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slowing down a program installation in XP

PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:20 pm
by efiste2
i have just loaded a driver program for my new card reader (usb2) and it installed that fast i didnt see where it installed it too, is there any way i can slow it down or track where it was installed too ???? :?:

PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:55 pm
by Kestrel
Well.. if it was just a driver.. it will have installed itself into windows (or WINNT - depending on your installation) and the System32 folders.. as it should

If there is an additional application type program with it.. it would likely have gone to c:\Program Files\USBReader (or something similar.. possibly the name of the manufacturer of the device)

I don't understand why you need to know where the driver installed to though.. if it has installed, your cards should show up as extra drives in 'My Computer' possibly only when you put cards in.. possibly not..

what exactly are you trying to do that not knowing this is a problem?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 10:25 pm
by efiste2
its all down to a card reader that windows wont recognise, so i need to know the specific place so i can use it in the device manager driver install :( otherwise im stumped to what to do!!!!!!!!!!!

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 4:32 am
by NaTaS
In your Device Manager, is the card reader marked with an exclamation point? If so you can right click the device, go to properties on the Driver tab click "Driver Details". You'll see the location of the installed files.

If Windows is not recognizing the drive, I'm going to take a stab and say that is the incorrect driver anyways.

Post the card reader specifics and we might be able to point you to the proper download location.

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 5:35 am
by icecube
check your device manager for "standard enhanced usb pci to usb" under usb controlers. The key word is "enhanced." That means you have USB 2.0 capability.

Most of the "drivers" disks for usb are for Windows 98--you don't really need them for XP. The probable reason the install was so fast, it that your system didn't install them.

You might need to install a USB 2.0 card to get it up and running

PostPosted: Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:12 pm
by teststrips
are you perhaps saying you downloaded the drivers from the net, but can't find where it downloaded to?

You can download pretty much anything else, and that should point you to the last used folder, or re-download the driver by right clicking and choosing save as.

PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2004 5:28 pm
by efiste2
Thanks fro trying to help me guys, but the problem lay with another faulty card reader, the second one, i have now changed it for a different make and dont need to install any drivers and all looks to be ok, once again thanks, i dont know where i would be without help from this forum :wink: