Found new hardware wizard always fails...

[Guest Mark]

Found new hardware wizard always fails...

 

I then select Install from Spicific location and select "C:\WINDOWS\INF" and

in most cases it then finds what it needs.

 

However as part of some installs the system will hang, unless I restart and

then when the wizard pops up I know that I have to manually select

"C:\WINDOWS\INF" and all is OK.

Where is the setting / reg entry that tells the Hardware wizard where to

search? such that I can fix it..

 

Thanks

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Found new hardware wizard always fails...

 

Mark wrote:

> Found new hardware wizard always fails...

>

> I then select Install from Spicific location and select "C:\WINDOWS\INF" and

> in most cases it then finds what it needs.

>

> However as part of some installs the system will hang, unless I restart and

> then when the wizard pops up I know that I have to manually select

> "C:\WINDOWS\INF" and all is OK.

> Where is the setting / reg entry that tells the Hardware wizard where to

> search? such that I can fix it..

>

> Thanks

 

This is from

http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html#xp_asks_for_drivers which is

a solution for USB devices asking for drivers, but it looks like it

should apply to the default location for any drivers.

 

"The registry key that points to the INF folder is corrupt.

Start the Registry Editor (Run, Regedit). Check if under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion the item

'DevicePath' points to '%SystemRoot%\inf'. Additional items, separated

by semicolons, are ok but '%SystemRoot%\inf' has to be one of them.

Then delete the file C:\WINDOWS\inf\infcache.1 - XP will recreate it.

The INF folder and the infcache.1 file are 'hidden'. To see them in the

Windows Explorer:

Menu 'Tools', 'Folder Options'

Tab 'View', mark 'show hidden files and folders'

If it still doesn't work after a restart, the files in C:\WINDOWS\inf

might be corrupt. A Windows repair install helps then.

 

Another thing to check is if the values 'FactoryPreInstallInProgress'

and 'AuditInProgress' are set to '1' under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup

and

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Factory

 

They should be 0 or non present. "

 

--

Joe =o)

[Guest Mark]

Re: Found new hardware wizard always fails...

 

Thanks..

 

It helped, as it looks like I must have been hit by somthing or got my reg

all twisted.

 

"Elmo" <elmogeek@iglou.invalid> wrote in message

news:OmAXRMLQIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Mark wrote:

>> Found new hardware wizard always fails...

>>

>> I then select Install from Spicific location and select "C:\WINDOWS\INF"

>> and in most cases it then finds what it needs.

>>

>> However as part of some installs the system will hang, unless I restart

>> and then when the wizard pops up I know that I have to manually select

>> "C:\WINDOWS\INF" and all is OK.

>> Where is the setting / reg entry that tells the Hardware wizard where to

>> search? such that I can fix it..

>>

>> Thanks

>

> This is from

> http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html#xp_asks_for_drivers which is a

> solution for USB devices asking for drivers, but it looks like it should

> apply to the default location for any drivers.

>

> "The registry key that points to the INF folder is corrupt.

> Start the Registry Editor (Run, Regedit). Check if under

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion the item

> 'DevicePath' points to '%SystemRoot%\inf'. Additional items, separated by

> semicolons, are ok but '%SystemRoot%\inf' has to be one of them.

> Then delete the file C:\WINDOWS\inf\infcache.1 - XP will recreate it.

> The INF folder and the infcache.1 file are 'hidden'. To see them in the

> Windows Explorer:

> Menu 'Tools', 'Folder Options'

> Tab 'View', mark 'show hidden files and folders'

> If it still doesn't work after a restart, the files in C:\WINDOWS\inf

> might be corrupt. A Windows repair install helps then.

>

> Another thing to check is if the values 'FactoryPreInstallInProgress' and

> 'AuditInProgress' are set to '1' under

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup

> and

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Factory

>

> They should be 0 or non present. "

>

> --

> Joe =o)

[Guest tony]

Re: Found new hardware wizard always fails...

 

Thanks for posting this answer! I've had this problem on one PC (windows XP)

for over a year and it was driving me crazy. Far too many hours of searching

turned up nothing. (who knew "hardware wizard does not look in

C:\WINDOWS\inf" would be so rare?)

