Re: Upgrading of drivers

From: Ray Trent (rat_at_synaptics.spamblock.com)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:06:35 -0700

Of course not. Nothing you can do (legitimately) will prevent warning
dialogs from popping up for unsigned drivers. That's the whole point of
signing them.

Raj wrote:
> Will using UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices() prevent "Found new
> hardware wizard" even for unsigned drivers ?
>
> "User1964" <user1964@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<h8adnbk_qN6y6sfcRVnyjQ@scarlet.biz>...
>
>>"Sophia" <Sophia@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:EFAC49A6-BB8F-4D1E-BC64-AA40F52C5893@microsoft.com...
>>
>>>How should I avoid getting "found New hardware wizard" when upgrading
>>
>> drivers
>>
>>>to higher versions. When I upgrade, I uninstall the older version and try
>>
>> to
>>
>>>install the new version, i see this wizard. How am I to suppress it? My
>>>installation is via an install package using setupdi calls.
>>>
>>
>>Use UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices() when upgrading a driver. This way
>>the found new hardware wizard will not pop up.
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Koen 

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