Disable searching the internet on hardware install?

[vaderag]

Anyone know how i do this? I accidentally clicked connect every time, and now when trying to install my webcam it's downloading a totally random driver that doesnt work with skype and doesnt seem to be for my webcam?!

Thanks

 

[Brink]

Anyone know how i do this? I accidentally clicked connect every time, and now when trying to install my webcam it's downloading a totally random driver that doesnt work with skype and doesnt seem to be for my webcam?!

Thanks

Hi Vaderag,

You will just need to unplug your webcam, then uninstall the driver in Device Manager in the Control Panel (Classic View). Afterwards, reinstall your driver and then plugin the webcam. Vista should then autodetect it and install the driver for it.

Hope this helps you,
Shawn

 

[vaderag]

Thanks Brink - i actually managed to get it to work earlier exactly that way (when i eventually found the correct x64 driver on the net!)
I'd still like to be able to disable the automatic internet search for future hardware tho! Wish i hadnt clicked the 'do this everytime' button or whatever it was!

 

[Brink]

Re: Disable searching the internet on harware install?

Vaderag,

You might look in Device Manager to see what hardware it keeps trying to find a driver for, then see if uninstalling or disabling it will stop it. It should be the one that stands out with a error icon on the device.

 

[vaderag]

Re: Disable searching the internet on harware install?

No error icons - everything seems fine now
Appreciate the help!

 

[Brink]

Your welcome Vaderag.