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Old October 2nd 20, 08:29 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update
(As always, please improve so everyone benefits from everything you do.)

This tutorial is based on gory details learned in this thread:
o What's the one free Windows 10 driver update tool you prefer most & why?
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/-yDz26GC6zA

These screenshots summarize the success achieved after trial & error:
o https://i.postimg.cc/2862Ztvf/driver01.jpg
o https://i.postimg.cc/rF06Wb14/driver02.jpg
o https://i.postimg.cc/JzCxz8v0/driver03.jpg
o https://i.postimg.cc/N0gxR4gw/driver04.jpg
o https://i.postimg.cc/s2w4mhXG/driver05.jpg

Here is the process I attempted, including failed but noble attempts:
1. Update all drivers that Microsoft feels like updating automatically:
o Win+I Update & Security Windows Update [Check for updates
2. Try to update drivers that Microsoft feels like updating manually:
o Win+R devmgmt.msc System devices LPC Interface Controller
o Driver [Update Driver] Search automatically for drivers
3. Test all drivers for 24 hours to see if any have issues:
o Win+R verifier
4. Search for new drivers using driver identifier freeware, e.g., Dumo:
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?dumo
https://www.kcsoftwares.com/files/dumo.zip
"Detects required drivers according to your version of Microsoft Windows"
Name: DUMo.exe
Size: 2237376 bytes (2184 KiB)
SHA256: 902798AD309B778382896775F798899448538E3B13096C7F01 B4D0D072A5BC41
5. Dumo identified an available LPC Interface Controller driver:
o Current driver: 1.0.50.13
o Available driver: 1.0.64.8
https://i.postimg.cc/2862Ztvf/driver01.jpg
6. Obtain that available driver file from the manufacturer or from MS:
o https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=compal+
Compal Electronics, INC., System, 7/9/2015 12:00:00 AM - 1.0.64.8
Windows 10 and later drivers,Windows 10 and Later Servicing Drivers
for testing Drivers (Other Hardware) 7/8/2015 1.0.64.8 137 KB
Name: 4b427ef6-2932-46b3-8ee9-058a19b012e5_87cc805498b6288f11615839f6aaf1f7bcf09 147.cab
Size: 140892 bytes (137 KiB)
SHA256: AF844719CDDB0D139FDA8BD0FF9E33E6B4F925EE2E1F0A5DB5 107480030D2247
http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2017/03/4b427ef6-2932-46b3-8ee9-058a19b012e5_87cc805498b6288f11615839f6aaf1f7bcf09 147.cab
(Note: Hereinafter I will call this file "1.cab" for simplicity.
7. Attempt to install that MS Catalog driver using the Device Manager:
o Win+R devmgmt.msc RMB on "LPC Interface Controller" Properties
Driver Date: 7/16/2012
Driver Version: 1.0.50.13
Press on [Update Driver]
Browse my computer for drivers c:\tmp\cab
[x]Include subfolders
[Next]
But DeviceManager said "The best driver is already installed".
8. Attempt to install that Microsoft cab file using DISM:
o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"c:\tmp\cab\1.cab"
Error: 0x80070002, Error: 2
The system cannot find the file specified.
(Note: That error is all over the net; nobody knows what it means.)
9. Give up on DISM, and just extract the cab file to the INF file contents
o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
o Expand -F:* c:\tmp\cab\1.cab c:\tmp\cab
That extracts, in my case, the following four files from the cab:
lpcfilter.cat, LPCFilter.inf, LPCFilter.pdb, LPCFilter.sys
10. Right-click install from that INF file which will say it works:
But it's a lie, as it did not work (even after a reboot).
o https://i.postimg.cc/rF06Wb14/driver02.jpg
11. In Device Manager, update that driver via the [Update Driver] button
But don't use the "Browse my computer for drivers" (it won't work)
12. Instead, use "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer"
Don't ask me the difference because I don't why only this works.
Accept all the dire-warning prompts and reboot thereafter
o https://i.postimg.cc/JzCxz8v0/driver03.jpg
13. Check the Device Manager to be sure the driver updated
o https://i.postimg.cc/N0gxR4gw/driver04.jpg
14. Check with Dumo software to be sure the driver updated
o https://i.postimg.cc/s2w4mhXG/driver05.jpg
Voila!

This tutorial is written so that others don't have to go through the hell I
just went through just to update a driver to the latest available, where if
you ask why I'm updating all my drivers, see the gory details over he
o Windows 10 BSOD indicates a hardware problem - but what hardware is the problem?
https://alt.comp.os.windows-10.narkive.com/oL7PTNKu/windows-10-bsod-indicates-a-hardware-problem-but-what-hardware-is-the-problem
http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1110105
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Old October 2nd 20, 08:42 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

On Fri, 2 Oct 2020 07:30:02 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

10. Right-click install from that INF file which will say it works:
But it's a lie, as it did not work (even after a reboot).
o https://i.postimg.cc/rF06Wb14/driver02.jpg


Ooops. I skipped a step by mistake, where the intent of this tutorial is to
provide _all_ the commands which are _supposed_ to work, whether or not
they actually worked for me (because they may actually work for you).
a. To be clear, some commands failed outright
b. Others "said" they worked, but they actually failed.
c. By persevering, I finally found the commands that worked.

Here is the stop I skipped, between step 10 & 11:
o Using an INF File to Install a File System Filter Driver
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/ifs/using-an-inf-file-to-install-a-file-system-filter-driver

That suggests either just right clicking on the "inf" file
and selecting "Install" from the context menu, or, running:
o rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132
c:\tmp\cab\LPCFilter.inf

Trying the first method, I right clicked on the INF & pressed "Install"
and it said, "The operation completed successfully".
o https://i.postimg.cc/rF06Wb14/driver02.jpg
Hmm. That was easy. Too easy perhaps. Let's check:
o Win+R devmgmt.msc System devices LPC Interface Controller
Clicking on the "Driver" tab shows the version still 1.0.50.13
So did Microsoft lie to me? Dunno. Probably. Perhaps. Dunno.

