Re: XP Service Pack 2 in silent mode

Hi,
I want to search print drivers in Windows Update, currently searcher returns
drivers for the deviecs connected to the system.
Is there a way to enumerate drivers in the windows update.

Thanks

Charels

No (and you should have started a new thread).

CtA wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to search print drivers in Windows Update, currently searcher
> returns
> drivers for the deviecs connected to the system.
> Is there a way to enumerate drivers in the windows update.
>
> Thanks
>
> Charels

Hi sorry about that.

In fact I thought about creating seperate thread, but later I felt guys
responded in the same thread could provide some light, since they have been
done similar work already.

Anyhow, your answer is NO, it won't allow to search a driver based on
hardware id unless the devnode for the device needs to be created in devtree.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> No (and you should have started a new thread).
>
> CtA wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I want to search print drivers in Windows Update, currently searcher
> > returns
> > drivers for the deviecs connected to the system.
> > Is there a way to enumerate drivers in the windows update.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Charels
>
>

It's pretty hard to fool Mother Nature and even harder to fool Windows
Update detection logic.

If you need a driver update, get it from the manufacturer's website, not
Windows Update, to preserve your sanity.


CtA wrote:
> Hi sorry about that.
>
> In fact I thought about creating seperate thread, but later I felt guys
> responded in the same thread could provide some light, since they have
> been
> done similar work already.
>
> Anyhow, your answer is NO, it won't allow to search a driver based on
> hardware id unless the devnode for the device needs to be created in
> devtree.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> No (and you should have started a new thread).
>>
>> CtA wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I want to search print drivers in Windows Update, currently searcher
>>> returns
>>> drivers for the deviecs connected to the system.
>>> Is there a way to enumerate drivers in the windows update.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Charels

OEMs are providing thier drivers thru WU (becuase of inBox driver size
limitation), so if normal user want to use a particular device (and if the
driver is in WU), he should able to search it and get it. That's how PnP
works, but in case of PnPX, I don't know why MSFT is putting the security
restriction.
Standard user should be able to download and install the driver without
administrator privilege.
Also I don't know why WUA is not allowing to enumerate drivers available in
WU?
Is it because it could slowdown WU server performence?

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> It's pretty hard to fool Mother Nature and even harder to fool Windows
> Update detection logic.
>
> If you need a driver update, get it from the manufacturer's website, not
> Windows Update, to preserve your sanity.
>
>
> CtA wrote:
> > Hi sorry about that.
> >
> > In fact I thought about creating seperate thread, but later I felt guys
> > responded in the same thread could provide some light, since they have
> > been
> > done similar work already.
> >
> > Anyhow, your answer is NO, it won't allow to search a driver based on
> > hardware id unless the devnode for the device needs to be created in
> > devtree.
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> No (and you should have started a new thread).
> >>
> >> CtA wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>> I want to search print drivers in Windows Update, currently searcher
> >>> returns
> >>> drivers for the deviecs connected to the system.
> >>> Is there a way to enumerate drivers in the windows update.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>>
> >>> Charels
>
>

If the detection engine detects that a particular piece of hardware is
installed and if there's an available driver update in the WU database, the
driver update usually will be offered to the machine. WYSIWYG.

CtA wrote:
> OEMs are providing thier drivers thru WU (becuase of inBox driver size
> limitation), so if normal user want to use a particular device (and if the
> driver is in WU), he should able to search it and get it. That's how PnP
> works, but in case of PnPX, I don't know why MSFT is putting the security
> restriction.
> Standard user should be able to download and install the driver without
> administrator privilege.
> Also I don't know why WUA is not allowing to enumerate drivers available
> in
> WU?
> Is it because it could slowdown WU server performence?
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> It's pretty hard to fool Mother Nature and even harder to fool Windows
>> Update detection logic.
>>
>> If you need a driver update, get it from the manufacturer's website, not
>> Windows Update, to preserve your sanity.
>>
>>
>> CtA wrote:
>>> Hi sorry about that.
>>>
>>> In fact I thought about creating seperate thread, but later I felt guys
>>> responded in the same thread could provide some light, since they have
>>> been
>>> done similar work already.
>>>
>>> Anyhow, your answer is NO, it won't allow to search a driver based on
>>> hardware id unless the devnode for the device needs to be created in
>>> devtree.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> No (and you should have started a new thread).
>>>>
>>>> CtA wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I want to search print drivers in Windows Update, currently searcher
>>>>> returns
>>>>> drivers for the deviecs connected to the system.
>>>>> Is there a way to enumerate drivers in the windows update.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Charels