Windows XP DPInst silent driver install
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DPInstall is by far the easiest way to install new hardware ,and using the xml file is a lot easier than trying to specify the command line options. (and most importantly you can set it to scan sub-directories)
Copy this out as dpinst.xml and keep it with dpinst.exe
Install only drivers mathicng hardware
<?xml version="1.0"?> <dpInst> <enableNotListedLanguages/> <suppressWizard/> <quietInstall/> <suppressEulaPage/> <scanHardware/> <legacyMode/> <search> <subDirectory>*</subDirectory> </search> </dpInst>
Install all drivers if present or not
Same without <scanHardware/>
<?xml version="1.0"?> <dpInst> <enableNotListedLanguages/> <suppressWizard/> <quietInstall/> <suppressEulaPage/> <legacyMode/> <search> <subDirectory>*</subDirectory> </search> </dpInst>
Run it
If you keep it named dpinst.xml and with the .exe you dont even need to specify it.
cmd /c dpinst.exe rem Rescan PnP hardware, sometimes needed (this bit is XP specific) cmd /c RunDll32.exe Syssetup.dll,UpdatePnpDeviceDrivers rem Check it has done something dir %SystemRoot%\system32\DRVSTORE dir
You should see new things here, check the folder dates.