Maybe I need to reboot.
o So I reboot and check again but no dice on the update.
Microsoft lied.

I never did run the second method because I found step 11,
so this is the step missing between step 10 & step 11:
o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
o rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 c:\tmp\cab\LPCFilter.inf
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Old October 2nd 20, 10:26 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Arlen Holder
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

To further test the tutorial, I updated another driver
which had a completely different result (it was easier).

Go figure.

Since any step below could work or fail for others following this
tutorial, I list all dozen steps in detail, but in reality success
happened earlier with this driver than with the previous driver tested.

As always, please improve so all benefit from every action.
o Also note the questions asked within quite a few of the steps below.

If you can answer the questions, you'll be helping everyone with your value!

How to update a Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader driver to the latest 2020 version.
o https://i.postimg.cc/X7yP1mMW/driver06.jpg Dumo (before)
o https://i.postimg.cc/9QdnC9FN/driver07.jpg Device Manager (before)
o https://i.postimg.cc/RhJg86Dd/driver08.jpg Device Manager (after)
o https://i.postimg.cc/nM83tV8J/driver09.jpg Dumo (after)

1. Update all drivers that Microsoft feels like updating automatically:
o Win+I Update & Security Windows Update [Check for updates]
Note: In my case, this didn't update any device drivers.

2. Identify & inventory & update the driver via the Device Manager:
https://i.postimg.cc/9QdnC9FN/driver07.jpg Device Manager (before)
o Win+R devmgmt.msc
o Universal Serial Bus controllers
o Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader
o [Driver Details]
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\RtsUer.sys
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RsCRIcon.dll
o [Update Driver]
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconducor Corp.
Driver Date: 12/10/2019
Driver Version: 10.0.18362.31255
Driver [Update Driver] Search automatically for drivers
"The best drivers for your device are already installed"
Note: At this point you can also press:
"Search for updated drivers on Windows Update"
Note: In my case, this didn't update any device drivers.
Note: Make a note of the driver filespec for later use in steps below.

3. Determine which drivers have available updates:
o What's the one free Windows 10 driver update tool you prefer most & why?
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/-yDz26GC6zA
https://i.postimg.cc/X7yP1mMW/driver06.jpg Dumo (before)
(I used Dumo; other driver version identifiers may work as well or better.)
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?dumo
https://www.kcsoftwares.com/files/dumo.zip
"Detects required drivers according to your version of Microsoft Windows"
Name: DUMo.exe
Size: 2237376 bytes (2184 KiB)
SHA256: 902798AD309B778382896775F798899448538E3B13096C7F01 B4D0D072A5BC41

Dumo reports:
Device = Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader
Manufacturer = Realtek
Version = 10.0.18362.31255
Status = Update available (10.0.19041.31262)

4. Find a good link to that driver either at the manufacturer or at Microsoft:
Right click on the device Search
https://www.google.com/search?q=Realtek%20Realtek%20USB%202.0%20Card%20Re ader

I don't see that particular driver listed at Realtek:
https://www.realtek.com/en/component...llers-software

But I do see it in the Microsoft Catalog:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=realtek+2020+card+reader
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=f99afd93-3c11-44a7-b6fa-c4e8884b8332
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. - USB - 10.0.19041.31262
Windows 10, version 1903 and later,
Servicing Drivers,Windows 10, version 1903 and later,
Upgrade & Servicing Drivers Drivers (Other Hardware)
7/13/2020 10.0.19041.31262 1.7 MB
[Download] http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2020/09/789247b1-62b4-4966-bfbe-a5408e3e66e4_d8f7fb9d25bcb2dfdf80e36050252e78533a8 504.cab
Name: 789247b1-62b4-4966-bfbe-a5408e3e66e4_d8f7fb9d25bcb2dfdf80e36050252e78533a8 504.cab
Size: 1749154 bytes (1708 KiB)
SHA256: 851550270E8AB134431094D2F4CF1FB5741EBBA8F5BB61FEFD 525350527E27FC

Place the cab file in a suitable storage location for your archived drivers.
Note: For simplicity, hereinafter the cab file will be referred to as:
c:\tmp\cab\1.cab

5. Attempt to install that MS Catalog driver using the Device Manager:
o Win+R devmgmt.msc
Universal Serial Bus controllers
RMB on "Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader" Properties
[Driver]
Driver Date: 12/10/2019
Driver Version: 1.0.18362.31255
Press on [Update Driver]
Browse my computer for drivers
c:\tmp\cab\
[x]Include subfolders
[Next]
But DeviceManager said "The best drivers for your device are already installed"

6. Attempt to install that Microsoft cab file using DISM:
o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"c:\tmp\cab\1.cab"
Error: 0x80070002, Error: 2
The system cannot find the file specified.
(Note: That error is all over the net; nobody knows what it means.)