 

The Found New Hardware wizard was not looking in C:\WINDOWS\inf unless I

directed it explicitly. Sure enough, under

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion,

'DevicePath' was corrupted. A simple edit to make it '%SystemRoot%\inf' did

the trick.

 

Thanks!

 

"Elmo" wrote:

> Mark wrote:

> > Found new hardware wizard always fails...

> >

> > I then select Install from Spicific location and select "C:\WINDOWS\INF" and

> > in most cases it then finds what it needs.

> >

> > However as part of some installs the system will hang, unless I restart and

> > then when the wizard pops up I know that I have to manually select

> > "C:\WINDOWS\INF" and all is OK.

> > Where is the setting / reg entry that tells the Hardware wizard where to

> > search? such that I can fix it..

> >

> > Thanks

>

> This is from

> http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html#xp_asks_for_drivers which is

> a solution for USB devices asking for drivers, but it looks like it

> should apply to the default location for any drivers.

>

> "The registry key that points to the INF folder is corrupt.

> Start the Registry Editor (Run, Regedit). Check if under

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion the item

> 'DevicePath' points to '%SystemRoot%\inf'. Additional items, separated

> by semicolons, are ok but '%SystemRoot%\inf' has to be one of them.

> Then delete the file C:\WINDOWS\inf\infcache.1 - XP will recreate it.

> The INF folder and the infcache.1 file are 'hidden'. To see them in the

> Windows Explorer:

> Menu 'Tools', 'Folder Options'

> Tab 'View', mark 'show hidden files and folders'

> If it still doesn't work after a restart, the files in C:\WINDOWS\inf

> might be corrupt. A Windows repair install helps then.

>

> Another thing to check is if the values 'FactoryPreInstallInProgress'

> and 'AuditInProgress' are set to '1' under

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup

> and

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Factory

>

> They should be 0 or non present. "

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>

[Guest Kevin]

Re: Found new hardware wizard always fails...

 

Elmo,

You are my hero too.

Worked like a champ.

 

If I had figured out better search terms to use in Google I would have found

your answer a day sooner and a headache less.

 

Thanks for posting the answer!!!

--

I know nothing.

 

 

"Elmo" wrote:

> Mark wrote:

> > Found new hardware wizard always fails...

> >

> > I then select Install from Spicific location and select "C:\WINDOWS\INF" and

> > in most cases it then finds what it needs.

> >

> > However as part of some installs the system will hang, unless I restart and

> > then when the wizard pops up I know that I have to manually select

> > "C:\WINDOWS\INF" and all is OK.

> > Where is the setting / reg entry that tells the Hardware wizard where to

> > search? such that I can fix it..

> >

> > Thanks

>

> This is from

> http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html#xp_asks_for_drivers which is

> a solution for USB devices asking for drivers, but it looks like it

> should apply to the default location for any drivers.

>

> "The registry key that points to the INF folder is corrupt.

> Start the Registry Editor (Run, Regedit). Check if under

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion the item

> 'DevicePath' points to '%SystemRoot%\inf'. Additional items, separated

> by semicolons, are ok but '%SystemRoot%\inf' has to be one of them.

> Then delete the file C:\WINDOWS\inf\infcache.1 - XP will recreate it.

> The INF folder and the infcache.1 file are 'hidden'. To see them in the

> Windows Explorer:

> Menu 'Tools', 'Folder Options'

> Tab 'View', mark 'show hidden files and folders'

> If it still doesn't work after a restart, the files in C:\WINDOWS\inf

> might be corrupt. A Windows repair install helps then.

>

> Another thing to check is if the values 'FactoryPreInstallInProgress'

> and 'AuditInProgress' are set to '1' under

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup

> and

> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Factory

>

> They should be 0 or non present. "

>

> --

> Joe =o)

>

[Guest Elmo]

Re: Found new hardware wizard always fails...

 

Kevin wrote:

> Elmo,

> You are my hero too.

> Worked like a champ.

>

> If I had figured out better search terms to use in Google I would have found

> your answer a day sooner and a headache less.

>

> Thanks for posting the answer!!!

 

Great news! Thanks for reporting back.

 

--

Joe =o)