semo.pz Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I am trying to find the driver repository that windows 7 uses when you select the Search automatically for updated driver software in device manager or through windows update.The reason I'm asking is that I needed a 3com drive for my WinPE image but stumbled across a few problems because the latest driver wasn't digitally signed so didn't want to work in Winpe initially. Once installed, Windows 7 found a slightly newer version of the driver and I thought I could use it for my boot image. I tried http://catalog.update.microsoft.com but couldn't find it there.Device manager calls the driver 3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)Provider: 3Com CorporationFile Version: 4.31.00.0000Driver Date: 13/08/2002Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows Hardware CompatibilityIf I update the driver and let windows look for a better version I get this:3Com EtherLink 10/100 PCI For Complete PC Management NIC (3C905C-TX)Provider: 3Com CorporationFile Version: 4.41.00.00000Driver Date: 04/06/2003Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows Hardware CompatibilityThis is what it says on the NIC itself03-0287-001 B3C905CX-TM-M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicAndre1981 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 do you mean this C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnhc Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 semo.pz, I would suggest that you go to the vendor's site and DL the latest. Enjoy, John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semo.pz Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 do you mean this C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository ?Thanks for the suggestion but I'm not sure if all drivers end up there. Is there any way of finding out where the setup files are for a sound card, for example, once the driver is installed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxXPsoft Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 this will collect them for you Drivermagician Lite > http://www.drivermagician.com/PortableDML.zip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semo.pz Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 this will collect them for you Drivermagician Lite > http://www.drivermagician.com/PortableDML.zipThis is a really useful tool maxXPsoft. That's 1/2 of what I was looking for . It would still be useful if end users could get their hands on the packages that WU downloads. I'll give it a try and report back but from a quick look around, it does what I need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semo.pz Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 this will collect them for you Drivermagician Lite > http://www.drivermagician.com/PortableDML.zipThis is a really useful tool maxXPsoft. That's 1/2 of what I was looking for . It would still be useful if end users could get their hands on the packages that WU downloads. I'll give it a try and report back but from a quick look around, it does what I needJust tried driver magician and it successfully backed up the driver I needed but the driver was no longer signed when I tried to reinstall it (received a warning when installing and says "Not digitally signed" under Driver Signature: )There must be a way to get your hands on the drivers that windows update finds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semo.pz Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 I've come across a whole lot more machines that work fine once updated but I can't find standalone drivers so that I can deploy them without attending the machines themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klapton Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I've come across a whole lot more machines that work fine once updated but I can't find standalone drivers so that I can deploy them without attending the machines themselves.I think you'll find what you're looking for in the Microsoft Update Catalog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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