7. 9. Give up on DISM, and just extract the cab file to the INF file contents
o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
o Expand -F:* c:\tmp\cab\1.cab c:\tmp\cab
That extracts, in my case, the following four files from the cab:
Adding c:\tmp\cab\RsCRIcon.dll to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\RtsUer.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\RtsUer.sys to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\rtsuer64.cat to Extraction Queue

8. Right-click install from that INF file which will say it works:
Sometimes that's a lie; sometimes it actually works. Dunno why.
In my case, this worked, as reported by the Device Manager:
o Win+R devmgmt.msc
Universal Serial Bus controllers
RMB on "Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader" Properties
[Driver]
Driver Date: 7/14/2020
Driver Version: 1.0.19041.31262

9. If that fails, another way to install from that INF is to us this command:
o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
o rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 c:\tmp\cab\RtsUer.inf

10. If that fails, you can go to the Device Manager:
This time use the "Browse my computer for drivers"
Select c:\tmp\cab\RtsUer.inf

11. You can also go to the Device Manager:
Use "Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer"
Choose [Have Disk] and select c:\tmp\cab\RtsUer.inf

12. After reboot, check with Device Manager & Dumo to be sure the driver is updated:
o https://i.postimg.cc/RhJg86Dd/driver08.jpg Device Manager (after)
o https://i.postimg.cc/nM83tV8J/driver09.jpg Dumo (after)

OPTIONAL:
Consider making a restore point (dunno if drivers are in restore points, do you?)
o Win+R systempropertiesprotection [Create]

OPTIONAL:
Test drivers for 24 hours using the Windows Driver Verifier:
o Win+R verifier
Select a task
(_) Create standard settings
(_) Create custom settings (for code developers)
(_) Delete existing settings
(_) Display existing settings
(o) Display information about the currently verified drivers
[Next]
Note: I'm not yet quite sure how to use this tool properly; are you?
--
If you wonder why I'm updating all my device drivers, see details he
o Windows 10 BSOD indicates a hardware problem - but what hardware is the problem?
https://alt.comp.os.windows-10.narkive.com/oL7PTNKu/windows-10-bsod-indicates-a-hardware-problem-but-what-hardware-is-the-problem
http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1110105
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/u0ay9h777Wg
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Old October 2nd 20, 11:49 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Arlen Holder
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Default 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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Old October 3rd 20, 08:53 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Arlen Holder
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

I field tested the tutorial yet again... this time to failure.

Each time I follow this tutorial, I run into _different_ problem sets!
o The tutorial steps failed miserably on the Realtek HD Audio drivers!

Now it's time to update the "Realtek High Definition Audio" drivers:
o https://i.postimg.cc/43yTKdH7/driver10.jpg
Current version: 6.0.8967.1
Where Dumo reports that an update is available that Windows doesn't want:
o https://i.postimg.cc/7LnNCqhV/driver12.jpg
Update available 6.0.8988.1
Howevever, there are a ton of "audio drivers" already installed it seems:
o https://i.postimg.cc/brcXF9Ck/driver11.jpg

That means the previous methods of updating via a single INF file won't work.

Stating the obvious, Windows based driver update steps all fail:
1. Win+I Update & Security Windows Update [Check for updates]

2. Win+R devicemanager [Update driver] Search automatically for drivers
"The best drivers for your device are already installed"
Audio inputs and outputs
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio) [Microsoft 12/6/2019, 10.0.19041.1]
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) [Microsoft 12/6/2019, 10.0.19041.1]
Sound, video and game controllers
Realtek High Definition Audio [Realtek, 6/9/2020, 6.0.8967.1]

Note: While there are 3 Realtek entries, only the last driver seems to be Realtek.

3. Determine available updates via any desired driver update tool:
Dumo Update available 6.0.8988.1
Note: While there are 3 Realtek devices, only the last has an update.

4. Find a good link at the manufacturer or Microsoft web sites:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/323166/how-to-download-updates-that-include-drivers-and-hotfixes-from-the-win
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2020/08/093e3550-965c-45c8-9092-81f74e78ebc2_a8cd15104ada5e9274bbc1a2d228c05f7533a 536.cab
Name: 093e3550-965c-45c8-9092-81f74e78ebc2_a8cd15104ada5e9274bbc1a2d228c05f7533a 536.cab
Size: 11116666 bytes (10 MiB)
SHA256: C7FCF77AA886D9B2ECC651CBC074A115408BE2ADABFC7627AE C4A3FBEB705B73
Hereinafter referred to as c:\tmp\cab\1.cab

5. Attempt to install that MS Catalog driver using the Device Manager:
o Win+R devicemanager [Update driver] Browse my computer for drivers
Search for drivers in this location: c:\tmp\cab\ [x]Include subfolders [Next]
"The best drivers for your device are already installed"
Sound, video and game controllers
Realtek High Definition Audio

6. Attempt to install that Microsoft cab file using DISM:
o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"c:\tmp\cab\1.cab"
Error: 0x80070002, Error: 2
The system cannot find the file specified.
(Note: That error is all over the net; nobody knows what it means.)

This alludes to the 64-bit option, but it fails in the same manner:
https://windowsloop.com/install-cab-file-in-windows/
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism.exe" /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"C:\tmp\cab\1.cab"
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Dism.exe" /Offline /Add-Package /PackagePath:"C:\tmp\cab\1.cab"

This alludes to the "Add-Driver" option for driver cab files:
https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/install-cab-msu-updates-mu-catalog/
DISM /Online /Add-Driver /DriverPath:"c:\tmp\cab\1.cab"
"This command can only be used with an offline image."

7. Add the install option for CAB files
https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/install-cab-msu-updates-mu-catalog/
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CABFolder\Shell\RunAs]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CABFolder\Shell\RunAs]
@="Install"
"HasLUAShield"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CABFolder\Shell\RunAs\Command]
@="cmd /k dism /online /add-package /packagepath:"%1""

But when I right click on the cab file, I get:
"This file does not have an ap associated with it for performing this action."

8. Package manager (deprecated for Windows 10 & up)
o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
start /w Pkgmgr /ip /m:c:"c:\tmp\cab\1.cab"
This fails, saying package manager is deprecated in Windows 10.

