| Subject: Vista can't seem to find drivers... no matter what USB device. |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices |
| Date: 5/12/2008 11:33:04 AM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?R0FVUkM=?= [Email Address Protection] |
I've seen many posts about difficulty locating hardware drivers. I'm installing Vista-compatible device software just fine, but it seems virtually any USB device I try to install is defeated when Vista sees the device and tries to 'install drivers.' Vista checks the hard drive and the web and eventually says the drivers can not be found; thus, no device. I've tried browsing to the program folders for drivers and that doesn't satisfy Vista either. I absolutely love my new PC, and can accept that there will be some favorite software that won't run on Vista. But it would seem to me that a new version of Windows would/should bring with it the wisdom and knowledge of previous versions, not the nearly complete amnesia of Vista. Clearly, the time-investment of reverting to XP Pro is far less expensive and more satisfying than purchasing all-new peripherals. My biggest disappointment is that I really like the Vista environment; It is clean, responsive, looks great and a definate step forward in the Windows series... provided you aren't already a Windows owner, then it is a step in the opposite direction. In just 2 weeks I've gone from an advanced XP user to a Vista idiot that can't even get a USB printer to work... not very encouraging. -- http://www.gaurc.us |
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