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Scenario 6: Vendor -supplied media is available

The steps for this scenario depend upon whether you begin by installing software supplied by the device vendor or by connecting the device to your system. In both Windows Vista and Windows 7, if you begin by inserting the vendor-supplied media for the device into your CD/DVD-ROM drive, you are typically presented with an elevation prompt before the installation can continue. Once your vendor-supplied software has been installed, you connect your device and the steps follow as described in Scenario 1.

In Windows Vista, if you begin by connecting the device to your computer, the following steps must be performed to complete the device installation:

  1. The user connects the device to the computer.
  2. A balloon notification appears, saying "Installing device driver software, click here for status."
  3. A Found New Hardware dialog box is displayed, indicating that Windows Needs To Install Driver Software For Your Unknown Device.
  4. The user selects the Locate And Install Driver Software (Recommended) option from this dialog box and accepts the elevation prompt to search the driver path for a suitable driver.
  5. The Found New Hardware wizard appears with the message "Insert the disk that came with your <name of device>."
  6. The user inserts the vendor-supplied media for the device into the CD/DVD-ROM drive.
  7. The user selects Next in the Found New Hardware wizard. Windows searches the media for a compatible driver, finds one, installs the driver, and displays the message "The software for this device has been successfully installed." However, because the Setup. exe program on the vendor-supplied media was not run in this scenario, any software provided by the vendor in addition to the device driver will not be installed. This may mean that the full functionality of the device may not be available to the user.

In Windows 7, if you begin by connecting the device to your computer, the following steps must be performed to complete the device installation:

  1. The user connects the device to the computer.
  2. A balloon notification appears, saying "Installing device driver software, click here for status."
  3. The balloon notification message is replaced with another, saying "Your devices are ready to use, device driver software successfully installed."
  4. The user inserts the vendor-supplied media for the device into the CD/DVD-ROM drive and responds to the elevation prompt that appears.
  5. Once the vendor-supplied software for the device has been installed, the device is ready to use with its full functionality.
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In this tutorial:

  1. Managing Devices and Services
  2. Understanding Device Installation and Management
  3. Device Enhancements in Windows 7
  4. Display Enhancements in Windows 7
  5. Understanding Device Installation
  6. Driver Store and Driver Packaging
  7. Driver Staging vs Installation
  8. Driver Staging and Installation Process
  9. Detailed Installation Process
  10. Managing Driver Packages
  11. Using PnPutil.exe
  12. Using Dism.exe
  13. Driver Signing
  14. Driver Ranking
  15. Installing and Using Devices
  16. Enhancements to the Device Installation Experience in Windows 7
  17. Scenario 1: Driver found in Driver Store
  18. Scenario 2: Driver found on Windows Update
  19. Scenario 3: Driver in Driver Store, But Better Driver on Windows Update
  20. Scenario 5: No Driver Can Be Found for the device
  21. Scenario 6: Vendor -supplied media is available
  22. Scenario 7: Additional Device Software is Available For Download from vendor
  23. Configuring Device Installation Settings
  24. Using the Devices And Printers Folder
  25. Understanding Device Stage
  26. Understanding the Device Experience Architecture
  27. Device Containers
  28. Device display object
  29. Device Metadata System
  30. Managing Device Installation Using Group Policy
  31. Managing Device Installation Behavior
  32. Managing Driver Installation Behavior
  33. Blocking Installation of Removable Devices
  34. Managing Device Redirection Behavior
  35. Troubleshooting Device Installation
  36. Using Windows Error Reporting
  37. Using the SetupAPI Log File
  38. Using Driver INF Files
  39. Using Device Manager Error Codes
  40. Using Driver Verifier
  41. Repairing Driver Store Corruption
  42. Repairing Index File Corruption
  43. Understanding Power Management
  44. Power Management Enhancements in Windows 7
  45. New Power Policies in Windows 7
  46. Configuring Power Management Settings
  47. Configuring Power Management Settings Using the Power Options Utility in Control Panel
  48. Configuring Power Management Settings Using Group Policy
  49. Configuring Power Management Settings Using the Powercfg Utility
  50. Understanding Services
  51. Service Enhancements in Windows 7
  52. Managing Services
  53. Managing Services Using Task Manager
  54. Managing Services Using the Sc.exe Command