9. Extract that cab file to its component INF and other support files:
Expand -F:* c:\tmp\cab\1.cab c:\tmp\cab
Adding c:\tmp\cab\amdacpksl.sys to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\en_Rtk552xfw.dat to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACERAIO.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACERNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPAcer.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPAMD.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPAMDECards.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPASUS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPCasper.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPClevo.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPDELLCSMB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPHPBNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPHPNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPLG.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPLV.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPMI.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPTongfang.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXACPWhite.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXAMD.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXAsrok.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXASUS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXASUSTC.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXBCM.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXBPCAS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXClevo.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXCompal.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXCPC.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXDELLBC2018.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXDELLBCSST2018.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXDELLCSMB2018.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXDELLSSTCSMB2018.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXDynabook.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXDynabookSST.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXECS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXEmdoor.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXFoxconn.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXFTS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXFujitsu.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXFujitsuHAP.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXFujitsuSST.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXGigabyte.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPAcerNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPAMD.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPASUS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPDellCSMB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPEmdoor.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPHPBNB1.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPHPCPC.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPHPNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPHPNB_RTK_WOV.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPHuawei.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPLenovo.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPMI.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHAPWHITE.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHPAI4.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHPBNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHPBNB1.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHPBPC.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHPBPCAIO.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHPBPCWS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHPNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXHuawei.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXINET.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXINTEL.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXInventec.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXLG.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXLV.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXLVSST.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXMI.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXMitac.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXMorshow.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXMSI.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXNEC.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXNECSST.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXNECWov01.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXNECWov02.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXNECWov2.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXNexstGo.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXNexstGoSST.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXPagatron.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXPanasonic.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXPanasonicSST.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXRazer.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\hdxrt.cat to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXRTTest.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSamsung.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXShuttle.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSRazer.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTACERAIO.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTACERNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTAMS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTAsrock.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTASUS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTClevo.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTCompal.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTECS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTEmdoor.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTHPAIO.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTHPAIO1.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTHPBNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTHPBNB1.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTHPNB.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTHPNB_WCOS.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTHuawei.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTINTEL.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTIntelRVP.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTLG.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTMI.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTMSI.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTPagatron.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTSamsung.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTTongfang.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTVAIO.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXSSTWHITE.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXTongfang.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXVAIO.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\HDXWHITE.inf to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\RTAIODAT.DAT to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\RtEventLog.dll to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\RtkAlc5679fw01.dat to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\RtkAlc5679fw02.dat to Extraction Queue
Adding c:\tmp\cab\RTKVHD64.sys to Extraction Queue

Note: This is going to be a problem if I have to select _each_ INF file to install!
Out of 122 files, 114 end in *.inf, 2 in *.sys, 4 in *.dat files,
& one each of *.log, *.cat, and *.dll.

10. Right-click install from the "correct" INF file but how do you know which one?
o Win+R devicemanager
One by one go down the driver list until you find the version:
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\RTKVHD64.sys [File version: 6.0.8967.1 built by: WinDDK]
So maybe RTKVHD64.sys is the correct file?
But if you right click on that *.sys file, you do not get an install option.

11. Let's see if the RUNDLL command will work on a "sys" file:
o Win+R cmd {control+shift+enter}
o rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 c:\tmp\cab\RTKVHD64.sys
Error: Installation failed.

12. Win+R devicemanager
"Browse my computer for drivers"
"Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer"
[Have Disk] [Browse]
But the only things you can select are the 114 INF files; not the sys file.

Well... all that failed.
o Back to googling....
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Old October 3rd 20, 10:43 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

On Sat, 3 Oct 2020 19:53:11 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

12. Win+R devicemanager
"Browse my computer for drivers"
"Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer"
[Have Disk] [Browse]
But the only things you can select are the 114 INF files; not the sys file.

Well... all that failed.
o Back to googling....


13. You'd think it would be simple to find a driver on the Realtek site.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=windows+10+driver+Realtek+High+Definition+Audio +6.0.8988.1+-codec
Scroll pretty far (multiple pages) before you give up.

14. Try the search at the Realtek web site itself:
https://www.realtek.com/en/
"windows 10 driver Realtek High Definition Audio 6.0.8988.1"
Press "Q" to search all you want, the search appears to be broken.

15. Just try their search engine directly:
https://www.realtek.com/en/search?
"windows 10 driver Realtek High Definition Audio 6.0.8988.1"
That finds nothing.

16. Search the Internet for how to update realtek audio drivers:
o How to Update and Reinstall Realtek HD Audio Manager
https://www.maketecheasier.com/update-realtek-hd-audio-manager/

Win+R %comspec% /k dir "C:\Program Files\Realtek\Audio\HDA"
BlackSkinImages64.dll
DarkSkinImages64.dll
EP64.exe
GrayJadeSkinImages64.dll
PremiumBlack2SkinImages64.dll
PremiumBlackSkinImages64.dll
RAVBg64.exe
RAVCpl64.exe
RtkAudioService64.exe
RtkNGUI64.exe
RtlUpd64.exe
vncutil64.exe
The article says to execute "RtkNGUI64.exe" but on my system
that does not open up the Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Clicking on each executable in turn, only 2 bring up a GUI:
RAVCpl64.exe brings up the "Realtek HD Audio Manager"
Clicking the "I" (info) button says:
Audio Driver Version: 6.0.8967.1
DirectX Version: DirectX 12.0
Audio Controller: HD Audio
Audio Codec: ALC888S
RtlUpd64.exe brings up access control acceptance for the
"Driver Setup API for Realtek HD Audio", but nothing happens.

