Software Deployment

If you send the software to my hotmail account or point me in the direction of what version you are using, I'll be happy to take a look at it for you and see where the device driver install is failing.

Hi DuncanPaul

I use devcon, and its a bit tricky at times. Sometimes, for some reason, the same device will have more than one entry, and more than one device ID (USBPRINT\DYMODYM00084379).

What I usually do is manually install the device on a test pc and when its working, run the command:

devcon hwids * > c:\temp\devcon.txt

And then do a search for the name of the device in there, it may be it will appear in there more than one (I've had this happen)

The output will look like this:

HID\VID_045E&PID_0040\6&569E2D7&0&0000
Name: Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical
Hardware ID's:
HID\Vid_045e&Pid_0040&Rev_0300
HID\Vid_045e&Pid_0040
HID_DEVICE_SYSTEM_MOUSE
HID_DEVICE_UP:0001_U:0002
HID_DEVICE

So you can see it has a few different hardware ID's, if this was what I was trying to do I'd try em all.

Hope thats helped somewhat.

Rgds

Paul

PS Bloomin heck, a "Senior Member" now... respect my authoritaaah LOL

Thanks MSIMaker and Plangton, (just worked the handle out, nice work.)

have been doing as you suggest, but can't seem to work out the syntax and what devcon expects. can disable and enable using the ID USBPRINT\DYMODYM00084379, but cant seem to add the first device. I'm guessing I have to add USB Printing support, then the dymo device.

these are the devices that get installed when you manually add the device.

USB\VID_0922&PID_0008\03032606392187
Name: USB Printing Support
Hardware ID's:
USB\Vid_0922&Pid_0008&Rev_0100
USB\Vid_0922&Pid_0008
Compatible ID's:
USB\Class_07&SubClass_01&Prot_02
USB\Class_07&SubClass_01
USB\Class_07
USBPRINT\DYMODYM0008\6&5427A39&0&USB001
Name: DYMO LabelWriter 330 Turbo-USB
Hardware ID's:
USBPRINT\DYMODYM00084379
DYMODYM00084379

thanks again for your help with this.

Hi DuncanPaul,

Yep from the looks of things you have to do USB printing first then the other one, but I'm guessing here. I hope you have also taken up MSIMakers generous offer to have a look at it. Also note that devcon isn't the only way of doing device drivers in MSI's, MSIMaker and I have posted another way previously on this forum...

Sorry I can't be more help...
Rgds

Paul

Hey thanks Paul, and yeah, I did send Jim the source, he needs another star, what a guru.
will go looking for your other device driver method now, devcon is the only way I've used in past. thanks again

Hi DuncanPaul,

Yep I second that, he's the go to guy :) I do my best however ...

Sorry I didn't put the link in this morning, hadn't had coffee and was a bit lazy, here it is:

https://adelie.ucs.ed.ac.uk/dstwiki/index.php/device%20drivers

Rgds

Paul

Thanks Plangton, MSI method in your reference worked a treat,

just need to script the sharing of the printer, and client connections to shares.

thanks again for the help.