Silent driver install

xBlack23 · 1st September 2006, 13:28

Hi!

Somebody help me please! I've got a non-WHQL FTDI driver. I'd like to write an NSIS silent driver installer. I preinstalled the driver (SetupCopyOEMInf), but when I plugged the USB device to the computer the system started the New hardware wizard program. When I clicked Next...Next...etc. buttons the system found the INF file (in the driver store) and installed the driver. How can I hide the New hardware wizard? I know that under the installation process the system show a warning message because the driver hasn't got WHQL sign.

Thx!

Black

ahoyle · 10th September 2006, 20:06

Hi

I am having the same problem with a USB driver I have installed. I have not found the answer yet, but I did find this -

"Why are some of my USB devices reinstalled when they are moved to a new USB port?

In Windows 2000 and later operating systems, a new physical device object (PDO) is created when a device (for example, a USB or PCMCIA device) is moved from one port to another. A new PDO is not created if the hardware reports a unique USB serial number.

To reuse the same PDO and to ensure that the device experience is unchanged whether the device is reinserted into the same port or a new port, hardware vendors must store a serial number on their device. According to the requirements of the "Designed for Windows" logo program, the serial number must be unique for all devices that share the same device installation identifier."

on
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...FAQ_intro.mspx

I hope this helps.

P.S. I have not tested this yet!!

1st September 2006, 13:28	#1
xBlack23 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1	Silent driver install Hi! Somebody help me please! I've got a non-WHQL FTDI driver. I'd like to write an NSIS silent driver installer. I preinstalled the driver (SetupCopyOEMInf), but when I plugged the USB device to the computer the system started the New hardware wizard program. When I clicked Next...Next...etc. buttons the system found the INF file (in the driver store) and installed the driver. How can I hide the New hardware wizard? I know that under the installation process the system show a warning message because the driver hasn't got WHQL sign. Thx! Black

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10th September 2006, 20:06	#2
ahoyle Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 7	Hi I am having the same problem with a USB driver I have installed. I have not found the answer yet, but I did find this - "Why are some of my USB devices reinstalled when they are moved to a new USB port? In Windows 2000 and later operating systems, a new physical device object (PDO) is created when a device (for example, a USB or PCMCIA device) is moved from one port to another. A new PDO is not created if the hardware reports a unique USB serial number. To reuse the same PDO and to ensure that the device experience is unchanged whether the device is reinserted into the same port or a new port, hardware vendors must store a serial number on their device. According to the requirements of the "Designed for Windows" logo program, the serial number must be unique for all devices that share the same device installation identifier." on http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...FAQ_intro.mspx I hope this helps. P.S. I have not tested this yet!!