17. The aforementioned article says we have to go to tenfourms:
(even though I'm _not_ seeking a "codec" - I'm seeking a driver.)
o Latest Realtek High Definition Audio Codecs
https://www.tenforums.com/sound-audio/5993-latest-realtek-hd-audio-driver-version.html

Which brings you to he
https://www.tenforums.com/sound-audio/135259-latest-realtek-hd-audio-driver-version-2-a.html
Last Updated: September 22, 2020
HDA DRIVER VERSION: 6.0.8978.1 FF00 (For: Windows 7, 8, 10)
Download at: Microsoft Update Catalog
Direct download links from Microsoft Update Catalog:

Which brings me right back to where I had started:
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=6.0.8963.1
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2020/09/fa0cd2ef-98a8-4455-a98c-6883344fa806_72b92e2bb97699f35f8875d2042090dd48464 d03.cab
Name: fa0cd2ef-98a8-4455-a98c-6883344fa806_72b92e2bb97699f35f8875d2042090dd48464 d03.cab
Size: 153178945 bytes (146 MiB)
SHA256: 57199A5CB0642BFA47E91B571B06DFC1DBCD32D2454BE7F457 517C94B9230F0A

Note: That's a slightly older version and cab file than what I had
downloaded previously from the Microsoft Catalog earlier today.

Tenforums has a link to how to install the driver from a cab file:
o How to Install a CAB File in Windows 10
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/66346-install-cab-file-windows-10-a.html#post873775

NOTE: A lot of advice in that thread is dead wrong; but some is good.

Which warns: "The options in this tutorial will not work to install
Realtek HD audio drivers from a .cab file.
For that, see: Install Realtek CAB file in Windows 10
o Another way to install a cab file (Realtek Audio driver as example)
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/66346-install-cab-file-windows-10-a.html#post873775
But that simply explains what we've been doing all along.
And, of course, they all get the same DISM errors we had all along.
(Every single person who uses DISM gets the same errors.)

Expand -F:* c:\tmp\cab\1.cab c:\tmp\cab
What's different is this expands to 287 files and one directory.

There is no "setup.exe" although there are 10 executables:
CreateRtkToastLnk.exe
DTSAudioService64.exe
EP64.exe
ICEsoundService64.exe
RAVBg64.exe
RAVCpl64.exe
RtkAudioService64.exe
RtkNGUI64.exe
RtlUpd64.exe
vncutil64.exe

Win+R devicemanager
Sound, video and game controllers
Realtek High Definition Audio
[Driver] [Update Driver] Browse my computer for drivers
Search for drivers in this location C:\tmp\cab
[x]Include subfolders
[Next]
Searching cab for drivers
Installing drivers...
Windows has successfully updated your drivers

18. Check the version using the device manager:
https://i.postimg.cc/fR8yW1WS/driver13.jpg
Win+R devicemanager
Realtek High Definition Audio
[Driver]
[Driver Details]
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Driver Date: 6/23/2020
Driver Version: 6.0.8978.1

19. Check the version using any device updater softwa
https://i.postimg.cc/wMYTbp2Z/driver14.jpg
Taskbar menu hardware drivers dumo
Realtek High Definition Audio 6.0.8978.1 update available 6.0.8988.1

20. The question is why isn't this the latest version?
https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=6.0.8988.1

We're closer, but not yet where we want to be...
o Back to googling for the solution...
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Old October 4th 20, 04:09 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

UPDATE:

The Realtek audio driver update situation is atrocious, IMHO.
o https://i.postimg.cc/fR8yW1WS/driver13.jpg
o https://i.postimg.cc/wMYTbp2Z/driver14.jpg

1. I was on version 6.0.8967.1
2. Dumo said version 6.0.8988.1 was available
3. A Tenforums thread said the latest MS Catalog version was 6.0.8978.1
4. But a search on MS Catalog confirms version 6.0.8988.1 was available

I downloaded both cab files from Microsoft Catalog:
o The 6.0.8978.1 cab file installs easily (283 files)
o The 6.0.8988.1 cab file fails miserably (122 files)

That's just crazy.
o How are people supposed to know which cab sucks & which cab works?

Anyway, here's the syslog snippet for the failed installation process:
A. Go to the Microsoft catalog
o https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx
B. Run a search for just the specific version number reported by Dumo:
o https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=6.0.8988.1
C. That finds a dozen hits, all of which "appear" to be the same.
o http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/driver/drvs/2020/08/093e3550-965c-45c8-9092-81f74e78ebc2_a8cd15104ada5e9274bbc1a2d228c05f7533a 536.cab
Name: 093e3550-965c-45c8-9092-81f74e78ebc2_a8cd15104ada5e9274bbc1a2d228c05f7533a 536.cab
Size: 11116666 bytes (10 MiB)
SHA256: C7FCF77AA886D9B2ECC651CBC074A115408BE2ADABFC7627AE C4A3FBEB705B73
D. This only expands to 122 files, and not 283 like the prior version did.
Expand -F:* c:\tmp\cab\1.cab c:\tmp\cab
E. We've been down this road before...
a. It won't take the cab
b. And there are a hundred INF files
c. I tried installing a few INF files, but guessing is just crazy
F. Whatever this 6.0.8988.1 cab contains, it's not installable on Windows.
Unless there is a trick that nobody knows yet.

