Can You Stop Vista From Installing Drivers After Reboot?

External Since: Jul 03, 2007 Posts: 357

I think that the basic drivers are already included in the DVD.

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
"Steve" <Steve RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> LOL, believe it or not I actually did pull my ethernet cable out (so that
> Windows couldn't check the internet) and then removed the drivers, and
> rebooted. Amazingly, Windows was still able to find a driver for my sound
> card without asking me. Funny isn't it.
>
> I am doing all of this as administrator. Unless, I am not administrator.
> I
> installed Vista on my own so I assume my main account (my only account) is
> administrator.
>
> Thanks again for any help you can give.
>
> "Peter" wrote:
>
>> ctxfireg.exe is a process installed alongside Creative Labs sound card
>> driver and provides additional configuration options for these devices
>> according to Google.
>> Are you doing all this signed in as an Administrator? It's very odd
>> behaviour. All I can suggest is disconnecting from the web, going to
>> task
>> manager and uninstalling the offending devices along with their drivers
>> and
>> then rebooting, making sure, of course, that you have downloaded & saved
>> the
>> appropriate drivers first.
>

External Since: Jul 03, 2007 Posts: 357

The secret that I found is at the beginning, when you are installing the
system. Choose the option NOT to go on the internet and look for updates.

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Peter
Toronto, Canada
"Peter" <nobody.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> ctxfireg.exe is a process installed alongside Creative Labs sound card
> driver and provides additional configuration options for these devices
> according to Google.
> Are you doing all this signed in as an Administrator? It's very odd
> behaviour. All I can suggest is disconnecting from the web, going to
> task manager and uninstalling the offending devices along with their
> drivers and then rebooting, making sure, of course, that you have
> downloaded & saved the appropriate drivers first.
>
> --
> Peter
> Toronto, Canada
> "Steve" <Steve.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Thanks
>>
>> It's very odd thought because my System Properties/hardware is set to
>> "never", and my Windows Update is set to "ask"; however, it still loads
>> the
>> software. I also get a program error when I reboot and the software
>> installs: it says that "CTXFIREG" wasn't working properly. Not sure what
>> that means (I believe CTX though is Creative software).
>>
>> Very frustrating. Without the right software, my surround sound won't
>> work.
>>
>>
>> "Peter" wrote:
>>
>>> If you set System Protection/hardware as I said then a window should
>>> appear
>>> asking you what you want to do. Also if Windows Update is set to ask
>>> first
>>> then you have the chance of telling iy to never offer that again.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter
>>> Toronto, Canada
>>> "Steve" <Steve @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>>> > Hi I am another person having trouble with Vista installing software I
>>> > don't
>>> > want.
>>> >
>>> > I remove my sound blaster driver (that Vista installed). I have to
>>> > reboot,
>>> > and then it goes about reinstalling the drivers.
>>> >
>>> > I did as you said, Peter (funny thing was it was already set to never
>>> > install drivers so I turned it to "ask me first"). This didn't change
>>> > anything. It still wants to install my sound drivers. I try and
>>> > install
>>> > over them with the creative driver I downloaded, but it says "you
>>> > already
>>> > installed this driver without rebooting. Please reboot and try again."
>>> > (ha
>>> > like that is going to work). I also tried to look for new drivers
>>> > using
>>> > Windows; it says I already have the latest.
>>> >
>>> > I'll keep troubleshooting it, but if you or anyone else has some
>>> > thoughts
>>> > on
>>> > this please let me know.
>>> >
>>> > "Peter" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Right-click "Computer" then "Properties" then go to "System
>>> >> Protection"
>>> >> there will be a UAC prompt, allow it, then click the 'Hardware" tab.
>>> >> Click
>>> >> "Windows update driver settings" reset it to "Ask me each time...."
>>> >> or
>>> >> "Never check..." OK it and exit.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Peter
>>> >> Toronto, Canada
>>> >> "Si" <zen114955.RemoveThis@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> >> news:%23TMuaEK0HHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> >> > I'm mainly talking about graphics card drivers here. After I remove
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > old drivers and reboot, Vista automatically installs a generic
>>> >> > driver
>>> >> > and
>>> >> > I don't get a chance to stop it. With XP it would detect your VGA
>>> >> > card
>>> >> > and
>>> >> > ask what you wanted to do and you could direct it to where the new
>>> >> > drivers
>>> >> > were unpacked. Is there a way or a setting to stop vista
>>> >> > automatically
>>> >> > installing generic drivers?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Cheers.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Si
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
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