• kenedy
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Topic: DriverPM - fast driver installation

It is probably in many ways similar to "Drivers Pack Unpacker & Installer", haven't seen it in action yet. Major difference is that INF files are scanned before you start using the program and information about drivers are stored in database. This should result in much faster installations.
There are still many things to change and add, but i need some overall feedback.

Download here: http://rapidshare.com/files/114580081/DriverPM.zip.html

How to use:
1. Copy all drivers into "Drivers" folder. Folder structure is not important. 7z format is not supported because it is too slow to extract individual files, if you want to compress drivers - use zip format. Again, folder structure is not important, you can put them anywhere inside "Drivers" folder.
2. Select "Create new database" from main menu. This process will take 3-10 minutes, depending on the amount of drivers you provided.
3. Ready to go. Copy DriverPM folder to USB flash drive (intended use smile) and you can start installing drivers with a single button click.

When selecting network computer, OS version is not checked at the moment. Will be fixed.
Bugs may be present, some code have been changed recently.

ToDo:
Add ways to update database without full rescan.
64-bit support.
Automatic install of bus drivers (like HDAudio).
Options (enabling unsigned drivers etc.)

Programmed in AutoIT (http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3)
Includes code:
unzip.exe (http://www.info-zip.org/)
sqlite.dll (http://www.sqlite.org/)

  • WsnoW
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  • From: Azerbaijan,Baku city
  • Registered: 2008-02-16
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Re: DriverPM - fast driver installation

Hi,kenedy

Thanks for your app . I`ll test it . But starting 2 version utility can unpack&install only needed drivers (by HWIDs). It means what our app`s don`t have major differences .

Last edited by WsnoW (2008-05-14 00:40:35)

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  • OverFlow
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Re: DriverPM - fast driver installation

with the DPInst tool in the driverpacks it only takes about 3 minutes to process the entire set of packs...

not really much time to be saved...

http://forum.driverpacks.net/viewtopic.php?id=2264

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  • Registered: 2007-07-03
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Re: DriverPM - fast driver installation

Hello,

i like this very much because it is indeed much faster then unpacking and copying everithing.
I have only one big problem. If i use it on e englisch version everything works fine but on a dutch version i get the error that it is not supported in this language. So your program can only be used in the english version of xp.
Do you have any suggestions please. I did already tried to copy the new version of dpinst.exe but it gives the same error. Strange however because when used this file in the normal driverpack there is never a problem with language.

  • From: Amherst, NY
  • Registered: 2006-05-27
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Re: DriverPM - fast driver installation

I like that this uses sqlite.  That is the direction that I eventually wanted to go in.  I haven't tried this out yet, but still wanted to say good job for implementing a database method.

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