In summary, updating to the "latest" Realtek file is a hit or miss endeavor.
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Old October 5th 20, 01:16 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

UPDATE:

I tested the dozen tutorial steps yet another time:
1. The Nvidia HD Audio driver I had was version 1.3.30.1
2. Dumo said the latest is 1.3.38.35
3. Microsoft Catalog only has up to 1.3.38.34
4. Worse, Nvidia's latest puts you back to 1.3.30.1
5. Worse than that, Nvidia's latest adds a ton of crapware
6. So now I have even more drivers than I had started with
7. None of them are the so-called "latest" version of 1.3.38.35
8. But at least _one_ of them is close, at 1.3.38.34

It turns out adding a specific "latest" driver is not at all easy
o And, in fact, you'll likely fail more often than not (IMHO)

But you'll _always_ end up with 'something' (that part is easy)
o But that something isn't necessarily anything you _thought_ you'd get

Take the example of the so-called "latest" Nvidia HD Audio Driver
o I was aiming for the so-called latest version 1.3.38.5
"Nvidia High Definition Audio" 1.3.30.1 === 1.3.38.5

You'd think, especially with Nvidia, that would be easy, right?
o But you'd be wrong.

Guess what happened?
o I ended up with _not_ updating the existing driver (1.3.30.1)
https://i.postimg.cc/VLV19vTz/driver15.jpg
o I ended up _adding_ a _new_ driver of the same name (1.3.38.34)
https://i.postimg.cc/CKjgVNKK/driver16.jpg
o And, notice, even _that_ wasn't the so-called latest version!

This entire driver situation is a complete nearly random mess...
o If you're aiming for a specific so-called "latest" driver version.

Here's a quick synopsys of what I did, since I followed the tutorial
o Note: Either the tutorial is wrong, or, drivers are a royal mess

A. This is the goal (seems simple, doesn't it?):
NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Current version 1.3.30.1
Update available 1.3.38.35

B. We already know none of the standard Windows steps will update it.

C. So let's get that so-called 'latest' driver from MS Catalog, shall we?
http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Home.aspx
http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=nvidia%201.3.38
They don't have 1.3.38.35 but they have 1.3.38.34

D. Our 1st gotcha is they don't even have the so-called "latest" driver:
Let's get it anyway...

http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ScopedViewInline.aspx?updateid=b9b474f4-915d-4355-8efa-d45bd1c6b3a8

http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/...9f4f782a .cab
Name: nvhda.inf_6ab97d6022235bfd16329d99816211199f4f782a .cab
Size: 191812 bytes (187 KiB)
SHA256: CF509D2B59A9BB4E40C911018B33A55F02B3F6C1901640DE31 3CE8AC7C4D5091

E. We already know installing the cab (e.g., via DISM) will fail.

F. We know by now almost zip extractor extracts cab files (e.g., 7zip)
So let's extract it with 7zip and look for the INF files.
nvhda.inf

G. Now let's do the "Have Disk" in "Win+R devicemanager" dance:
Have Disk nvhda.inf
Driver Date 6/8/2020
Driver Version 1.3.38.34

That complains that it's the wrong driver.
Why? I don't know why.
Let's ditch Microsoft Catalog for the Nvidia web site.

H. Surely the Nvidia web site has the latest drivers, right?
(Well, their version numbers are _completely_ different!)
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us#
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/112596/en-us
Version: 342.01 WHQL
Release Date: 2016.12.14
Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit
Language: English (US)
File Size: 292.47 MB

I. Oh well, even though the version numbers are completely different,
let's get what Nvidia says is the "latest" driver for Win10 x64:

https://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/342.01/342.01-desktop-win10-64bit-international.exe
Name: 342.01-desktop-win10-64bit-international.exe
Size: 306673592 bytes (292 MiB)
SHA256: 8B27B32756824F58652523EF7B28FF3BC07765AD3129CF7642 9C777BD6C81C9D
J. It's easy to install, but it's a crap shoot what you'll get:
Executing that exe unpacks it and then checks system compatibility.
It installs Microsoft Visual C++ Redisributable packages for Visual
Studio
(WTF? Why does it even _need_ Microsoft Visual C++?)

What you get is stuff you didn't even ask for - but you get it anyway:
o 3D Vision Controller Driver 340.50
o 3D Vision Driver 342.01
o Graphics Driver 342.01
o HD Audio Driver 1.3.30.1 === note this is the _same_ driver you
had!!!!!
o NVIDIA GeForce Experience 2.11.4.125
o PhysX System Software version 9.13.1220

K. After all that, and you end up with the _same_ driver you already had!
Win+R devicemanager
Nvidia High Definition Audio
Driver Date: 11/28/2013
Driver Version: 1.3.30.1

L. Dumo says this _added_ a driver that wasn't there before!
https://i.postimg.cc/CKjgVNKK/driver16.jpg
NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
NVIDIA, 1.2.41.0, Update available (4.16.0.0)

M. Go back to the MS Catalog and at least update to a newer version:

http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/...1cac5a28 .cab
Name: nvvad.inf_9f4b82e83145123adfba950a9df2328c1cac5a28 .cab
Size: 67262 bytes (65 KiB)
SHA256: 46F8259D20843987F43BA917ACE0034C7120817EE6354B0339 20289E92A8EFB9

N. Let's again do the "Have Disk" in "Win+R devicemanager" dance:
Have Disk nvhda.inf
Driver Date 6/8/2020
Driver Version 1.3.38.34

In summary,
a. You can't get the so-called "latest" driver version from Nvidia.
b. You can't get that so-called "latest" driver from MS Catalog.
c. From Nvidia, the "latest" gives you _exactly_ what you already had.
d. Worse, Nvidia adds all sorts of crap you didn't ask for.
e. Back on Microsoft Catalog, you can get _close_ to the latest driver
f. Which is what I got (but now I have _extra_ crap from Nvidia!)

