setting driver locations

[dkreifus]

I want to set Windows to search for new drivers in C:\DRVs or something like that, and not do the windows updates, etc. Just do a direct location search.

Is there a registry edit for that?

[Travelcard]

Yup

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion]

add the location to the DEVICEPATH key.

[Bâshrat the Sneaky]

Google for 'SetDevicePath.exe' if you want an easy-to-use CLI tool.

[lightsout]

This tool:

http://www.vernalex.com/tools/spdrvscn/

Also does a similar job of setting the DevicePath using a GUI, or commandline.

[dkreifus]

If I already have Winnit.sif and sysprep both pointing at C:\Drvrs, then I don't need to set the drivers for windows?

[Quazl]

I think that the registry allows for unlimited characters to describe the driver path. It think if you use the sif file it will only allow 4096 characters.

[RogueSpear]

It's not quite unlimited. It's great deal more than WINNT.SIF, but not unlimited. Something like 64kb is what I'm thinking.