Pretending to be 32-bit to automatically install a driver
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From: Nathan Sokalski on 3 May 2010 19:18 I have a USB device that is used to wirelessly communicate with another device of mine. The drivers are installed automatically when the device is plugged into the USB. However, because the device was designed for 32-bit systems and I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, it does not want to install the drivers correctly. It did everything perfectly on my previous system (Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit). Is there any way to make my machine "pretend" to be 32-bit when I plug the USB device in so that the drivers will be installed correctly? At the rate most places are going with updating drivers, plugins, and other stuff for 64-bit, I have a feeling it might be a while before they give me anything designed for my system. -- Nathan Sokalski njsokalski(a)hotmail.com http://www.nathansokalski.com/
From: Ron Rosenfeld on 3 May 2010 20:38 On Mon, 3 May 2010 19:18:30 -0400, "Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >I have a USB device that is used to wirelessly communicate with another >device of mine. The drivers are installed automatically when the device is >plugged into the USB. However, because the device was designed for 32-bit >systems and I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, it does not want to install >the drivers correctly. It did everything perfectly on my previous system >(Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit). Is there any way to make my machine >"pretend" to be 32-bit when I plug the USB device in so that the drivers >will be installed correctly? At the rate most places are going with updating >drivers, plugins, and other stuff for 64-bit, I have a feeling it might be a >while before they give me anything designed for my system. Nathan, I have a scanner that only has a 32 bit driver. I installed it using the Windows XP virtual machine. This comes free with Windows 7 Ultimate -- I believe you need to download it from the MS web site. --ron
From: Carlos on 3 May 2010 20:44 Nathan, Have you let Windows 7 64-bit to automatically search for drivers? Have you gone to the "usb device" manufacturer's web site and check if Win 7 x64 drivers are available? Other than that the solution is to use your usb device with Windows XP mode virtual machine. Carlos "Nathan Sokalski" wrote: > I have a USB device that is used to wirelessly communicate with another > device of mine. The drivers are installed automatically when the device is > plugged into the USB. However, because the device was designed for 32-bit > systems and I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, it does not want to install > the drivers correctly. It did everything perfectly on my previous system > (Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit). Is there any way to make my machine > "pretend" to be 32-bit when I plug the USB device in so that the drivers > will be installed correctly? At the rate most places are going with updating > drivers, plugins, and other stuff for 64-bit, I have a feeling it might be a > while before they give me anything designed for my system. > -- > Nathan Sokalski > njsokalski(a)hotmail.com > http://www.nathansokalski.com/ >
From: Nathan Sokalski on 3 May 2010 21:11 Yes, I have let Windows 7 64-bit automatically search for drivers (including on the CD that came with the device), but it didn't find any. I have also been to the USB device manufacturer's website, and a response to an email I sent them they said that drivers for Windows 7 and 64-bit are not yet available (but 32-bit is available for Vista, which is why I am assuming there is some way for me to get it to work on my machine if I pretend to be 32-bit). I have not yet tried the Windows XP mode virtual machine, so I will see if that works. -- Nathan Sokalski njsokalski(a)hotmail.com http://www.nathansokalski.com/ "Carlos" <Carlos(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:CB956BA3-7767-46FF-AA4F-1C36E8E8A6C1(a)microsoft.com... > Nathan, > Have you let Windows 7 64-bit to automatically search for drivers? > Have you gone to the "usb device" manufacturer's web site and check if Win > 7 > x64 drivers are available? > Other than that the solution is to use your usb device with Windows XP > mode > virtual machine. > Carlos > > "Nathan Sokalski" wrote: > >> I have a USB device that is used to wirelessly communicate with another >> device of mine. The drivers are installed automatically when the device >> is >> plugged into the USB. However, because the device was designed for 32-bit >> systems and I have Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, it does not want to install >> the drivers correctly. It did everything perfectly on my previous system >> (Windows XP Professional SP3 32-bit). Is there any way to make my machine >> "pretend" to be 32-bit when I plug the USB device in so that the drivers >> will be installed correctly? At the rate most places are going with >> updating >> drivers, plugins, and other stuff for 64-bit, I have a feeling it might >> be a >> while before they give me anything designed for my system. >> -- >> Nathan Sokalski >> njsokalski(a)hotmail.com >> http://www.nathansokalski.com/ >>
From: Dave Warren on 3 May 2010 23:42
In message <28B7ED99-1576-4ADC-9429-401649D970F4(a)microsoft.com> "Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski(a)hotmail.com> was claimed to have wrote: >Yes, I have let Windows 7 64-bit automatically search for drivers (including >on the CD that came with the device), but it didn't find any. I have also >been to the USB device manufacturer's website, and a response to an email I >sent them they said that drivers for Windows 7 and 64-bit are not yet >available (but 32-bit is available for Vista, which is why I am assuming >there is some way for me to get it to work on my machine if I pretend to be >32-bit). I have not yet tried the Windows XP mode virtual machine, so I will >see if that works. It's not a matter of "pretending" to be 32-bit, 32-bit drivers simply don't work in 64-bit. If your version of W7 includes XP mode, you may be able to use USB drivers from XP mode since XP mode is a x86/32-bit environment. |