In version number specifics, that boils down to:
1. The Nvidia HD Audio driver I had was version 1.3.30.1
2. Dumo said the latest is 1.3.38.35
3. Microsoft Catalog only has up to 1.3.38.34
4. Worse, Nvidia's latest puts you back to 1.3.30.1
5. Worse than that, Nvidia's latest adds a ton of crapware
6. So now I have even more drivers than I had started with
7. None of them are the so-called "latest" version of 1.3.38.35
8. But at least _one_ of them is close, at 1.3.38.34

Is it just me, or is this updating to a "specific" latest
driver essentially a random crapshoot of unexpected events?
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Old October 6th 20, 04:35 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

On Mon, 5 Oct 2020 00:16:22 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:

Is it just me, or is this updating to a "specific" latest
driver essentially a random crapshoot of unexpected events?


UPDATE

Given the Nvidia driver situation was a mess, and, worse, I experienced a
BSOD this morning, basically just after adding the Nvidia drivers, I
decided it was prudent to back out all the Nvidia driver changes I made.
o https://i.postimg.cc/2862Ztvf/driver01.jpg Original driver & versions
o ... other drivers than Nvidia were updated ...
o https://i.postimg.cc/VLV19vTz/driver15.jpg Updated Nvidia to 1.3.38.34
o https://i.postimg.cc/CKjgVNKK/driver16.jpg Too many Nvidia drivers
o https://i.postimg.cc/h46knt53/driver17.jpg Uninstalling Display Driver
o https://i.postimg.cc/nhYgqYc6/driver18.jpg Uninstalling Audio Driver
o https://i.postimg.cc/fbzFCtVk/driver19.jpg Both drivers are now gone
o https://i.postimg.cc/0NV4BkSn/driver20.jpg There are no Nvidia drivers
o https://i.postimg.cc/G2N5bXqs/driver21.jpg Windows did an auto update
o https://i.postimg.cc/QCTnCcyY/driver22.jpg Back to original versions

Original driver & versions:
o Display adapters NVIDIA GeForce 210
Driver Version: 21.21.13.4201 Driver Date: 11/14/2016
o Sound, video and game controllers NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Driver Version: 1.3.30.1 Driver Date: 11/14/2016

Interim driver & versions:
o Display adapters NVIDIA GeForce 210
Driver Version: 21.21.13.4201 Driver Date: 11/14/2016
o Sound, video and game controllers NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Driver Version: 1.3.38.34 Driver Date: 6/8/2020
Driver Version: 1.3.30.1 Driver Date: 11/14/2016

Current driver & versions:
o Display adapters NVIDIA GeForce 210
Driver Version: 21.21.13.4201 Driver Date: 11/14/2016
o Sound, video and game controllers NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Driver Version: 1.3.30.1 Driver Date: 11/14/2016

In summary, you'd think it would be easy to update the Nvidia drivers to
the specific latest known version, but it's problematic to do so.
a. You can end up with duplicate drivers, as I did, and,
b. You can end up with crapware that you didn't want, as I did, and,
c. It's not as easy to aim for a specific driver as one might think.
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Old October 6th 20, 06:59 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

UPDATE

MajorGeeks offers this tutorial for updating a Windows driver
(but it doesn't have all the hints/examples we discussed prior).
o How to Download the Latest Drivers for Windows (9/9/2020)
https://www.majorgeeks.com/content/page/how_to_download_the_latest_drivers_for_windows.htm l

They suggest the following driver-update apps:
(Note: I've already tried _all_ of these and found them lacking.)
o Driver Booster
https://www.iobit.com/en/driver-booster.php
https://driver-booster-free.en.softonic.com&Filename=driver_booster_setup .exe
Name: driver_booster_setup.exe
Size: 26263360 bytes (25 MiB)
SHA256: 0068B9B06EB62B6DF2831B87DCA70FFF589133A4579A43381E 08A79A6991D3B6
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/iobit_driver_booster.html
o SlimDrivers
https://slimware.com/
https://slimware.com/download/driverupdate
Name: DriverUpdate-setup-859da7ff-1dbf-4de1-a4f0-8755bae46ede.exe
Size: 703344 bytes (686 KiB)
SHA256: 6ABC527558906887F817DB0791D68F091E2181006874D1688F 45B08C94D79461
(Note that MalwareBytes considers this a PUP which it quarantines.)
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/slimdrivers.html
o Snappy Driver Installer
https://sdi-tool.org/download/
http://sdi-tool.org/releases/SDI_R2009.zip
Name: SDI_x64_R2009.exe
Size: 5376000 bytes (5250 KiB)
SHA256: 480A1E1118758A6D0637AA4D77359FC18639984BB21AC32C23 07087EBE3E58B9
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/snappy_driver_installer.html
o Snappy Driver Installer Origin
https://www.snappy-driver-installer.org/
https://snappy-driver-installer.org/downloads/SDIO_1.6.8.718.zip
Name: SDIO_x64_R718.exe
Size: 5340520 bytes (5215 KiB)
SHA256: B8C012B5E41C8B6077BFE34AEADF4A40E198BC3DEEFA48E1F1 7413AC0F2A077A
Snappy Driver Installer Origin 1.6.8.718
o SnailDriver
https://snailsuite.com/
https://snailsuite.com/manufacturers/snail-driver-download?wpdmdl=8920
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/snaildriver.html
o DUMo (Drivers Update Monitor)
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?dumo
https://www.kcsoftwares.com/files/dumo.zip
Name: DUMo.exe
Size: 2237376 bytes (2184 KiB)
SHA256: 902798AD309B778382896775F798899448538E3B13096C7F01 B4D0D072A5BC41
https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/dumo_(drivers_update_monitor).html

Note: In this thread we tested _all_ these supposed driver updaters:
o What's the one free Windows 10 driver update tool you prefer most & why?
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/-yDz26GC6zA

Video:
o NVIDIA GeForce Experience
https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
o AMD Driver Autodetect
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/gpu-131
o Intel Driver & Support Assistant
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/80939/Graphics

