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This question is related to this one. Also, I think it's not duplicate of this question, since I'm not asking about specific device but a more general case. Where can I find information about driver .inf files and how windows checks if they are usable? I know that many people do modify .inf files so there must be some information on the Internet. Basically I have a bad .inf file and would like to see what's wrong with it and how to fix it if possible.
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INF files format reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms764958(v=VS.85).aspx It would help to read the Creating Setup Applications (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa376920(v=VS.85).aspx) page to learn the sequence followed, so you can step through the INF manually. I suppose a programmer could attach a debugger to setup and figure out what its failing on. | |||
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You might try to select the inf file from Device Manager: Right-click the device, select Update Driver Software, then Let me pick, click Have disk, Browse to the inf file and install. If this doesn't work, I don't believe you can fix the inf file. The product you have probably doesn't match your operating system (it might be 32-bit when your Windows 7 is 64-bit). You can also give more information, such as posting the inf file (actually the entire product, if possible). | |||||
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