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Deleting .inf files during XP Pro SP 3 install

I've got a very old laptop that I use because it's the only thing I have left that has a standard 'Centronics' LPT port. I had to dig it out again after it's had a few years gathering dust on the ...
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Convert a 32Bit windows driver to 64Bit. Is it possbile?

I'm in a real mess now. I have a 32bit driver for my Frontech 2215 e-cam . I have searched the internet a lot but didn't find a 64bit driver. Not even in the manufacturer's site. Hope someone could ...
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DLL and OCX registration issue through inf file

I have following inf file [version] signature="$CHICAGO$" AdvancedINF=2.0 ;installation information sections [DestinationDirs] InstallFilesSection = -1, "C:\Program Files\MyFolder" [DefaultInstall] ...
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Translating Inf command

For every connected USB device you can find a key named "DeviceDesc", in it value you will see something like this: "@input.inf,%hid.devicedesc%;USB Input Device" I want to know what is it? is it a ...
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Installing a driver's INF file?

I've been fixing a friends computer which had all manner of things wrong with it, so I just wiped the whole thing and reinstalled Windows 7 (with the debugged service pack update). Everything was ...
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How do you find out the INF file that is being used when you plug in a device in Windows

How do you find out the INF file that is being used when you plug in a device in windows . We are plugging in a USB modem and it tries to install the MBB USB Drivers and then throws a error "INF ...
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What causes “The INF file you selected does not support this method of installation.” error?

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 ...
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Error: “The inf file you selected does not support this method of installation”

I'm asking this here because a Google search for this error string turns up poor results, so hopefully some people will post better answers here and Google will index it! While trying to install this ...
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Install .INF on Windows 7?

I have a bunch of Vista-compatible drivers from Sony for my laptop. All the ones that come with installers work just fine. However a large number of them only came with an .INF file. I could ...
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Why is my Windows user directory littered with .inf and .sys files?

I've noticed quite an accumulation of files in my base users directory on Windows Vista (C:\Users\username). I really hate having files littered across my hard drive unnecessarily. Some of them seem ...