Comments on: How To Find Unknown Device Drivers By Their Vendor & Device ID

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:00:53 +0000

Try “Device Instance Path”?

By: Von

Von — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:39:07 +0000

in Vista, there is no “Device Instance Id”

By: Saikat

Saikat — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:38:36 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the info!

By: nrk

nrk — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:21:39 +0000

Download one of the CD/DVDs here for 20000 to 100000 divers to have them when you need them!

http://www.dl4all.com/aio/6026-universal-xp-drivers-cd.html

By: Saikat

Saikat — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:16:50 +0000

Most USB and IEEE 1394 devices function correctly without additional device drivers because they are configured by the drivers that are included with Windows for these bus types. However, an additional device driver is needed if the device does not fit the defined and supplied Windows class drivers. If the bus cannot identify the device, it interprets the device as a composite device and then reports it as such in Device Manager. [Microsoft]

By: Saikat

Saikat — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:59:12 +0000

Thanks for the info. Portable versions are lifesavers!

By: Saikat

Saikat — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:57:20 +0000

Yes, it does. There are a few others too which scan the system and download drivers for you.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:07:33 +0000

Hi!but according to you, DriverMax, does the same job?

By: Me

Me — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:01:22 +0000

What about identifying usb unknown devices?

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:37:02 +0000

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By: Art_Teac

Art_Teac — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:03:09 +0000

PC Wizard v2009.1.90:

cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

There is a portable version (see the “ZIP package”) that has really been a life-saver to me!