
was there the last time I tried that.
 
Dnia Tue, 3 Jul 2007 13:20:00 -0700, jondecks napisa³(a):
Hi

I am trying to install some new drivers for my Hauppauge tv card on my Vista
OS. This requires me to remove the existing drivers and restart my computer.
My problem is that when the computer reboots the old drivers automatically
reload. I can tell this by the bubble which pops up in the bottom right hand
corner of my screen telling me that windows is locating the drivers.
Clicking on this icon does not give me any options to stop this install and
then I end up with the drivers which I am trying to get rid off installed
again. There must be some way of me stopping this auto install but I can't
find it - please help its driving me mad!!!!

Thx in advance, Jon
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Just before reboot delete all oemxxx.inf files related to your card from
\Windows\Inf folder. Delete INFCACHE.1 file. Delete a copy of old
drivers from c:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository.
 
Deleting system files is not the right approach - it will only result in
unpredictable behavior, loss of system integrity and reliability.

To "force install" a driver on a device, you need to go to device manager,
right click the device, and choose "update driver" and then point the wizard
to where your drivers live. This is install the drivers you want on the
device regardless of whether a better one exists on the system.

Thanks,

Farhan
 
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