Sound:
o Asus
https://www.asus.com/support/Download-Center/
o Creative Labs (Sound Blaster)
https://support.creative.com/Products/Products.aspx?catid=1
o M-Audio
https://m-audio.com/support/drivers
o Realtek
https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/advanced-search/74?Itemid=276
o Turtle Beach
https://support.turtlebeach.com/hc/en-us/categories/202689847?tb-us

Periphials:
o Kensington
https://customer.kensington.com/us/us/7566/software-drivers
o Logitech
https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024361233
o Mad Catz
https://www.madcatz.com/En/Support/Downloads
o Microsoft
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/driver.aspx
o Razer
https://legacy.razer.com/thx-spatial-audio
o Roccat
https://en.roccat.org/Support
o Saitek
https://www.saitek.com/uk/down/drivers.php
o SteelSeries
https://steelseries.com/engine
o Thrustmaster
https://support.thrustmaster.com/en/
o Zowie
https://zowie.benq.com/en-us/support.html

While that tutorial is missing a ton of productive steps,
it does at least have a basic link to most web sites.
--
Every thread to Usenet should add value so all benefit each time.
  #11  
Old October 6th 20, 03:55 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Arlen Holder
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Posts: 186
Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

UPDATE: (I changed the Nvidia drivers - and got a BSOD soon thereafter)
o https://i.postimg.cc/1RGDjbGV/driver23.jpg Penultimate update version
o https://i.postimg.cc/zffNRLNS/bsod201.jpg BSOD Registry Error
o https://i.postimg.cc/QxqG78PJ/driver24.jpg Dumo reports another version
o https://i.postimg.cc/XYb7X7XQ/bsod202.jpg Corrupt Windows Memory.dmp
o https://i.postimg.cc/3xFrG5v7/bsod203.jpg 6:10am Registry Error
o https://i.postimg.cc/hGCSCLs5/bsod204.jpg 3:12am SearchApp RPC failed

Yesterday I wiped out all Nvidia drivers
o https://i.postimg.cc/fbzFCtVk/driver19.jpg
And then, I rebooted to let Windows update all the Nvidia drivers itself:
o https://i.postimg.cc/QCTnCcyY/driver22.jpg
I then updated just the Nvidia sound drivers to the penultimate version.
o https://i.postimg.cc/1RGDjbGV/driver23.jpg
Which was the best I could do, despite Dumo saying there's a later version:
o https://i.postimg.cc/QxqG78PJ/driver24.jpg

This is what Windows updated the drivers to when I deleted them & rebooted:
o Display adapters NVIDIA GeForce 210
Driver Version: 21.21.13.4201 Driver Date: 11/14/2016
o Sound, video and game controllers NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Driver Version: 1.3.30.1 Driver Date: 11/14/2016

This is what I manually updated the Nvidia drivers to late last night:
https://i.postimg.cc/1RGDjbGV/driver23.jpg
o Display adapters NVIDIA GeForce 210
Driver Version: 21.21.13.4201 Driver Date: 11/14/2016
o Sound, video and game controllers NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Driver Version: 1.3.38.34 Driver Date: 11/14/2016
Note: That is one less than the latest Dumo reports (1.3.38.35)
o https://i.postimg.cc/QxqG78PJ/driver24.jpg

After multiple reboots, all was well until this morning's BSOD.
o Which may or may not be related

Today I got a brand new BSOD, with concomitant inability to boot.
o Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.
We're just collecting some error info, and then you can restart.
0% complete, REGISTRY ERROR
o https://i.postimg.cc/zffNRLNS/bsod201.jpg

The first thing after the 6am BSOD was I ran "WhoCrashed"
o But it reported, strangely, that the memory dump was corrupted
https://i.postimg.cc/XYb7X7XQ/bsod202.jpg

The second thing I did after the BSOD was run "BlueScreenView"
o Which specifically didn't implicate any drivers
https://i.postimg.cc/3xFrG5v7/bsod203.jpg

The third thing I did was to check the appcrash logs in "AppCrashView"
o But it only reported an older 3am RPC failure from 3 hours prior
https://i.postimg.cc/hGCSCLs5/bsod204.jpg

In summary...

I'm getting better at BSOD aftermath control, where I can at least get back
to the operating system afterward, particularly as I'm noticing perhaps a
correlation with the "0% complete" (versus 100% complete) with the need to
reseat the memory sticks before the machine will recover after the BSOD.

Here's a quick summary of what happened:
a. Who knows if it's related but I updated the Nvidia drivers last night
b. At 3am, while I was sleeping, a MS app crashed with a RPC error
c. At 5am, I used the machine for about an hour oblivious to any issues
d. At 5:30am, the display locked up (frozen mouse & keboard)
e. But the machine rebooted fine thereafter
f. At 6am the machine BSOD crashed with a Registry Error
g. The machine took multiple reboots since it wouldn't recover
h. What made it recover, again, was reseating the memory
i. This time, I removed all four sticks & put only one in (4GB)
j. As before, the machine booted after messing with the memory cards
k. Nonetheless, the memory.dmp was corrupted (this is new to me)
l. And there were no other app crash logs to be found (this is normal)
--
Bear in mind the memory has tested good with Memtest84 v4 (for BIOS).
  #12  
Old November 4th 20, 07:56 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.microsoft.windows,alt.comp.hardware,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Arlen Holder
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 186
Default Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

See also this reference that Paul needed to get his driver updated:
o My Realtek HD Audio Driver Won't Install
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/my-realtek-hd-audio-driver-wont-install

Which Paul referenced in this thread today (for cross reference).
o Typical first pass tutorial process on Windows 10 where NONE of the extent how to articles actually tell you what you really need to do!
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.microsoft.windows/fXrtth_A1xg
 




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