Yes,
From what I understand when you plug a USB ( or serial, etc… ) device into
a new port, Windows 2000 considers this a new device. As such, it will try
to conduct a full installation.
The exception to this is if you have a Signed Driver ( WHQL Certified ).
You may want to look into the Windows API function: SetupCopyOEMInf, as
documented in the Platform SDK.
It allows you to copy your driver to a location on the Hard Disk, and force
the OS to load the driver files from that location, not the A:.
KeithGa
-----Original Message-----
From: Zhou, James [mailto:xxxxx@asia.adaptec.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 7:20 PM
To: NT Developers Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] [ntdev]Ask for device driver again in Win2k
Hi,
I am developing a win2k driver for a USB product.
After the first time my USB adapter is inserted and driver is installed form
a floppy disk successfully, if this adapter is removed and another adapter
with a different serial number is inserted, most of the time, the system
just displays some information about finding a new device and loads the
driver automatically. But sometimes, the system asks for the floppy
installation disk again. Does any body know why?
Thanks in advance.
James
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