Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update
Questions that arose while updating drivers that you can help answer.
o Some of you are purposefully helpful & far more knowledgeable than I.
If you can answer any questions posed in that tutorial, all will benefit.
Step 1:
o Why doesn't Microsoft know of the updated drivers when those updated
drivers clearly exist in the Microsoft Windows catalog?
Step 2:
o Same question as in Step 1 for the DeviceManager [Update Driver].
Step 3:
o Do you know of better driver update freeware than Dumo?
Step 4:
o Do those extraordinarily long Microsoft CAB file names mean anything?
Step 5:
o When DeviceManager browses for a local cab file, why won't it install?
Step 6:
o Does anyone know why the DISM command fails with that specific error?
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"c:\tmp\cab\1.cab"
Error: 0x80070002, Error: 2
The system cannot find the file specified.
Step 7:
o Why do we need to "Expand" the cab file just to get drivers to update?
Step 8:
o Why does right clicking on the INF to install always say it works;
but in my tests, it doesn't work sometimes, even when it says it does?
Step 9:
o Have you had good success with the rundll command as shown below?
rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 c:\tmp\cab\RtsUer.inf
Step 10:
o Why doesn't DeviceManager "Browse my computer for drivers" always work
when you select a known good INF file?
Step 11:
o Why does Device Manager "Let me pick from a list of available drivers
on my computer" and then [Have Disk] and select c:\tmp\cab\RtsUer.inf
seem to work every time I've tried it (but not the other methods)?
Step 12:
o Do you know of better software than Dumo to report available versions?
Optional step A:
o Do restore points maintain the driver update status?
Optional step B:
o Do you know how to use Windows "Driver Verifier" to our advantage
to test the stability of these device drivers?
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