For example, for localized U. English driver information, you'll find a subfolder called en-US. The driver store also has a file repository containing nearly 10, files that support tens of thousands of different devices. The purpose of the file repository is to be the main storage location for device drivers. As you install updates and service packs for the operating system, you may also be updating or changing driver information files in the file repository.
Microsoft has certified every device driver in the driver store to be fully compatible with Windows 7. These drivers are also digitally signed by Microsoft to ensure their authenticity. When you install a Plug and Play hardware device, Windows 7 checks the driver store for a compatible device driver.
If a device driver is found, Windows 7 automatically installs the device. In the file repository, device drivers are organized by device class. In the various sub-folders, you'll find. You may also find. All device drivers have an associated Setup Information file, which ends with the.
As an example, the msmouse. The driver information file specifies the basic configuration settings for the HAL and identifies any source or linked library files that the device should use. Source files have the. Linked library files have the. Some drivers also have associated component manifest. They include details on the driver's digital signature and can include Plug and Play information used by the device to configure itself automatically. All drivers installed on the operating system have a source.
Within the Drivers folder, you'll find subfolders with localized driver source files for each language component configured on the system. English driver source files, you'll find a subfolder called en-US. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Miscellaneous. Use this forum to discuss miscellaneous issues that cannot be covered in any other Windows 7 forum. Sign in to vote. Friday, April 30, PM. Hello banmenau, The files may be signed so if you edit them that could effect the signing of the drivers and thus affect the installation of the drivers unless the packages are signed after the changes are made.
Saturday, May 1, AM. Computer Technician. Sunday, May 2, PM. I suggest contacting the printer manufacturer to obtain the correct printer drivers. Tuesday, May 4, AM. The operating system maintains this collection in a secure location on the local hard disk.
Only the driver packages in the Driver Store can be installed on a device. When a driver package is copied to the Driver Store, all of its files are copied. All files that are in the driver package are considered critical to the device installation. The INF file must reference all of the required files for device installation so that they are present in the Driver Store.
If the INF file references a file that is not included in the driver package, the driver package is not copied to the store. The process of copying a driver package to the Driver Store is called staging. A driver package must be staged to the Driver Store before the package can be used to install any devices. As a result, driver staging and device installation are separate operations.
Before a driver package is staged to the Driver Store, the operating system first verifies that the driver package is trusted.
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